Tenacious Journalist Awards 2027 | Application form

Deadline: This form will automatically close at 5pm GMT on Monday 23 November, 2026.

Eligibility checklist

I confirm that

I am an individual journalist or am applying for an independent news organisation with an annual turnover below £2m and no commercial or political affiliations.

I am resident and registered (if an organisation) in the UK.

I have a primary professional purpose of providing public interest news.

I will join in the monthly peer-support calls from January through September and will support my fellow Tenacious Journalists in this cohort as best I can.

I am willing to work with an impact editor over the course of the project, including by joining a kickoff meeting in January.

Your details

Your name

Your email

Your phone number

We may wish to follow up with a phone call. If we do, what are typically the best days/times to reach you?

Your personal website (if applicable)

Your organisation (if applicable)

Your organisation's website (if applicable)

How did you hear about the Tenacious Journalist Awards?

Your project

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What's the title of your project?

Please provide a short description of the project

What will the project's outputs be? (e.g. short form articles in xyz publication, a long-read in xyz publication, a podcast episode/series...)

What immediate or short-term changes are you aiming for your project to achieve? (e.g. generate questions in the House of Commons; prompt more victims to come forward; uncover previously hidden information...)

What broader, longer-term effects or impact do you hope your project will contribute to? (e.g. a new government policy that will improve the lives of young adults; workplace regulations changed to prevent future harm; greater funding allocated to social care provision across Wales...)

To what extent have you already developed this project? (e.g. I’ve already put in the FOI requests; I have worked on this issue for years; I have interviewees lined up)

Do you have a publisher/platform on board for the project? (e.g. The Devon Chronicle are interested in an article series)

What tactics or strategies do you intend to employ to maximise your impact? (e.g. work with existing campaign groups; produce supporting data or evidence that could also be used in advocacy or legal cases; invite policymakers to a launch event...)

Please provide three examples of your work that demonstrate your commitment to high-quality ethical journalism with a positive social impact.

How would this funding and support enable your work in ways not otherwise possible?

Is there anything else you'd like to add? (Optional)

Optional demographic information

What nation/region of the UK do you live in? (Optional)

Which age group are you in? (Optional)

Confirmation statement

Please confirm the following...

I confirm that all the information I have given is true and that I uphold ethical standards consistent with public interest journalism in my work. I also confirm that I have not withheld any relevant information that might affect the judges’ decisions. I understand that any failures to complete this application honestly and truthfully may result in my disqualification.