{"id":47600,"date":"2026-03-24T06:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T05:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/?p=47600"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:16:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:16:20","slug":"applications-open-for-the-2026-semmelweis-richter-journalism-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/2026\/03\/applications-open-for-the-2026-semmelweis-richter-journalism-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Applications Open for the 2026 Semmelweis\u2013Richter Journalism Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lead\">After the strong success of its first edition, the Semmelweis\u2013Richter Journalism Award returns in 2026. Journalists from eligible European countries are invited to submit entries in two categories: Women\u2019s Health and Pharmaceutical Strategies and Innovation, with a special focus on cardiovascular therapies.<\/div>\n<div class=\"fontos_div\">\n<p>The application period opens on April 1, 2026, and the deadline is June 9, 2026, 23:59 CET.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The international award was launched in 2025 by <strong>Semmelweis University<\/strong>, Hungary\u2019s leading medical and health sciences university, with the support of <strong>Gedeon Richter Plc.<\/strong>, a Hungary-based, innovation-focused multinational pharmaceutical company. The award aims to recognise high-quality health journalism and its role in informing the public and shaping health-related debate across Europe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The first edition attracted wide international interest, with nearly 70 submissions from more than 20 European countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, and Russia. Entries were published in leading international outlets such as <em>The Times, The Guardian, La Rep\u00fablica, and S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\nBuilding on this strong debut, the award is again open in 2026 in two categories: <strong>Women\u2019s Health<\/strong> and <strong>Pharmaceutical Strategies and Innovation, with a special focus on cardiovascular therapies<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The organisers are looking for articles that highlight important health issues, address underreported or stigmatized conditions, encourage open public discussion, and help improve understanding and treatment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An international jury will evaluate submissions based on journalistic quality, depth of reporting, impact and relevance, originality, and clear communication.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Submission guidelines<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Each applicant may submit <strong>up to two articles<\/strong>, one per category.<br \/>\n\u2022 Eligible articles must have been published between <strong>March 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026<\/strong>.<br \/>\n\u2022 Print articles must be submitted as a scanned copy; online articles as a public link; paywalled content as a screenshot.<br \/>\n\u2022 Submissions must be in <strong>English<\/strong> or include an <strong>English translation<\/strong> (the original version must also be provided).<br \/>\n\u2022 Applications must be submitted online at: <a href=\"https:\/\/semmelweisrichteraward.com\/\">https:\/\/semmelweisrichteraward.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Awards<\/strong><br \/>\nThe winners will be announced in the <strong>last week of July 2026<\/strong>.<br \/>\nThe total prize fund is <strong>\u20ac45,000<\/strong>. In each category, first prize is <strong>\u20ac10,000<\/strong>, second prize <strong>\u20ac7,500<\/strong>, and third prize <strong>\u20ac5,000<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>All six winners will be invited to the award ceremony in <strong>October 2026 at Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary<\/strong>, with travel and accommodation fully covered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/semmelweisrichteraward.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Apply now!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Journalists based in Europe are invited to submit their stories on women\u2019s health and pharmaceutical innovation. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102533,"featured_media":44358,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[270,17,286],"tags":[261],"class_list":["post-47600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other","category-semmelweis-world","category-x-nyitolap","tag-press"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102533"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47600"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47600\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47606,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47600\/revisions\/47606"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}