The annual Student Podcast Challenge is will be accepting entries for middle school – high school contest is open for podcast submissions for 2025. The national judges will choose winners in three categories: grade four, grades five through eight, and grades nine through 12.
Eligible: GRADES 4-12
(Teacher involvement is required.)
Deadline for submissions is May 2, 2025.
As in the past, entries must be submitted by a teacher, educator, or mentor who is 18 years or older. And don’t forget all the tips, advice and lesson plans we’ve compiled over the years – more on that below. Especially the rules around the maximum length of eight minutes, and about the use of music. After years of listening to student podcasts, we’ve learned that shorter is better.
Getting started? Check out these resources:
Teacher & Student Resources
Listen to Other Student Podcasts
Listen to Grand Prize Winner for the 2024 High School Podcast Challenge:
Learn more by listening to some of the podcasts at the Special Series NPR Podcast Challenge Page.
