The following are the requirements for entering the writing, photojournalism, broadcast news and/or multimedia competitions:

• Only member colleges and universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communications (ASJMC) with accredited journalism-mass communication programs, and located in the United States or its possessions, are eligible to participate.
• No more than two contestants from each university may enter each competitions.
• Students who participate in the writing, broadcast news and/or multimedia competitions must be duly enrolled, undergraduate majors in the accredited unit at the time the entry is published, aired or posted. Photo entrants from outside of the accredited unit may enter the competitions starting 2009. Spring, summer or fall 2009 graduates, may enter the contests in the 2009-2010 program year. The spring or summer 2009 graduates would NOT be eligible to complete in the 2010 National Championship. The entries must have been published/aired/posted before students were graduated.
• Pre-majors are eligible to enter as long as the entrant confirms the intention to declare a major in the accredited unit and the school verifies this fact. (This rule does not apply to students entering the photo competitions--they no longer have to be journalism majors to enter). Entrants have to be enrolled at least half-time and may not enter the competition in more than three contest years.
• Student entrants must be actively involved in campus media and must have published articles, photographs, produced newscasts, or produced multimedia postings that can be submitted in our monthly competitions.
• The competitions are not open to high school students, graduate students, or undergraduate journalism majors who have had one year or more of full-time professional experience-or its equivalent-when the entry is published, produced or posted. (This includes multiple internships if the time totals twelve months or more).
• STUDY ABROAD: Students who are majors in the accredited unit but are enrolled in an authorized international study-abroad program and receiving credit from their home universities are also eligible.
• INTERNSHIPS: Because an internship may take place at any time during the calendar year, a student may be declared full-time during an internship in any summer, semester or quarter. An internship means a position in any mass medium or in a professional capacity in journalism communications.
• A writing student may not enter another writing competition after receiving a first place scholarship or two second through fifth place scholarships during the six month period of the monthly writing competitions. A photo student may not enter another photo competition after receiving first through fourth place in any of the three photo competitions. A broadcast student may not enter another broadcast competition after receiving first through fifth place in any of the broadcast competitions. A student who has won first place in the writing, photojournalism, radio broadcast or television broadcast Championships is not eligible to compete in future competitions in the same category.
• Contact the administrator of your accredited department if you are interested in participating in our competitions. Entry forms and information about monthly competitions are available through the department offices of the participating schools. Please note that each participating school selects the two students per competition who are eligible to enter.