Deadline: January 31, 2022.

The TRACE Prize for Investigative Reporting recognizes journalism that uncovers business-related bribery and financial crime with the goal of increasing commercial transparency and good governance.

TRACE International is a 501c(6) non-profit business association founded in 2001 to provide multinational companies and their commercial intermediaries with anti-bribery compliance support.

ELIGIBILITY

1. Nominees may be print, broadcast or online reporters from any country who have investigated commercial bribery schemes, business activities that create serious conflicts of interest or similar commercial misconduct.
2. Team entries and multiple submissions per author are permitted.
3. Book-length entries are not accepted. 

PRIZE

1. A panel of independent judges will review the submissions and select up to two winners, who will each receive a cash prize of US$10,000. Reporter(s) will be invited to an award ceremony hosted by TRACE.
2. The judges may also name up to two honorable mentions, who will each receive US$1,000.

GUIDELINES

• Entries must involve business-related bribery or financial crime.
• You may submit your own work, or you may nominate the work of someone else. If you nominate another’s work, please obtain their permission to do so.
• Entries must have appeared in print, online or broadcast media during 2021. Any entry not originally written/produced in English must be accompanied by a translation.
• Books are not accepted.
• If an entry only appeared in print, please include a scan. If a scan produces an unclear result, please also include a transcript (Word document or PDF) of the article.
• If an entry is broadcast journalism (TV, radio, online video) please send a link or file.

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