<Tr> <Th> First awarded </Th> <Td> 1917 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> pulitzer.org </Td> </Tr> <P> The Pulitzer Prize / ˈpʊlɪtsər / is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States . It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of American (Hungarian - born) Joseph Pulitzer who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher, and is administered by Columbia University in New York City . Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty - one categories . In twenty of the categories, each winner receives a certificate and a US $15,000 cash award (raised from $10,000 in 2017). The winner in the public service category of the journalism competition is awarded a gold medal . </P> <P> The Pulitzer Prize does not automatically consider all applicable works in the media, but only those that have specifically entered . (There is a $50 entry fee, paid for each desired entry category .) Entries must fit in at least one of the specific prize categories, and cannot simply gain entrance for being literary or musical . Works can also only be entered in a maximum of two categories, regardless of their properties . </P>

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