student podcast challenge

Here are the honorable mentions from the 2024 Student Podcast Challenge. Congratulations!

NPR's national podcasting contest for college students is now open for entries. Submit for a chance to win the $5,000 grand prize. Deadline is January 10.

In its sixth year, our contest handed over the mic to fourth graders for the very first time. We received nearly 2,000 entries from all around the country — and we've narrowed it down to 10 middle school and 10 high school finalists.

For the first time ever, NPR presents the fourth grade winners of the Student Podcast Challenge.

Here are the honorable mentions from the 2023 College Podcast Challenge. Congrats!

Entries for our sixth annual contest for middle and high school students (and our first-ever fourth grade competition) are now due Friday, May 31 at midnight E.T.

This year's winning entry is an emotional account of living with schizoaffective disorder, from a student at Miami Dade College.

In its third year, NPR's College Podcast challenge received more than 500 entries from all around the U.S. We've listened to them all and narrowed it down to 10 finalists.