Inter American Press Association: Awards for Excellence in Journalism Grant

Inter American Press Association: Awards for Excellence in Journalism Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Inter American Press Association
Amount: US $2,000
Last Updated: May 06, 2025

Summary

The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) is inviting media professionals from North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Spain to participate in the Awards for Excellence in Journalism. This prestigious competition features 14 categories, including Migration Journalism and Sustainability, to highlight significant contributions in journalism. Open to works published in Spanish, English, or Portuguese, the contest encourages broad participation. Winners will receive awards, with many categories offering prizes of US$2,000.

Overview

About Us The IAPA is a non-profit organization dedicated to the defense and promotion of freedom of the press and freedom of expression in the Americas. It is comprised of more than 1,300 publications in the Western Hemisphere and is headquartered in Miami, United States. Mission IAPA's mission is to work tirelessly to promote freedom of the press and freedom of expression. Excellence in Journalism Contest The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) is calling for media and journalism professionals from North America, Latin America, the Caribbean and Spain to submit entries for the Awards for Excellence in Journalism. The call includes 14 categories, among them Sustainability and Digital Transformation, reflecting the challenges and advances of the sector. The 14 categories of the IAPA Excellence in Journalism and Sustainability and Transformation Awards are: Migration Journalism "Claudio Paolillo", (sponsored by La Silla Rota, Mexico).Cartoon and Illustration, (sponsored by El Tiempo, Bogota, Colombia).News coverage of current events, (sponsored by Infobae).Interview "Alejandro Miró Quesada Garland", (sponsored by El Comercio, Lima, Peru).Chronicle, (sponsored by Debate Media, Mexico).Photography, (sponsored by La Prensa Gráfica, San Salvador, El Salvador).VideoOpinion, (sponsored by El Mercurio, Santiago, Chile).Data Journalism, (sponsored by Grupo de Comunicaciones Corripio, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic).In-depth journalism, (sponsored by La República, Lima, Peru).Environmental Journalism "Roberto Eisenmann Jr.", (sponsored by La Prensa, Panama City, Panama).College Journalism, (sponsored by the Latin American Council for the Accreditation of Education in Journalism and Communication - CLAEP).Sustainability, (sponsored by AFP, Agence France Presse, MVD-Bogota).Digital Transformation, (sponsored by Clarín, Buenos Aires, Argentina). Most of the first prizes will be endowed with US$2,000.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The contest is open to content published in Spanish, English or Portuguese between June 1 and May 31, in newspapers, weeklies, magazines, news agencies, digital media, radio and television.Participation in the contest is open to all journalists and media, without the need to be members of the IAPA. The same work can only compete in a single category; otherwise, you will be disqualified.You can participate in up to three categories with different works.In serial works, only send the first and last works and three at your discretion.Only works published during specified timeline can compete.In the case of photography, caricature, or infographic, the works must be sent in any format available for images. In addition to the image, the submission must contain the page of the newspaper in which it was published.Contestants are recommended to consider the “weight” of the documents. Therefore we recommend that this is not more than 10 MB.

Ineligibility

Not journalistic Works (theses, dissertations, essays, books, etc.) will not be accepted.