Applications open for Maria Moors Cabot Prizes

Prize Information

• The honorees are announced in the summer and will receive a Cabot medal and $5,000 honorarium. Special citations may also be awarded.

What they looking for?

• The Cabot Prizes Board looks for exceptional and courageous reporting that impacts society, and evidence of commitment to important stories over the course of a long and distinguished career. They are particularly interested in hearing about journalists and news organizations that have made a sustained contribution to Inter-­American understanding through their coverage of the Americas. The board also seeks to honor journalists who have taken active roles in upholding freedom of the press in the Americas. Although awards have been given to publishers and other managers, the board is especially interested in honoring individual journalists.

Eligibility Criteria

• Any journalist and/or news executive who works for any news organization based in the Western Hemisphere or any press association or news service that serves such an organization;
• Other individuals, including freelance journalists, with a long record of reporting on the region;
• All media platforms, including online publications.
• The Cabot Prizes Board, composed of journalists and educators concerned with Western Hemisphere affairs, will judge the entries. The Trustees of Columbia University, on the recommendation of the dean, will choose the winners.

Entry Requirements

• Please upload each of the following items and provide working links for digital presentations:
• Nominee’s biography and/or CV listing education, journalistic experience and public service, with dates.
• A statement or nomination letter describing how the nominee has contributed towards international understanding in the Western Hemisphere.
• Career highlights, examples of work: At least five but no more than ten (without prior authorization) print articles, books, television or radio programs or online stories that best represent the nominee’s career, or body of work. Curate the stories or reporting that shows strengths over time.
• Please provide working direct links to any media.
• Individuals may nominate themselves.
• Nominations must be signed by the person submitting it.
• One to three letters from third parties that explain why the nominee is especially deserving of the prize are also welcome. Supporting material such as books will not be returned.

For more information, visit Columbia Journalism School.