Submit Applications for European Press Prize

Categories

• The European Press Prize is awarded in five categories. The Panel of Judges also awards a Special Award for excellent journalism that defies categories and disciplines.
  • Investigative Reporting Award
    • For discovering and revealing facts, exposing hidden news to the public.
  • Distinguished Reporting Award
    • For exceptional reporting, telling a story in the best possible way.
  • Public Discourse Award
    • For a remarkable textual interpretation of the world they live in. (Formerly known as the Opinion Award).
  • Innovation Award
    • For challenging the boundaries of journalism.
  • Migration Journalism Award
    • For an acclaimed example of migration journalism.
  • Special Award
    • The judges award a special prize for excellent journalism to one striking entry which defies categories and disciplines.

Funding Information

• Each award is for 10,000 euros, to be spent wherever possible on a personal project that may, in turn, enrich the practice of journalism.
• The judges are also empowered to award a special prize for particular excellence.

Eligibility Criteria

• Journalists from all 46 countries of the Council of Europe, plus Belarus and Russia, are eligible to enter their work.
• Journalists working in Europe and journalists writing for a European publication can submit their work.

Judging Criteria

• The text should be the predominant part of your entry. Their current judging procedure is set up to judge written journalism (with supporting material). This means that they are not equipped to judge podcasts, documentaries, movies, TV broadcasts, and other types of journalism that do not have a core of written journalism.

Application Requirements

• They do not take articles that are more than 5,000 words into consideration. Articles beyond that limit put a heavy strain on their translation resources and judging committees. For longer works, you can submit a shortened version.
• Please submit only one article per person per category for the categories: Investigative Reporting, Distinguished Reporting, Innovation and Migration Journalism.
• For the Public Discourse Award, you can enter up to three pieces per person. If your work is part of a series, you are welcome to mention this in the entry form. If you want to enter multiple different articles for the Public Discourse category, make sure to fill out the application form separately for each piece.
• Please submit your article in the language of the original publication. Articles selected for the longlist will be translated into English. If you have an English translation or wish to arrange your own translation, feel free to do so. Please submit this translation with your application. If you do not have an English translation, you can enter your work in the original language of the publication.

For more information, visit European Press Prize.