Deadline: As soon as possible
Location(s)
Online
Overview
The Hearst Journalism Awards Program was founded in 1960 to provide support, encouragement and assistance to journalism education at the college and university level. The program awards scholarships to students for outstanding performance in college-level journalism, with matching grants to the students’ schools.
Details
The 61st annual program, offering up to $700,000 in awards, consists of five monthly writing competitions, two photojournalism competitions, one audio competition, two television competitions, and four multimedia competitions – with championship finals in all divisions.
Entry Guidelines
There are 14 journalism awards competitions throughout each school year—five writing, two photojournalism, one radio, two television, and four multimedia competitions. Each participating university may enter two separate students’ entries per competition. Schools receive a $250 stipend per competition entered regardless of students’ placements.
The submission must have been disseminated – published, aired and/or posted – while the student was an undergraduate journalism major attending a domestic accredited college or university within the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication (ASJMC). An exception is made for photo entrants who do not have to be journalism majors to enter the photo competitions.
Double bylines and/or group entries are not allowed except in the Multimedia IV – Team competition.
Entry Guidelines
There are 14 journalism awards competitions throughout each school year—five writing, two photojournalism, one radio, two television, and four multimedia competitions.
Each participating university may enter two separate students’ entries per competition. Schools receive a $250 stipend per competition entered regardless of students’ placements. The submission must have been disseminated – published, aired and/or posted – while the student was an undergraduate journalism major attending a domestic accredited college or university within the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication (ASJMC). An exception is made for photo entrants who do not have to be journalism majors to enter the photo competitions.
Double bylines and/or group entries are not allowed except in the Team Multimedia Storytelling competition.
How to enter
Enter the Hearst writing and multimedia competitions through our online application. The radio, television and photojournalism entries are sent via email.
Access to the application and login codes are distributed by the program office. Please contact the journalism department administrator or the Hearst Journalism Awards program office for more information: jwatten@hearstfdn.org.
Please check under each category for more information about entering.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Participation in the program is open to undergraduate journalism majors currently enrolled in ACEJMC – accredited domestic universities. An exception to the journalism major rule is made for students entering the photojournalism competitions. Entrants must be actively involved in campus media and must have published articles, photographs or produced newscasts or multimedia pieces that can be submitted in the writing, photojournalism, broadcast news and/or multimedia competitions.
Dates
Deadline: As soon as possible
Cost/funding for participants
First through fifth place winners in each monthly competition receive certificates and scholarship checks ranging from $3,000 through $1,000, with matching grants to their journalism departments. Top winners receive medallions and may qualify for the Championship.
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.