How long after receiving the award must the internship take place?
The internship has to be taken within one calendar years of the winner receiving his/her award.

Is this award eligible for outgoing seniors?
Yes, as long as the internship is taken within one year of winning the award.

If I am a full-time student but my articles have been in published in professional publications, can they be submitted?
No, only articles that were written for a school sanctioned university publication or Web site can be submitted.

Is my blog or blog entry eligible?
No, only articles and columns which have appeared on university sanctioned Web sites.

Is there a submission fee?
No.

The submission form asks for the articles as they have appeared in the paper, but I no longer have the paper.
Articles can be taken off the Web site of the college paper in which the article originally appeared.

Professional Award

Can prior winners re-enter?
Yes.

Are web-only publications allowed?
Yes, Internet exclusive material (articles published online, but not in a corresponding print source of the same name) may be submitted if the Web site has a minimum of 500,000 unique users per month as measured by the Nielsen Net Ratings service at the time of the submission's postmark.

Can I nominate a journalist?
While the award is currently designed so that the journalist has to submit his/her work directly, we are always interested in hearing from readers who would like us to reach out to specific journalists.