Fundación Gabo - Roche Health Journalism Award 2026

🏆 About Fundación Gabo - Roche Health Journalism Award

The Roche Latin America Health Journalism Award is a prestigious international competition that honors excellence in health and science journalism across Latin America, Spain, and Portugal. Organized with technical support from the Gabo Foundation, the award promotes high-quality, evidence-based, and impactful reporting that makes complex scientific topics accessible to the public.

🎁 Benefits of the Award

For the 2026 edition, submissions are open in four categories:

• Written Journalism
• Audiovisual Journalism
• Digital Journalism
• Audio Journalism

Key Benefits:

• All categories are being conducted simultaneously for the first time, allowing broader participation across formats.
• Journalists can submit works in four categories, with winners receiving:
  • International recognition
  • An all-expenses-paid trip to the Gabo Festival 2027

✅ Eligibility Criteria

Who Can Apply:

• Journalists from Latin America, Spain, or Portugal
• Individual or collaborative applicants

Work Requirements:

• Published between January 1 and December 31, 2025
• Originally published in Spanish or Portuguese
• Focused on health or science topics

Submission Rules:

• Maximum of two submissions per applicant
• If submitting two works:
  • One must be individual
  • One may be collaborative

📅 Application Date and Process

• Applications are open now. Interested applicants can visit the official website to apply.

⏰ Application Deadline

• 11 May, 2026

🌐 Opportunity Application

For more details, visit the official website of the Fundación Gabo - Roche Health Journalism Award.

• Winners receive international recognition
• All-expenses-paid trip to the Gabo Festival 2027