With the aim of disseminating good habits and healthy initiatives to society, generate collaborative relationships with the media and value the objectives for which EIT was created, EIT Food organises a Journalism Award in Agrifood Innovation and Sustainability at national level.
👇 Applications for Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain are now open.
The food innovation field seeks a more sustainable, healthy and reliable system, and collaboration with consumers is one of the key points of the process. Dissemination and awareness of large audiences is essential, and the media constitute the access to this broad group. For this reason, EIT Food wants to reward journalism professionals in different Southern countries, starting in Spain in 2019 and broadening towards Italy in 2020 and Portugal in 2021. To increase the project's impact, there is exciting news for 2025: the launch of the first edition in Greece.
The EIT Food Journalism Award has a financial prize of €2,000 for first place, €1,500 for the second and €750 for the third place. The Award represents support for the journalist's activity, a stimulus for other new actions, and a boost for their public image as a benchmark for good journalistic practices.
Amongst EIT Food objectives, the dissemination and awareness of the large public represents a key aspect within the organisation. Therefore, accessing consumers broadly must be inexorably made through the mass media.
In this context, EIT Food announces a Journalism Award in Agrifood Innovation and Sustainability, with which disseminategood habits and healthy initiatives to society, generate collaborative relationships with the media and value the objectives for which EIT Food was created.
Project objectives
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
Contribute to the transformation of the food ecosystem.
Spread the values associated with healthy and sustainable eating.
Facilitate the emergence of new products and consumer access to quality food.
Bring information to consumers.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
Increase consumer confidence.
Create healthier eating options.
Build a food ecosystem connected to the consumer.
Improve food sustainability.
Educate to participate, innovate and advance.
Promote food entrepreneurship and innovation.
Prizes
The EIT Food Journalism Prize has a financial prize of €2,000 for the first place, €1,500 for the second and €750 for the third.
The Award will symbolise support for the journalist's activity, a stimulus for other new actions, and a boost for his public image as a benchmark for good journalistic practices.
Along with this, EIT Food will disseminate the Award in its areas of competence, at the same time that it will include the winners in the initiatives carried out by this Community.
Journalism Awards Timeline
March - September
Application
The application period is open, allowing journalists to submit their work through the official website.
September – November
Evaluation
The jury evaluates the submitted entries and selects the 10 finalists.
November – December
Closing Ceremony
The awards ceremony takes place, celebrating the winners and recognizing all participants.
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👇 Applications for Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain are now open.
