Barcelona City Council

The Montserrat Roig awards aim to stimulate and encourage better information and better coverage of social issues in the media. The Awards therefore recognise the best work presented in each type of media, in accordance with the categories and criteria established in these terms and conditions. The projects must focus on Barcelona, as regards subject matter, target audience or impact framework, and they must be submitted in Catalan or Spanish. 

Categories:

1. Social journalism
2. Social communication
3. Promotion of journalistic investigation in the area of social rights and social action in Barcelona.
4. Special jury prize

Participants: public or private natural or legal persons with Spanish nationality or residents in Spain. Applications can be made individually or collectively, with the express recognition of the authors and the media outlets connected to the projects. Authors or media outlets can opt for more than one award category, but they may only receive an award in one category. 

Awards: the jury shall award a first prize of €7,000 and a second prize of €3,000 for the social journalism and social communication categories, as well as two €10,000 prizes for the promotion of journalistic investigation, for a total of €20,000 in this category. It shall also give special recognition to a project or professional career marked by sensitivity, rigour and commitment to journalism and social communication. This award has an economic prize of €5,000. The awards are subject to the deductions and taxes established in tax regulations. 

Application period: from 7 March to 3 April 2023