University of Michigan Livingston Awards 2023 Application Update

 University of Michigan Livingston Awards is now open for applications from suitably qualified students. It is a fully funded scholarship for all students sponsored by the University of Michigan.

About the Scholarship

The University of Michigan (UM, U-M, U of M, or UMich), often simply referred to as Michigan, is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The Livingston Awards for Young Journalists were established in 1981 to recognize outstanding reporting and bolster the careers of journalists under the age of 35. For more than four decades, the Livingston Awards have identified exceptional young journalists and the next generation of newsroom leaders.

Benefits of University of Michigan Livingston Awards

Prizes of $10,000 will be presented in three categories: local, national and international reporting. There is no entry fee. Prize money is paid directly to the journalists, not the media organizations.

Requirements for University of Michigan Livingston Awards

1. Entrants must be 34 years of age or younger as of December 31, 2022.

2. Multiple bylines are eligible, but all must meet the age criteria.

3. One entry per individual is accepted. One entry can be a single piece or a maximum of three pieces either from a published series, an original piece and its follow-up developments or three pieces clearly tied together in a beat. All pieces of the series must be published by the same organization.

4. There is no limit to the number of entries that a media organization can submit, provided that they enter only one entry per reporter.

5. Individuals may apply on their own, or be entered by their organization.

6. Print, online, video, audio and data visualization work are eligible. Still photography is not eligible.

7. The work must appear in U.S.-controlled media. Entrants are not required to be U.S. citizens.

8. Entries must be directly related to current events or include new information about old events. Features and commentary are eligible.

9. Submissions must consist of materials prepared in the ordinary course of the journalist’s professional production. Materials prepared by journalists specifically for submission to the Livingston Awards do not qualify.

10. Student media are not eligible.

12. Competition is limited to work published or appearing during the calendar year ending December 31, 2022.

13. The Livingston Awards reserves the right to use any part or whole of any entered piece for publicity or educational purposes.

14. Winners will participate in an outreach event arranged by the Livingston Awards.

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Application Deadline

February 1, 2023.

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