The Oxygen.ie National Student Media Awards are an annual All-Ireland student journalism competition run by Oxygen.ie newspaper. The awards have built up a prestige making them "ireland's premier student awards".
Since 2000, Oxygen.ie, a website aimed at third-level students, has run a student journalism competition.
As of the 2010 awards, submissions were invited in the following categories
Blog of the Year
Editor of the Year, previous winners include:
University College Dublin
University Observer
Colour Writer of the Year
Features Writer of the Year (Arts & Popular Culture)
Features Writer of the Year (News and Politics)
Film script of the Year
Headline Award for Journalism relating to Mental Health or Suicide Prevention
Iriseoireacht i nGaeilge (Raidió)
Iriseoireacht i nGaeilge (Scríofa)
Journalist of the Year
Journalist of the Year - National Press
Layout and Design of the Year
Léiriúcháin Teilifíse i nGaeilge - Faisnéis agus Drámaíocht
Magazine of the Year
Dublin City University
Flux
Newspaper of the Year, previous winners:
Trinity College Dublin
The University Times
Trinity News
University College Dublin
The University Observer|University Observer
News Photographer of the Year
Photographer of the Year
Short Animation of the Year
Short Film of the Year, previous winner Rouzbeh Rashidi
People's Choice Award
Radio DJ of the Year
Radio Production of the Year (Arts and Features)
Radio Production of the Year (News)
RSA Award for Journalism Relating to Road Safety
Short Story of the Year
Small College Production
Society Publication of the Year
Sports Photographer of the Year
Sports Writer of the Year, previous winners:
Dublin City University
The College View
Travel Writer of the Year
TV Production of the Year
Web designer of the Year
Website of the Year, previous winners include:
NUI Galway
Sin.ie
In 2012, a new category was added by the Higher Education Authority - "Best Written, Audio or Visual work in Science or Education" a category that received a great response within the short time that was given to submit
All but one of the awards are judged by media professionals, who have included:
Geraldine Kennedy, Editor of The Irish Times
Ruth Scott, 2fm DJ
Cathal Ó Searcaigh, Member of Aosdána
Jason Sherlock, Winner of GAA GPA All Stars Awards
