African journalists are encouraged to submit their work for the ICIJ Award for Outstanding International Investigative Reporting, hosted by the The Center for Public Integrity. The award, which honours excellence in trans-national investigative journalism, carries a US$20,000 first-place cash prize and up to five finalist awards of US$1,000 each.

Any professional journalist or team of journalists of any nationality is eligible to submit an individual investigative piece of work, or single-subject series, on a trans-national topic of world significance. Works produced in print, broadcast, and online media are eligible; books are not eligible. In the case of a team of journalists, the first name listed on the application shall be deemed to be the designated representative of the team.

Work must have been first published or broadcast in general information media between June 1, 2004 and June 1, 2005. The story or series must involve reporting in at least two countries. Preference will be given to projects that involved on-the-ground reporting in those countries. Work is eligible without regard to the language in which it originally appeared. However, entries submitted in the original language must be accompanied by an English translation. For video/audio entries, English-language transcripts are required. English-language subtitles on video entries are preferred but not mandatory. Audio entries should be sent on cassette, with accompanying script; video entries on VHS cassette in NTSC format, with accompanying script. Six copies of each submission are required. No email submissions accepted.

For more information or to download an application form, visit: http://www.publicintegrity.org/icij...

Deadline: 15 July 2005