Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism 5th Edition

The Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism, supported by the European Parliament, is awarded annually to recognize outstanding in-depth journalism pieces undertaken by EU-based professional journalists.

📰 About the Prize

The Prize was launched on October 16, 2020, as a tribute to Daphne Caruana Galizia, a Maltese anti-corruption investigative journalist and blogger who was tragically assassinated in 2017.

Theme

The Prize aims to:

• Recognize exceptional in-depth journalism on topics relevant to the European Union (EU) or its Member States.
• Promote the principles and values of the EU as enshrined in the European Charter of Human Rights.

Opportunity Details

• Date Published: June 28, 2025
• Application Deadline: July 31, 2025
• Category: Contest
• Location: France
• Sponsor Organisation: European Parliament

🎁 Benefits

• Prize Amount: €20,000 for a single winner.
• The winner will be invited to the Award Ceremony in October 2025 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, with travel costs covered by the European Parliament.
• The jury reserves the right not to award the Prize if quality criteria are not met.

✅ Eligibility Criteria

• Open to individual professional journalists or teams of professional journalists of any nationality.
• Applications can be submitted by the authors themselves or by professional media organisations and associations on their behalf.
• Entries must have been published or broadcast in print, audiovisual, or online media outlets based in one of the 27 EU Member States between September 1, 2024, and July 31, 2025.
• English is the official language of the Prize.
• Journalists or teams may submit multiple entries, but each entry requires a separate application.

📝 Evaluation Criteria

Submissions will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

1. Relevance: Contribution to the promotion of EU values and principles and relevance to European society.
2. Content Quality: Well-documented, accurate, factual, and based on a variety of sources.
3. Language and Style: High-quality language, style, and structure.
4. Originality: An original and in-depth approach to the topic.

📅 Application Process

• A summary in English (maximum 500 words) must be provided in the submission form.
• Note: Plagiarism or infringement of third-party intellectual property rights will result in disqualification. Retrospective discovery of such violations will lead to revocation of the Prize.

Application Deadline

• July 31, 2025

How to Apply

• Submit your application via the official application form.

For more details, visit the official Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize website.

• There will be one single winner, who will receive €20.000.
• The jury reserves the right not to award the Prize in case the aforementioned quality criteria are not met.
• The winner will be invited to participate in the Award Ceremony of the Prize on October 2025 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The European Parliament will cover the winner’s travel costs.