The National Press Foundation recognizes and encourages excellence in journalism through its awards and fellowships. The deadline for applications for NPF’s 2023 annual awards is Oct. 2, 2023*. Work published or broadcast between Sept. 30, 2022, and Sept. 30, 2023 is eligible.
Awards include:
- The Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress; $5,000
- The Innovative Storytelling Award; $5,000
- The Feddie Reporting Award for outstanding coverage of federal laws or regulations and their effect on local communities; $5,000
- The Hinrich Foundation Award for Distinguished Reporting on Trade; $10,000
- The Clifford K. & James T. Berryman Award for Editorial Cartoons; $2,500
- The AARP Award for Excellence in Journalism on Aging; $5,000 (x2)
Our awards are funded by generous individuals and foundations dedicated to celebrating the best in journalism. Previous winners of NPF awards include Robin Roberts, Scott Simon, Lisa Desjardins and Dean Baquet. We are especially grateful to our volunteer judges for their service.
The winners will be honored during NPF’s Annual Awards Dinner, Feb. 15, 2024, at the Ritz-Carlton Washington, D.C.
For more information about all of our awards, click here.
* Deadline for the AARP Award is Oct. 16
