All New Hampshire public, charter, and parochial high school students are eligible for the annual $5,000 Brodsky Prize for innovation in journalism.
The Brodsky Prize was established in 2018 by the late Jeffrey Brodsky and his father, Howard, to encourage journalistic initiative and enterprise, as well as what Jeffrey called “a contrarian nature and out-of-the-box thinking.”
Who is eligible?
High school students who live in New Hampshire and attend public, charter, or parochial schools. Students who live in a neighboring state, but attend a New Hampshire school, are also eligible.
Application requirements
Applicants must answer essay questions and submit three recent examples of their student journalism work. At least two examples should have been published in a school-run publication, used as part of your school’s communications, or printed/broadcast by a local news outlet. The examples must be submitted as links or PDFs with the name of the student, the publication and date visible. See application for details.
A panel of judges will consider students’ journalistic initiative and enterprise, contrarian nature and out-of- the-box thinking, as well as other spelling and grammar, an attention-getting lead, fairness and accuracy, and whether the entry clearly explains the issue it covers. The winner(s) will be notified by June 2026.
Questions? Contact loebschool@loebschool.org. Visit https://www.loebschool.org to apply.