Entries must have been published between June 15, 2020, and June 14, 2021. The contest is open only to student media with a current ACP membership as of the contest deadline. Any student on the staff of an ACP-member media outlet is eligible to enter. The entry must be published in the ACP-member student media.

The ACP Individual Awards are a benefit of membership. No additional entry fees are collected for this competition.

This website will be closed at 5 p.m. CT June 14, 2021. The deadline will not be reopened. The submission format required for each contest is indicated. In most categories, a URL link to a website or a PDF file of the printed page is required — but not both.