Launched in 2010, The Reporting Award award provides up to $12,500 for a significant work of journalism, in any medium, on an under-reported subject in the public interest. In establishing the award, the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute's faculty cited the need for encouraging enterprising journalism during a time of extensive layoffs and budget cuts throughout the journalism industry. The following individuals are not eligible to apply for the Reporting Award: -NYU Affiliates -Recent NYU graduates (degrees dated 2017 or later) -Journalists holding staff positions at established media outlets that are in a position to fund such projects on their own.