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AIPS SPORT MEDIA AWARDS

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Application Deadline: 4 November 2024.

LOCATION: USA

The International Sports Press Association (AIPS) is thrilled to announce the launch of the 7th edition of the AIPS Sport Media Awards, the highest accolade in the sports media industry. From today and until 4 November 2024, sports journalists, photographers, and broadcasters from around the world are invited to send up to two submissions for consideration in the world’s most prestigious sports media awards.

ELIGIBILITY:

The competition is open to professional journalists, photographers, and broadcasters worldwide who are 18 years and older. Submissions must be original work published or broadcast between November 5, 2023, and November 4, 2024. Participants for the Young Reporters category must be born on or after January 1, 1996. It is not possible to make two different submissions in the Young Reporters category.

Categories:

Writing Best Column (opinion piece)

Writing Best Color Piece (features and reportage)

Audio (radio and podcasts)

Video Short Feature (up to 10 minutes)

Video Athlete Profile (more than 10 minutes)

Video Documentary (more than 10 minutes)

Photography Sport Action (one photo)

Photography Portfolio (three to five photos)

Young Reporters Under 30 (Writing, Photography & Broadcast)

Participants can submit their two entries via the official AIPS Sport Media Awards website at www.aipsawards.com. Detailed submission guidelines and category descriptions are available on the website to help entrants prepare their submissions.

BENEFIT:

Each eligible award consists of an original trophy and prize money of USD 8.000 for the winner; the second placed will receive USD 3.000 and the third placed USD 2.000 in Photography (“Sport Action” and “Portfolio”), Writing (“Best Column” and “Best Colour Piece”), “Audio” and Video (“Athlete Profile”, “Documentary” and “Short feature”) categories. Winners of each of the “Young Reporters” categories (Photography, Writing and Broadcasting) will receive a career-boost opportunity: a scholarship in a major international sports event. “Young Reporters” categories do not include second and third place. “Special Awards” are not open to submissions. Winners will be awarded a trophy, without prize money. The “Special Awards” categories do not include second and third place.

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THE EARTH PRIZE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY COMPETITION

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Application Deadline: November 30, 2024

LOCATION: Switzerland

The Earth Prize is a $100,000 environmental sustainability competition open to teenage students worldwide. It recognizes and awards students who develop the best solutions to accelerate positive change towards environmental sustainability.

ELIGIBILITY:

Registration for The Earth Prize is free of charge. No purchase is necessary to enter or to win. Participants will never be asked to make any payment at any stage of the competition.

Age: The Earth Prize is open to all students worldwide born between the years 2005 and 2011.

Education Level: The Earth Prize is open to all students in the secondary education level and is not open to tertiary education students. Eligible institutions are schools or educational programs.

Location: Participants are accepted from anywhere in the world. There are no geographic restrictions.

Language: All registration and submission information must be in English.

Teams: Each participant can be an individual student or a team of up to five (5) students collaborating on a submission. Participants from different classes and grades are welcome to form a team as long as they attend the same institution.

Adult Supervisor: Participants are strongly encouraged to have an assigned adult supervisor for their team in order to register for The Earth Prize. Valid supervisors includes, but are not limited to, teachers or school administrators. If participants have been signed up through an educational program, valid supervisors can include program coordinators or educators. For individual participants or groups of homeschooled students, a parent may serve as the supervisor. In either case, an official document certifying the supervisor’s teacher status or the student’s authorised homeschooling status will be requested during registration. Participants who opt out of having a supervisor are not eligible to receive one-on-one mentoring from The Earth Prize Mentors. However, if they advance to the Regional Winners Phase, they will receive mentoring, and a member of the Earth Prize team will participate in the session.

Participation: Past Participants are welcome to register for The Earth Prize again, as long as they meet the eligibility criteria. Projects submitted to The Earth Prize in a prior year which have been selected as The Earth Prize Winners or Runners-up will not be accepted.

Scope of Submissions: Submissions to The Earth Prize are expected to propose solutions aimed at accelerating positive change towards environmental sustainability. The Earth Prize will consider a wide range of solutions: local, national, as well as global ones; new ideas with implementation potential as well as existing student projects; products, organisations, enterprises, as well as campaigns.

BENEFIT:

Starting with the 2025 edition, there will be seven regional winners, each receiving $12,500 to implement their ideas. The regions are Oceania, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, North America, and Central & South America. Additionally, The Earth Prize will recognize three mentors and three educators of the year, awarding each $2,500.

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