The Victor K. McElheny Award honors outstanding local and regional journalism covering issues in science, public health, technology, or the environment.
Donor Name: Knight Science Journalism
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Awards and Prizes
Deadline: 01/31/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The McElheny Award is no small prize, just as publishing excellent local science journalism is no small feat. Each year, the award honors a single entry — be it a series or standalone piece — with a $10,000 prize.
What kinds of pieces are eligible?
To be eligible, pieces must be published in the United States during the 2024 calendar year.
- KSJ welcomes works of local or regional journalism from the preceding calendar year that include substantial reporting on issues relating to science, public health, technology, or the environment. Submissions may be individual pieces, or a series of up to three works on a related theme. Entries may be works of broadcast, print, or digital journalism. Audio and video entries should be no longer than 60 minutes in total.
Eligibility Criteria
Entries for the Victor K. McElheny award may be submitted by an individual or by a representative of a publication. An entry may consist of a single story or a series of up to three stories on a single theme. An individual or publication may enter no more than three separate submissions.
Entries for the 2025 McElheny Award must:
- include substantial reporting on issues relating to science, public health, technology, or the environment;
- have been produced with significant contributions from a local or regional media outlet;
- have been published during the 2024 calendar year;
- have been published in a U.S.-based media outlet;
- have been published in English or — if published in a different language — accompanied by an English translation.
For more information, visit KSJ.
