Application Deadline: November 15, 2024 at 11:59pm EST
Applications are now open for the 2024 Pulitzer Center Local Letters for Global Change Contest. Through this contest, students can practice global citizenship, civic action, and persuasive writing, all while exploring the underreported issues that matter to them through Pulitzer Center news stories.
Eligibility:
Pulitzer Center welcome entries from all current K-12 students across the globe. Letters may be written in English and/or Spanish. Letters should address a topic within one of the Pulitzer Center’s five focus issues:
- Climate and Environment (Includes climate change, pollution, extractive industries, and more)
- Global Health (Includes health inequities, food security, mental health, water and sanitation, and more)
- Human Rights (Includes racial justice, gender equality, migration and refugees, Indigenous rights, and more)
- Information and Artificial Intelligence (Includes technology and society, misinformation, and more)
- Peace and Conflict
Prizes:
Pulitzer Center will select one first place winner and up to four finalists for each issue category. First place winners will receive:
- $300 to support global community engagement in your classroom (prize distributed to your class teacher)
- Publication of your letter, photo, and bio on the Pulitzer Center website
Finalists will receive:
- $75 to support global community engagement in your classroom (prize distributed to your class teacher)
- Publication of your letter, photo, and bio on the Pulitzer Center website
All entrants will be invited to participate in a Pulitzer Center town hall event, held virtually in November, to share their solutions with other students from around the world.
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the Pulitzer Center Local Letters for Global Change Contest