75 student prizes and 11 teacher prizes totaling $50,000.
Prizes are awarded in two separate categories: Middle School & High School. Winners will be announced on the StudentCam website on March 6, 2013.
GRAND PRIZE: 1 award to the best overall entry
Student(s): $5,000 award
Teacher/School: $1,000 to spend on digital video equipment for his/her school.
1ST PRIZE: 2 awards (1 in each category)
Student(s): $3,000 to a middle school entry
$3,000 to a high school entry
Teachers/Schools: $500 to spend on digital video equipment for their schools.
2ND PRIZE: 8 awards (4 in each category)
Student(s): $1,500 to four middle school entries
$1,500 to four high school entries
Teachers/Schools: $125 to spend on digital video equipment for their schools.
3RD PRIZE: 16 awards (8 in each category)
Student(s): $750 to eight middle school entries
$750 to eight high school entries
HONORABLE MENTION: 48 awards (in either category)
Student(s): $250
* Grand, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Prize videos may be aired on the C-SPAN Networks.
* All students with winning videos will receive a certificate of recognition and may be placed on