NIHCM Data-Driven Storytelling Award 2025 ($20,000 Prize)

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About NIHCM Data-Driven Storytelling Award

The NIHCM Foundation’s Data-Driven Storytelling Award celebrates outstanding online reporting that uses data and visual elements—such as graphics, charts, or interactive images—to highlight emerging issues in health and healthcare.

To qualify, entries must have been originally published in 2024 and must feature data-driven content as a central component of the story. Stories without a strong data-driven focus should refer to the eligibility criteria for the Investigative and General Reporting categories. Eligible entries must address health-related issues or the healthcare system. Stories expressing policy preferences will only be considered if supported by empirical evidence. Submissions are accepted from news websites, newspapers, journals, and university-affiliated or organizational news platforms.

• Sponsor Organisation: National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM)

Benefits of NIHCM Data-Driven Storytelling Award

• A $20,000 prize will be presented to the winner.

NIHCM Data-Driven Storytelling Award Requirements

• Entries must originally have been published in 2024.
• Entry is limited to articles featuring data-driven content that is central to the story. It may include video, graphics and/or multimedia. If data-driven content is not central to your story, please view the eligibility criteria for our Investigative and General Reporting.
• Entries must examine issues related to health or the health care system.
• Entries that express policy preferences will be considered only if supported with a citation of empirical evidence.
• Entries will be accepted from news websites, newspapers or journals, and news websites associated with universities or other organizations.

Entry

• Deadline: February 26, 2025
• Entry is free
• Limit two entries per entrant
• An entry can be a series of posts as long as the posts are: linked by topic or produced by the same author or by a collaborative team of authors
• An entry can be a series of posts as long as the posts are linked by topic and the articles can be recognized as a series.
• Please contact Mikayla Thompson at mthompson[at]nihcm.org if you are unable to submit or have any questions.

Selection Criteria

• Influential in terms of: 1. sparking policy change, 2. broadly informing the public, and/or 3. stimulating conversation on timely issues
• Effective use of the unique powers and attributes of data-driven media
• The data-based content should be the focus of the story and the central storytelling tool.
• Logical, clear, and insightful analysis
• Uses credible evidence to substantiate ideas

Application Date and Process

• Click on the link to the application website to apply.

Please contact Mikayla Thompson at mthompson[at]nihcm.org if you are unable to submit or have any questions. For more information see Award FAQs. 

Application Deadline

26 February, 2025

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