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EWA Awards
EWA's National Awards for Education Reporting
The National Awards for Education Reporting advance education journalism by recognizing the field’s very best efforts. Organized by the Education Writers Association, the awards’ goals are to:
- Encourage and inspire more and better education journalism;
- Underscore the importance of excellent coverage and storytelling as a cornerstone of education and democracy.
All full-time and freelance reporters may participate in the awards. So whether your work appeared in print or online, on TV or the radio, or all of the above, we’re eager to recognize excellence on the education beat. We have made some changes to the awards, so please check those out.
Awards: Quick Facts & Rules
- Early Bird Discount: $75 for members and $125 for nonmembers to enter the awards until Dec. 18, 2024 at 6 p.m. Eastern.
- Regular Price: $125 for members and $175 for nonmembers until Jan. 8, 2025 at 6 p.m. Eastern. Student members pay $25.
- Membership Deadline: Apply for membership by Dec. 4 to be eligible for the Early Bird Discount, or become a member by Dec. 20 to be eligible for the Regular Price membership discount.
- First, read our rules and FAQs. Next, create an account, and submit your entry here.
Have any questions? Email awards@ewa.org
Awards Categories 2024
The Education Writers Association’s 2024 National Awards for Education Reporting competition consists of seven categories. Click each category to the right to see past winners.
- Small: <40 FTE newsroom employees
- Large: 40+ FTE newsroom employees
- Education-only outlets of any size.
- Newsrooms of all sizes
- Small: <40 FTE newsroom employees
- Large: 40+ FTE newsroom employees
- Broadcast: radio or television reporting of any newsroom size.
- Education-only outlets of any size.
- Small: <40 FTE newsroom employees
- Large: 40+ FTE newsroom employees
- Education-only outlets of any size.
- Small: <40 FTE newsroom employees
- Large: 40+ FTE newsroom employees
- Education-only outlets of any size.
- Broadcast: radio or television reporting of any size.
- Newsrooms of all sizes
- High school newsrooms
- College newsrooms (undergraduates only)
- Student-run independent newsrooms
