Eligibility Rules and Submission Guidelines
Welcome to Eligibility Rules and Submission Guidelines Page
To ensure fairness and transparency, please familiarise yourself with the eligibility criteria and submission guidelines outlined below before submitting your entry. We look forward to honouring the impactful work of media professionals in the IGAD community.
- There is no entry fee.
- Submissions are open to all journalists, freelance or full-time, and independent content producers based in the IGAD region, and beyond.
- Submissions must be published or broadcast in media outlets based in the IGAD or beyond.
- Submissions must have been broadcast or published between January 1, 2023– June 30, 2024.
- Submissions must cover at least one or more IGAD member country.
- Applicants must be based in one of the IGAD member countries and must be a citizen of one of the IGAD member countries.
- Only the categories listed for competition are eligible for any news articles, broadcasts single topic or subject etc.
- If a story series is submitted, all parts of the story series must be entered into competition.
- Submission of content in local languages is encouraged, but it must be accompanied by translations and scripts in either of the IGAD official languages (English and French).
- If a story with a shared byline is submitted, a letter from an editorial supervisor must be provided, detailing each team member’s contribution.
All entries must include the date(s) and place(s) of publication as well as the outlet in which they were published or broadcast.
Detailed information about the competition categories is available here.
- Applicants may submit one entry only per category. Submission may not be entered into more than one category.
- Applicants are not allowed to compete in more than two categories.
- Applicants may submit a maximum of two entries in two different categories for competition, including one shared byline if any.
- Print Entries
- Radio/Podcast Entries
- Television Entries
- Photography Entries
- Digital Entries
- Influencer Entries
- National Language Entries
- Lifetime Achievement Entries
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All submissions must come through the online submission form provided.
- All entries must be clearly labelled with the name of the participating journalist(s) and story title.
- Print entries should be submitted as clean, clearly legible, and text recognisable PDF documents. The date of publication must be clearly visible.
- Photographs should be sent, as published, in JPEG, PNG and also in PDF most preferable PDF format optional or as cuttings of the original published copies.
- News illustration entries should be sent in PDF format or as cuttings of the original copies.
- Entries submitted in a format other than the recommended ones will be disqualified.
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All submissions must come through the online submission form provided.
- All entries must be clearly labelled with the name of the participating journalist(s) and story title.
- All work must be submitted in full audio form. Radio scripts without accompanying sound bites will be disregarded.
- Emailed entries must be in MP3 format (not under 128 bitrate).
- Entries must not be longer than 15 minutes
- Large files should be sent using Google Drive. If you choose to send files using a third party platform, please send an email to mediaawards@igad.int (subject: IGADMediaAwards2024)
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All submissions must come through the online submission form provided.
- All entries must be clearly labelled with the name of the participating journalist(s) and story title.
- All work must be submitted in the same format in which it was broadcast.
- Emailed entries must be in MP4 (most preferably), AVI or MOV format.
- Entries must not be longer than 20 minutes.
- Large files should be sent using Google Drive or other large file FTP services like SendSpace and BigFiles. Ensure that you enable all necessary access permissions.
- If you choose to send files using a third party platform, please send an email to mediaawards@igad.int (subject: IGADMediaAwards2024).
- If a link to a YouTube channel or video is provided, full access to enable viewing and download must be provided.
- All submissions must be made through the online submission form provided.
- Entries must clearly indicate the name of the photographer and the title of the photograph.
- Photographs should be submitted in JPEG or PNG format.
- High-resolution images are preferred.
- Photographs must be accompanied by a brief description or caption.
- For inquiries, contact mediaawards@igad.int with the subject line “IGADMediaAwards2024 Inquiries – Photography.”
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All submissions must come through the online submission form provided.
- All entries must be clearly labelled with the name of the participating journalist(s) and story title.
- Journalists should provide offline versions of the online published work in legible, machine-readable PDF format.
- Working live or cached links for the articles must be provided as well to ascertain publication or broadcast.
- For further inquiries about the IGAD Journalists Awards 2023, write to mediaawards@igad.int, Subject: ‘IGADMediaAwards2024 Inquiries’.
- Influencers must submit a brief video outlining why they should be nominated.
- Video content should be in MP4 format.
- Entries should be no longer than 10 minutes.
- For large files, please utilize Google Drive or similar services, ensuring appropriate access permissions are enabled.
- Nominated influencers will undergo background checks by a panel of jurors before being put up for public voting.
- All submissions must be made through the online submission form provided.
- Entries must be in one of the recognized national languages of the participating countries.
- Entries should be submitted in the appropriate format, whether it’s audio, video, or written.
- For audio and video submissions, MP3 and MP4 formats are preferred, respectively.
- For written submissions, PDF format is preferred.
- Entries should not exceed 15 minutes for audio/video submissions and 2000 words for written submissions.
- For inquiries, contact mediaawards@igad.int with the subject line “IGADMediaAwards2024 Inquiries – National Languages.”
- Nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award will be done by the public through an online submission form to be provided.
- Nominations should be of veteran journalists with over thirty years of experience. include a detailed description of the nominee’s contributions to journalism and media.
- Supporting documents such as articles, videos, or testimonials may be included.
- Nominations must be submitted by the deadline specified.
- For inquiries, contact mediaawards@igad.int with the subject line “IGADMediaAwards2024 Inquiries – Lifetime Achievement Award.”
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