| Association Name | Local/National Chapter | Deadline | Description | Link | Keyword | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Advertising Federation | National | See Website | AAF recognizes people through numerous awards such as: Advertising Hall of Fame, Advertising Hall of Achievement, Mosaic Awards and Distinguished Advertising. | http://www.aaf.org/AAFMemberR/Awards_and_Events/Awards/Overview.aspx | Advertising, Marketing | 202 898 0089; syoskoski@aaf.org |
| American Cinema Editors | National | See Website | ACE Student Editing Competition. | https://americancinemaeditors.org/student-editing-competition/ | jenni@americancinemaeditors.com | |
| American Copy Editors Society | National | See Website | ACES offers several awards including: Headline Contest, Robinson Prize and the Glamann Award. | https://aceseditors.org/awards/scholarships | Journalism | alex@copydesk.org |
| American Design Drafing Association | National | See Website | The ADDA Annual Poster Contest is specifically designed for students who wish to challenge their ability in the development of a poster to promote Design Drafting Week. There are 5 awards. | http://www.adda.org/index.php/students/poster-contest | Graphic Design | Dennis Schwartz 901-867-4625 dschwartz@adda.org |
| American Society of Journalist and Authors | National | See Website | ASJA recognizes achievement in articles and books through various awards that are presented at the annual conference. | http://asja.org/For-Writers/Annual-Writing-Awards | Journalism | http://asja.org/About/Contact-Us |
| American Society of News Editors/News Leaders Association | National | February | ASNE/NLA offers awards in nine different categories that recognize the best in print, online, and mobile media. | https://nlaawards.secure-platform.com/a | Journalism | contact@newsleaders.org |
| Associated Collegiate Press | National | See Website | ACP offers various awards. | http://studentpress.org/acp/awards/ | Journalism | http://studentpress.org/acp/about/about-contact/ |
| Association for Education in Mass Journalism | National | See Website | AEJMC offers 13 different awards in various areas. | https://www.aejmc.org/home/scholarship/aejmc-award-calls/ | Journalism | https://www.aejmc.org/home/about/contact/ |
| Association of Healthcare Journalist | National | See Website | AHCJ offers awards of excellence in health care journalism. The winners receive $500, as well as, complimentary lodging a registration for the annual conference. | http://healthjournalism.org/awards-jump.php | Journalism | info@healthjournalism.org |
| College Broadcasters, Inc. | National | See Website | Every year at the Fall Convention, CBI holds the National Student Production Awards. The awards recognize the best in student television and radio production. | http://www.askcbi.org/contests/ | Radio | president@askcbi.org |
| College Media Association | National | See Website | CMA offers several awards including: the Pinnacle Awards, the Best Collegiate Award, and the Dave L. Adams Apple Award. | http://www.collegemedia.org/contests/ | Journalism | Info@collegemedia.org |
| Columbia Scholastic Press Association | National | See Website | CSPA offers awards in highest recognition and overall excellence in print/online publications. These awards include: Crown Award, Gold Circle Award and Medalist Critique. | http://cspa.columbia.edu/awards-student-work | Journalism | cspa@columbia.edu; 212-854-9400 |
| Education Writers Association | National | See Website | EWA offers several awards under Awards for Education Reporting. All media is eligible for the award including print, online, radio, and TV. | https://www.ewa.org/2020-awards | http://www.ewa.org/contact-us | |
| Graphic Arts Association | National | See Website | Under Neographics, Contests include Best of Category Winners, Person of the Year, Craftsman of the Year and Unsung. | https://www.graphicartsassociation.org/event/enter-neographics-2020/ | Graphic Design | 215-396-2300 |
| Hearst Journalism Awards Program | National | See Website | The Hearst Journalism Awards Program offers up to $500,000 in awards, including five monthly writing competitions, two photojournalism competitions, one radio competition, two television competitions, and four multimedia competitions. | jwatten@hearstfdn.org or 415-908-4560 | ||
| Institute For Public Relations | National | See Website | IPR offers a variety of research awards in public relations. | https://instituteforpr.org/student-awards/ | PR | http://www.instituteforpr.org/contact/ |
| International Council of Design | See Website | Many awards in design: Guy Schockaert Award, President's Award, Excellence Award, Achievement Award. | https://www.ico-d.org/projects/awards/presidents-award | Graphic Design | info@ico-D.org | |
| International Public Relations Association | National | See Website | IPRA has the Golden World Awards that recognizes excellence, uniqueness, creativity, and various other qualities in the field of Public Relations. | https://www.ipra.org/golden-world-awards/rules/ | PR | info@ipra.org; https://www.ipra.org/governance/board/contact/ |
| International Women's Media Foundation | National | See Website | IWMF offers the Anja Niedringhaus Courage In Photojournalism Award. | https://www.iwmf.org/awards/anja-niedringhaus-courage-in-photojournalism-award/ | Photo Journalism | |
| Investigative Reporters and Editors | National | See Website | IRE offers several awards including: IRE Awards, Phillip Meyers Awards, and the Golden Padlock. | http://www.ire.org/awards/ | Journalism | awards@ire.org |
| Journal Digital Media Resource | National | See Website | JEA offers numerous awards throughout the year. | http://jea.org/blog/category/awards/ | Journalism | info@jeadigitalmedia.org; aaronmanfull@gmail.com |
| Journalism Education Association | National | See Website | JEA offers numerous awards throughout the year. | http://jea.org/blog/category/awards/ | Journalism | 785-532-5532 staff@jea.org |
| National Associaiton of Science Writers | National | See Website | NASW offers the Science in Society Awards that recognizes writers in their ability to report their findings on the impact of science. | https://www.nasw.org/awardss | Journalism | director@nasw.org |
| National Association of Broadcasters | National | See Website | The Radio Show Student Scholars Program | https://radio.nabshow.com/student-scholars/ | Radio | 202-429-5417 nab@nab.org |
| National Broadcasting Society-AERho | National | See Website | NBS offers awards & competition opportunities. | http://www.nbs-aerho.org/binaries/1r%20Student%20Competition%20Rules%20(2020-2021)%20(EXT).pdf | http://www.nbs-aerho.org/index.php/contact-nbs | |
| National Center For Buisness Journalism | National | See Website | Programs help journalists cover money better, awards feature awards of $1000, $3000 and $5000. | http://businessjournalism.org/barlett-steele-awards/ | Journalism | Megan Calcote megan.calcote@asu.edu |
| National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association | National | See Website | NLGJA offers numerous awards in print, digital, broadcast, etc. | http://www.nlgja.org/awards// | Journalism | awards@nlgja.org |
| National Newspaper Association | National | See Website | NNA offers several awards including the Amos and McKinney Award, Newspaper and Education contests, Better Newspaper contests, and Daniel M. Phillips Leadership Award. | http://www.nnaweb.org/contests-awards | Journalism | Lynne Lance: Director of Membership Lynne@nna.org |
| National Press Foundation | National | See Website | NPF offers several awards. | http://nationalpress.org/awards/ | Journalism | Isbella Diaz: Program Director IDiaz@nationalpress.org |
| National Press Photographers Association | National | See Website | NPPA offers several contests in photojournalism. | http://competitions.nppa.org/ | Journalism | Akili Ramsess: Executive Director aramsess@nppa.org |
| National Society of Newspaper Columnist | National | See Website | Columnist contests available. | http://www.columnists.com/awards/column-contest-winners// | Journalism | http://www.columnists.com/contact/contact-form/ |
| Online News Association | National | See Website | ONA offers several awards that recognize excellence in digital journalism. | http://journalists.org/awards/ | Journalism | support@journalists.org |
| Public Relations Society of America | National | See Website | PRSSA recognizes its members through its four awards: Hall of Fame Award, National Gold Key Award, National President's Citation, Elaine Averick Award. It also regularly hosts the Bateman Case Study Competition for student-developed PR campaigns. | https://prssa.prsa.org/scholarships-and-awards/individual-scholarships/ | PR | nationalpresident@prsa.org |
| Radio Television Digital News Association | National | See Website | RTDNA offers various awards online. | https://www.rtdna.org/content/student_murrow_awards | Television | karenh@rtdna.org |
| Robert F. Kennedy Book and Journalism Awards | National | See Website | The annual competition highlights the best work across student and professional categories on issues that reflect Robert Kennedy’s concerns, including human rights, social justice, and the power of individual action. Last year’s winners include Jonathan M. Metzl’s book, “Dying of Whiteness,” which revealed how right-wing backlash policies have mortal consequences, even for the white populations they promise to help; Newsy’s investigation, “A Broken Trust,” examining how systematic failures by the federal government have left Native American women particularly vulnerable to sexual assault, with little recourse for justice; and Nina Lavezzo-Stecopoulos’ expose on how Black students at her high school were five times more likely to be suspended than their white peers. | https://rfkhumanrights.org/awards/book-journalism-awards | Journalism | Minhee Cho mcho@rfkhumanrights.org |
| Sideny Hillman Foundation | National | See Website | SHF offers several award opportunities: the Hillman prizes. Sidney Awards, Barrett Award & Stetin Award. | https://www.hillmanfoundation.org/sidney-award-nominations | Journalism | http://www.hillmanfoundation.org/contact |
| Society for Experimental Graphic Design | See Website | Multiple award opportunities on their website. | https://segd.org/awards/2021-global-design-awards-enter | Graphic Design | segd@segd.org | |
| Society for News Design | See Website | The Best of Digital Design: this annual competition rewards skill, innovation and high-quality digital journalism. | https://www.snd.org/competitions/digital/ | Journalism Graphic Design | snd@snd.org | |
| Society for News Design | See Website | The Best of Print News Design: this annual competition rewards skill, innovation and high-quality digital journalism. | http://www.snd.org/competitions/print/ | |||
| Society of American Buisness Editors and Writers | National | See Website | SABEW offers a Best in Business contest. | https://sabew.org/2020-best-in-business/ | Journalism | sabew@sabew.org |
| Society of Enviornmental Journalists | National | See Website | SEJ offers various awards that recognizes achievement in environmental journalism in seven categories; SEJ offers a list of other awards not offered by the society. | https://www.sej.org/initiatives/awards-fellowships/sej-annual-awards-reporting-environment | Journalism | Chris Bruggers: Awards Director (502) 641-1844 cbruggs@sej.org |
| Society of Publication Designers | National | See Website | SPD offers a Student Design Competition with a $2,500 prize, an intership at an NYC magazine, and invitation to the SPD awards gala. | http://www.spd.org/student-outreach/ | Graphic Design | mail@spd.org |
| South Asian Journalists Association | See Website | SAJA offers several awards in 10 categories at the Annual Awards Dinner. | https://saja.org/SAJA2020 | president@saja.org | ||
| Southern Public Relations Foundation | National | See Website | Virginia Press Association honors its members with the news/editorial and advertising contests annually. | https://sprf.org/Awards | PR | contact 2020 Lantern Awards Chair Kelli West at media@natchitoches.com |
| Split This Rock | National | See Website | Split This Rock offers many contests through the year such as their annunal poetry contest. | http://www.splitthisrock.org/programs/contests-awards/ | Print Publication | INFO@SplitThisRock.org |
| The Assocaitation of Registered Graphic Designers | National | See Website | RGD have many contest going on throughout the year, many offer cash prizes. | https://www.rgd.ca/studentsgrads/student-awards/2021 | Graphic Design | info@rgd.ca |
| The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists | National | See Website | Offers contests for cartoonists. | https://www.editorialcartoonists.com/the-john-locher-memorial-award/ | Journalism | EditorialCartoonists@gmail.com |
| The Association of Registered Graphic Designers | National | See Website | RGD will present $17,000 in cash awards in all areas of communication design to student work selected by our panel of industry experts. | http://www.rgd.ca/programs/student-awards/index | Graphic Design | info@rgd.ca |
| The International Council of Graphic Design | National | See Website | Guy Sckeart award seems to have been discontinued. The other awrds seem to be for working professionals and not students. | |||
| The National Association For Amature Radio | National | See Website | ARRL offers various competitions and awards throughout the year. | http://www.arrl.org/awards | Radio | http://www.arrl.org/contact-arrl |
| The Professional Association for Design | National | See Website | AIGA contests include: Cased, Justified, etc. | http://www.aiga.org/competitions | Graphic Design | Ashleigh Axios: info@aigadc.org |
| The Society of Illustrators | National | See Website | The Society of Illustrators offers many different awards and competitions. They offer all geners, media and level of expertise, from students to lifetime Society members. | https://societyillustrators.org/annual-exhibition/illustrators-63-call-for-entries/ | Graphic Design | info@societyillustrators.org |
| University & College Designers Association | National | See Website | UCDA hosts an annual design competition for print, electronic, green, and student work. | https://www.ucda.com/awards/ | Graphic Design | info@ucda.com |
| University Film & Video Association | National | See Website | UFVA offers the Carole Fielding Student Grant & KODAK scholarship program. | http://ufva.org/student-grants/ | Film | Casey Hayward chayward@bentley.edu Simon Tarr simon@quarknova.com |
| Virginia Press Association | National | See Website | Virginia Press Association honors its members with the news/editorial and advertising contests annually. | https://www.vpa.net/ https://www.vpa.net/2020-contest-winners-gallery/ | Journalism | |
| Writer's Guild of America, East | National | See Website | WGA offers the Writers Guild Awards which recognizes individuals for excellence in various disciplines. | https://www.wgaeast.org/award/2021/ | Journalism | Jason Gordon: Director of Communication, jgordon@wgaeast.org |
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