How do I know if I am eligible to submit an entry?

If you are an employee, immediate family member of a contractor, officer or director of the William and Mary Greve Foundation, you are not eligible to apply for the prize.

What must I do to enter the competition?

The application form when available, asks for your contact information, two pieces of journalism, your resumé or CV, and if applicable, information about the impact of your work.  Your entries and your CV or resumé must  be submitted as links to a webpage. Entries can be in print, audio or video. Entries must have been created after December 2021.  In addition, one (1) piece of supporting material can be submitted. If it is part of a series or a collection, the additional piece may be work created prior to December 2021. For community journalists (professional or freelance contributors) and student journalists, the two pieces may be in two different mediums (print, audio, video). For professional journalists who are not applying in the community category, both entries must be in a single medium.

In the Professional Journalist category, and for the community or organization category, entries must have been published. For students, we will accept published or new, unpublished works.

We are looking for works that provide greater understanding of Muslim Americans; provoke viewers and readers politically, emotionally, or cognitively; contextualize complex issues. Preference will be given to work  that demonstrates an impact on an individual, community, organization, or government agency.

Which category should I use for my entry?

• Professional Journalists: If you are an employee or are paid to regularly contribute your work to a national or local media outlet, you are qualified to apply as a Professional Journalist. Although any paid journalist can contribute to this category, entries at this level will be of the highest quality of rigorous professionalism. If you work for a smaller publication or an outlet whose mission is not expressly journalism, please consider applying in the community category.

• Community Journalists: The Goldziher Prize honors those writing about Muslim Americans at the community level. Community Journalists may be professional or freelance contributors to community or organization outlets. Applicants can be paid or unpaid contributors to local or national publications, such as church or synagogue newsletters, Lions Clubs, Boy Scouts, neighborhood-level media, and the like. We have included the community category in 2022 because we would like to find and encourage good journalism for special interest audiences.

• Journalism Students: If you are a full or part time student and your entry was created as part of a school project, you should apply as a journalism student.

How will I know if my submission is accepted for review by the judges?

You will receive a notification when your application has been received.

What can I win?

In 2023, there are six Goldziher Prizes for an individual journalist or team of journalists: 

Professional Journalists:

• One prize for Written Word: $10,000

• One prize for Audio or Video: $10,000 

Contributors to community or organization outlets: 

• Two prizes for community stories or opinion pieces in any medium $4,000 each.

Journalism Students:

• Two prizes for stories or editorials in any medium,  $1000 each.

How many pieces of journalism can I enter? 

An individual or team should enter two pieces of journalistic works. One piece of supporting work is optional. Please see Rules for more details.

How many times may I or we enter the competition?

An individual or team may enter one time only in each Goldziher round. If you have entered the competition in 2017, 2019, or 2022, you may enter again in 2023.

Can I submit my CV and work as a Word or PdF attachment? 

An internet link is preferred, but if an internet link is not available or if there is a firewall that won't allow sharing, please send as PDF to goldziherprize@gmail.com.

Do I have to provide my email address to submit or ask a question?

Yes.

What rights am I agreeing to when I submit my work?

The Goldziher Prize will never publish your work without your permission nor use your private information for commercial purposes.  See Rules.

I uploaded my entry and said you could share it, but I don’t see it on the site. What happened? 

The website is primarily meant to explain the Goldziher Prize, to help people enter the competition, and to provide a way for us to accept entries. We also post winners’ submissions when we have permission. If you would like this website to post your entry, let us know on the Contact page.

Is there a competition entry fee?

There is no fee to enter. 

Why are only U.S. journalists eligible to enter?

The goal of the competition is to award and encourage journalists based in the U.S. In 2023, we are also awarding an international journalist who will be nominated and recognized by our 2023 judges and advisors.

Do you have to be Muslim to enter? 

No. Anyone based in the U.S. can enter. 

Who is the competition open to?

The Goldziher Prize competition is open to all journalists, journalism students, and contributors to a community or organization outlet. Entrants must be legally in the United States.

What happens once I submit my work?  You will receive an email confirmation of your entry.

You will receive a notification when your application has been received.  The Greve Foundation will inform awardees in Summer 2023 and will make a public announcement thereafter.

How do I help this competition succeed?

"Like" the Goldziher Facebook page and follow our Twitter Feed, and share this website. 

Thank you!