{"id":11813,"date":"2022-04-29T19:28:45","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T19:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journalists-org-develop.go-vip.co\/awards\/?page_id=11813"},"modified":"2025-05-14T16:02:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T16:02:46","slug":"submission-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/journalists-org-develop.go-vip.co\/awards\/rules-and-eligibility\/submission-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Entry Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are accepting entries for the 2025 Online Journalism Awards from April 3 and May 22 via ONA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/journalists.secure-awards.com\/a\/home\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">submission portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We encourage you to review <a href=\"https:\/\/journalists-org-develop.go-vip.co\/awards\/rules-and-eligibility\/\">rules and eligibility<\/a> in full before starting an entry. To help you prepare your entries, we\u2019ve outlined the information required for each step of the process. The entry form consists of five sections.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Section 1: Contact Information<\/h2>\n<p>This basic contact information allows us to follow-up with questions about your entry, if needed. We also ask about your preferences for notifications and public recognition, should your entry be selected as a finalist. All fields are required unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Name<\/li>\n<li>Email<\/li>\n<li>Submitting Organization<\/li>\n<li>Mailing Address<\/li>\n<li>Phone Number<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Section 2: Entry Information<\/h2>\n<p>In this section, provide information about your entry as it relates to specific category requirements. All fields are required. <strong>Note:<\/strong> This section is one of the more time-consuming aspects of submitting to the OJAs, so we recommend getting an early start gathering notes about each project.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select the category for which you\u2019re submitting your work<\/li>\n<li>Title of your entry<\/li>\n<li>Description of your work (500 words or less)<\/li>\n<li>Explanation of the size category you entered (if applicable to your selected category)<\/li>\n<li>Information about the overall strategy and impact of your submission (500 words or less)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Section 3: Supporting Materials<\/h2>\n<p>In this section, add the required materials for your entry. All fields are required unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 1.71429rem;\">URLs and\/or attachments related to the work being submitted<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 1.71429rem;\">Publication Date (work must be published between<strong> April 14, 2024<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>April 2, 2025<\/strong> to be eligible for the 2025 awards)<\/li>\n<li>Login credentials for materials behind a paywall (if applicable)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Section 4: Recognition Preferences<\/h2>\n<p>Information in this section will be used if your entry is selected as a finalist or winner for the OJAs. All fields are required unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Entry images (3-5 images you&#8217;d like featured on a finalist page)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Section 5: Certification of Entry Information<\/h2>\n<p>In this final section, you will certify that all of the information and materials submitted is accurate and contains no false information. You also agree that ONA can use your submitted information on official ONA websites and channels to showcase finalists and winners.<em><strong> Note:<\/strong> information submitted to the OJAs remains the intellectual property of your organization.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You may save your entry at any point in the process and return to it to add and\/or edit information before the deadline. However, we highly encourage you to collect as much of the required information as possible prior to starting your entry to ensure you have everything submitted by the deadline\u2014<strong>May 22 p.m EDT (3:59 a.m. UTC)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/journalists.secure-awards.com\/a\/home\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Submit entries to the 2025 OJAs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journalists-org-develop.go-vip.co\/awards\/faq\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out the FAQs<\/a> to learn more about the OJAs. 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