CREATE YOUR ACCOUNT OR LOG IN

  1. If this is your first time logging in to the award platform, go to paragons.secure-platform.com to create an account. Select MY ACCOUNT on the top navigation bar. Complete the required fields under CREATE MY ACCOUNT. You will receive an email confirmation that your account has been successfully set up. When returning to the site, click on MY ACCOUNT to log in.
  2. If you don’t find your college on the drop-down list, call the national office at (505) 349-0500, ext. 5. NCMPR recommends that you designate one individual from your college to submit and pay for all entries.
  3. If you submitted entries in the district Medallion contest or last year’s Paragons, you will use the same username and password to log in. Go to paragons.secure-platform.com to log in under MY ACCOUNT.

SUBMIT NEW ENTRIES

  1. Click SUBMIT NOW to start a new entry.
  2. Complete the point of contact/entrant information. Hit SAVE AND NEXT. 
  3. Select the award category, and complete the required fields.
  4. Submit supporting documentation, such as URLs and PDFs. The default upload is set to 2 gigabytes per file. Please ensure that items are not password-protected. Entries could be disqualified if work samples are inaccessible.
  5. Save or complete your entry:
    • Click SAVE if you want to save your entry information and return later to finalize it. The entry will show up under IN PROGRESS on your account dashboard.
    • Click ADD TO CART to complete your entry; you can then Make Another Entry, Print Entries or Checkout to process payment. We recommend that you submit all entries before processing payment. Once you pay, you will not be able to make revisions to your entries.

PAY FOR ENTRIES

  1. Log in to MY ACCOUNT.
  2. Click on IN CART and select the CHECKOUT button.
  3. You may pay by check or by credit card.
    • To guarantee the early-bird rate, you must complete your entry submission and generate payment (by credit card or invoice for check payment) on or before the early-bird deadline. If paying by check, the check may be mailed after the early-bird deadline, provided an invoice was generated on or before the early-bird deadline.
    • If paying by check, please make checks payable to NCMPR and include your invoice number on the check. Mail your check and a copy of the invoice to the NCMPR national office at: NCMPR, 5901 Wyoming Blvd. NE, #J-254, Albuquerque, NM 87109
  4. Once payment is processed, print your invoice and entry confirmation. After paying, you will receive confirmation via email. You may also go back to your account at any time to retrieve receipts/invoices

TRANSFER MEDALLION ENTRIES TO THE PARAGONS

  1. Click INCOMPLETE under MY ENTRIES on your dashboard. You’ll see a list of entries previously submitted in the Medallions that are now available to enter in the Paragons.
  2. Click EDIT for the entries you want to enter in the Paragons. Double-check the entry information, and make adjustments if desired. You will need to re-add all supporting documentation to your entry because this section of the Medallion entry does not carry over to the Paragon contest.
  3. Click SAVE to save your entry information. Click ADD TO CART to complete the entry. Click CHECKOUT to process payment after all new and transferred entries are completed and in your cart.
  4. Click REMOVE for Medallion entries you are not entering in the Paragons.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR VIDEO ENTRIES: It is highly recommended that any entry submission that includes a video should include closed captioning. 

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR SPANISH LANGUAGE ENTRIES: All Spanish-language entries in the radio, video and print categories require an English translation, a detailed transcript or English closed captions for video entries. Please indicate in your entry description where this information can be found.