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$500 Planetary Health Story Prize

  • Organization: William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins University
  • Type: Competition
  • Location: Global
  • Deadline: October 9, 2026
  • Funding: Fully Funded

The William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at Johns Hopkins, with the university's Institute for Planetary Health, the Planetary Health Alliance and the Hopkins Population Center, runs this prize for published journalism that links demographic change to the health of the planet. Think population trends, climate migration, reproductive health in a changing environment, or heat and pollution and what they do to mothers. Student journalists, freelancers, community reporters and social media creators can all enter a story published in 2026, and entry is a free online form. **What you get:** - $500 USD for the winning story in each of two categories - Winners announced at the Demographics & Planetary Health Convening in Washington, D.C. on 22 October 2026 - Winning and selected stories shared with the planetary health, demography and sexual and reproductive health communities **What you'll do:** - Choose a category: Print, Podcast, Digital News & Newsletters, or Social Media, Blogs & Video - Submit a story published in 2026, or a draft with a note on where it is slated to run - Send your name and contact details, a headline and sub-headline, your outlet, a thumbnail image and a 150-word summary of why the story matters and how you reported it **Key dates:** - Submissions opened 10 August 2026 - Submissions close Friday 9 October 2026 - Winners announced 22 October 2026 at the Demographics & Planetary Health Convening in Washington, D.C. **More information:** - Judged by a panel from journalism, planetary health and demography on originality and rigour, how clearly the story links demographics and planetary health, craft, potential for impact, and whether it moves the conversation forward - Accepted formats: news stories, features or op-eds, explanatory pieces, and short documentary or audio pieces

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William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins UniversityCompetition

$500 Planetary Health Story Prize

Oct 09, 2026 23:59:00 UTC
Opportunity type
Competition
Funding
Fully Funded
Location
Global
Deadline
Oct 09, 2026 23:59:00 UTC

About this opportunity

The William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at Johns Hopkins, with the university's Institute for Planetary Health, the Planetary Health Alliance and the Hopkins Population Center, runs this prize for published journalism that links demographic change to the health of the planet. Think population trends, climate migration, reproductive health in a changing environment, or heat and pollution and what they do to mothers. Student journalists, freelancers, community reporters and social media creators can all enter a story published in 2026, and entry is a free online form.

What you get:

  • $500 USD for the winning story in each of two categories
  • Winners announced at the Demographics & Planetary Health Convening in Washington, D.C. on 22 October 2026
  • Winning and selected stories shared with the planetary health, demography and sexual and reproductive health communities

What you'll do:

  • Choose a category: Print, Podcast, Digital News & Newsletters, or Social Media, Blogs & Video
  • Submit a story published in 2026, or a draft with a note on where it is slated to run
  • Send your name and contact details, a headline and sub-headline, your outlet, a thumbnail image and a 150-word summary of why the story matters and how you reported it

Key dates:

  • Submissions opened 10 August 2026
  • Submissions close Friday 9 October 2026
  • Winners announced 22 October 2026 at the Demographics & Planetary Health Convening in Washington, D.C.

More information:

  • Judged by a panel from journalism, planetary health and demography on originality and rigour, how clearly the story links demographics and planetary health, craft, potential for impact, and whether it moves the conversation forward
  • Accepted formats: news stories, features or op-eds, explanatory pieces, and short documentary or audio pieces

Who can apply

  • Open to journalists, freelancers, community reporters and student journalists reporting for a digital, print or social outlet
  • Content must be published in 2026; a draft with a note on where it will run is also accepted
  • The story must engage substantively with the intersection of demographics and planetary health
  • Submissions from NGO or organisational blogs are not eligible
  • No age limit or nationality restriction is stated; the entry form asks for your city and country

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Good to know

  • +Two $500 prizes for stories on population, health and the environment: one for print, podcast and newsletters, one for social media, blogs and video
  • +Run by Johns Hopkins' Gates Institute and Institute for Planetary Health
  • +Student journalists and social media creators are eligible
  • +Free to enter, open worldwide

Worth checking yourself

  • !Your story must be published in 2026, or be a draft already slated to run
  • !Closes 9 October; no time is given, so enter during the day
  • !Winners are announced at an event in Washington, D.C. on 22 October; travel is not mentioned

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$500 Planetary Health Story Prize
Oct 09, 2026 23:59:00 UTC