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StudentCam Documentary Competition

Award Amount
$100,000
Award Amount
Application deadline
April 30, 2025
Application deadline
Awarded By:

C-SPAN Education Foundation

Number of Awards & Eligibility: 150 students and 50 teaching advisors awards provided annually.
In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
  1. This award is for U.S. students.
  2. Must be a student between grades 6 and 12.
  3. Must be a U.S. citizen.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: This contest is available for U.S. students in middle school and high school. In order to enter, applicants must submit a short video documentary about an issue, event, or topic that helped him/her better understand the role of the federal government in their life or community.

Application requirements for the StudentCam Documentary Competition are:

  • Video Documentary
Additional Information: Prize recipients will be determined by judges selected by C-SPAN and the judges' decisions will be final. If a team's entry wins, C-SPAN will divide the prize money equally among the team members. Prize recipients will be asked to provide a social security number and will be responsible for any taxes associated with the prizes. C-SPAN reserves the right not to award all prizes in all categories; and C-SPAN reserves the right to not air a winning video. Prize recipients will be announced on C-SPAN on a date TBA. Winners will be notified by C-SPAN prior to that announcement.

Award Amount: $500 awards annually, non-renewable.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $100,000.

About C-SPAN Education Foundation:
Contact Information: Jena Lenz ,Education Relations
Address: 400 North Capitol St. NW Washington, District of Columbia 20001

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