Calling all outstanding journalists! The Institute on Political Journalism is searching for collegiate and professional journalists whose high-impact and objective stories have contributed to communities locally or around the globe.

Apply today for our 2016 IPJ Journalism Awards: TFAS.org/IPJAwards.

The Institute on Political Journalism presents three cash prizes annually for the best newspaper, magazine, online news site or blog stories in three categories: investigative, economic and collegiate. All awards will be presented during a ceremony at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. in June 2016.

Professional writers or writing teams may apply for either the Clark Mollenhoff Award for Investigative Reporting or the Award for Excellence in Economic Reporting. Deadline: March 21, 2016

Collegiate journalists may submit an entry for the Collegiate Journalism Award. Deadline: April 4, 2016.

All awards are sponsored by IPJ, an intensive summer study and internship opportunity in Washington, D.C. This eight-week program is designed for students looking for professional, hands-on training in print or broadcast journalism.

IPJ is an academic internship program sponsored by The Fund for American Studies. Each year, approximately 100 of the nation’s brightest college journalists are chosen to spend the summer in Washington, D.C. They intern at major news organizations throughout the nation’s capital, attend site briefings at various government institutions, hear lectures from Washington’s leading reporters and editors and take courses in economics, ethics and leadership at George Mason University.

For more information on the Institute on Political Journalism Awards, please contact IPJ Director Joe Starrs at 202-986-0384 or jstarrs@TFAS.org.

For more information on how to apply, visit: www.TFAS.org/IPJawards