Indigenous Journalism Awards

Recognising the significant historical and contemporary barriers to Indigenous people in journalism, the Jack Webster Foundation is pleased to offer cash awards to Indigenous journalism students and emerging Indigenous journalists for financial awards to help support their studies, and/or their careers.

Thanks to generous support from the BC Teachers’ Federation, these awards are open to Indigenous students at any of BC’s five journalism schools (UBC, BCIT, KPU, TRU and Langara) and to freelance Indigenous journalists in the first five years of their careers. Post-secondary students in communications, media, or writing programs as a pathway towards journalism may also apply.

Click here to see who the recipients are of the 2025 awards

Check back later to see when applications will be accepted for the 2026 awards