Entries must have been published between June 16, 2022, and May 22, 2023. 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.

ACP-member media outlets pay a $99 entry fee to participate in the Individual Awards. The 2022-23 Individual Awards Entry Fee is available for purchase through the ACP store on the ACP website.

This website will be closed at 5 p.m. CT May 22, 2023. 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.