Do you have good speaking skills and know how to communicate effectively? Do you always stay ahead when it comes to giving a speech, sharing interesting stories with friends or conveying your thoughts on any subject? Then do not let your talent go without recognization and reward. Apply for this NPR Student Podcast Challenge currently available for 2021 entries. This challenge is for 5th to 12th-grade students. The teacher of the interested candidates can submit students’ audio file on their behalf. After selecting the best entries, NPR and/or station reporters will go to school to meet and interview teachers and their winning students. Moreover, the podcast will be discussed in a news segment that will appear on an episode of NPR’s All Things Considered or Morning Edition.
NPR Student Podcast Challenge has been initiated to encourage and recognize students with good speaking skills. The topic of the podcast can be anything. For example, students can share their school and community and any incident that occurred there recently or in the past that they like to share with their audience. The program will help students build self-esteem, hone communicating skills and critical thinking skills. It will give participants confidence for competing at a significant level and recognize them for their speaking skills. Since the NPR is a leading company, winning this challenge will prove beneficial for students in future and open the doors to opportunities for them.
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Brief Description
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| Organization | National Public Radio |
| Educational Level | 5th – 12th-grade students and teachers |
| Subjects | All |
| Amount | Varies |
| Access Mode | Online |
| Number of Awards | N/A |
| City | Washington |
| Nationality | Domestic |
| Country | United States |
| Application Deadline | March 21, 2022 |
| Application Fee | N/A |
| Requirements | A podcast |
Who May Be Eligible
This scholarship is available for 5th to 12th-grade teachers who are legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia. Each Entrant must be at least eighteen years of age at the time of entry.
How to Apply
To participate in this challenge, candidates need to create an audio file featuring the Entrant’s students discussing a topic of their choosing. The Submission need be both original and unique and be three and eight minutes long. To make it publically viewable, applicants need to upload their entry to SoundCloud. They must also fill out an online application form with correct and complete information.
Benefits
The perks of the program include the following:
- An NPR and/or member station journalist or journalists will visit each Winner’s school in or around May 2021 to meet with and interview the Winner and the student(s) who contributed to the winning Submission.
- NPR will air a segment on an episode of NPR’s All Things Considered or Morning Edition, which will discuss the winning Submission; that segment may include portions of the Submission itself and/or recorded audio from NPR’s visit to the Winner’s school.
- A trophy
Application Deadline
Applications will be considered until March 21, 2022. If you send the entry after this date, then the chances are that you will be disqualified.
