The AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism was established by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in 2015 to raise awareness of the critical role that the media play in educating the public about cancer and cancer research. The AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism has been established to showcase outstanding examples of cancer journalism, and to recognize individual professional journalists who have produced accurate, informative, and compelling stories.
WORTH
- The prize will provide an unrestricted cash award of $5,000, and a commemorative award. The meeting is being planned for later this year.
ELIGIBILITY
- Open to print, broadcast, and online professional journalists whose stories appear in newspapers, magazines, websites, television, and auditory journalism platforms that target lay public audiences.
- Prizes are intended to honor individual journalists. However, more than one journalist may be co-nominated and selected to receive a prize should the submitted piece be a result of contributions made by all involved parties.
- Stories must have been published or broadcast for the first time between January 1, 2020, and November 30, 2022.
- The submission must enhance the public’s understanding of cancer, cancer research, or policy.
- The submission must be in English, or accurately translated into English.
- More than one individual may share the prize as co-creators, with a maximum of two representatives invited to attend the AACR Annual Meeting to accept the prize if the prize is shared.
- Institutions or organizations are not eligible for the prize.
DEADLINE: December 7, 2022
To apply and for more information, visit here
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