Programs must have appeared on air, online or in theaters for the first time between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023.

We encourage the submission of daily news stories and breaking news coverage as well as feature stories, documentaries and interactive multimedia reporting on critical subjects. You may submit a series of related reports or selections from a correspondent's beat reporting in a given year. Investigative stories are also encouraged. Work should demonstrate consistent high quality over time, with accurate and fair reporting. An in-depth entry guide/FAQ is available here.

• Interactive & Multimedia Productions, including online video

• Network & Cable Programs

• Major Market Stations

• Medium Market Stations

• Small Market Stations

• Independent Productions­/Documentary, including festival and theatrical release

• Local & National Radio/Audio

• Entries must have appeared in the United States. That includes material that was available online to a U.S. audience that originate outside the U.S.

• An entry in a language other than English is eligible, as long as it is accompanied by English subtitles on screen (preferred) or a complete transcript in English.

• Journalistic treatments of historical periods and their relevance to current issues are eligible. However, programs that are principally historical re­-enactments with actors and costumes are not eligible for duPont consideration.

• Funding information for independent productions is mandatory.

• Please contact us if the work may have been submitted previously.

Entrants are responsible for hosting their media. If the entry resides online, please provide a direct link to the ad-free media. Otherwise, please upload it to a site such as YouTube (ad free) or Vimeo. Links must remain live through January 2024. If your media is password protected, please provide the password where requested on the entry form. (This will only be shared with our screeners & jurors.) For entries with multiple links, you may add up to 15 links in the Media URL question.

• Entry Process opens: May 1, 2023 

• Deadline: July 1, 2023

• Extensions are limited and granted at the sole discretion of the Director.

• Judging process: July -­ October 2023

• Winners are notified/announced: Nov.-Dec. 2023

• Award Ceremony: January 2024

Entries are reviewed by a Board of Screeners, many of whom are past duPont Award winners. The Board of Screeners refer the best programs to the duPont Jury. Winners are selected by the jury in the fall. The awards are presented at Columbia University in January.

• A brief program description of your entry

• Credit listing (name, title)

• A dedicated URL where the media for your entry is hosted online, including password if applicable (must be live through January 2024)

• Any additional supporting materials in PDF format.

Credit card payment preferred. Checks are also accepted by mail. Make checks payable to the Alfred I. duPont­-Columbia University Awards.

• Network & Cable: $300

• Local Television

  • Market Size 1­-10: $200

  • Market Size 11­-50: $150

  • Market Size 51­-212: $150

• Radio/Audio: $200

• Independent Productions/Documentary: $150

• Interactive/Multimedia/Online Productions: $150