World of 7 BIllion Video Scholarship Contest

Scholarship Sponsored by World of 7 BIllion

Population growth is a threat multiplier – it makes other problems worse and more difficult to combat. Through the World of 7 Billion student video contest, middle and high schoolers are given the platform to think critically about global challenges related to population and share what they think we should do to fix it.

Students must currently be in grades 6 to 12 or the international equivalent, to be eligible to win.

Video Contest Topic:

Explain how population growth impacts one of the following global challenges and offer an idea for a sustainable solution. The global challenges are: agriculture and food, urbanization, or ocean health.

Deadline:

All video submissions must be received by 5:00pm ET on Tuesday, February 22, 2022.

Winners will be announced on May 10, 2022.

Awards:

Videos are judged by topic (Agriculture and Food; Urbanization; Ocean Health). Within each topic, awards will be presented as follows:

1) High School (9th-12th)

A) First Place winner receives $1,200

B) Second Place winner receives $600

C) Two Honorable Mention winners receive $300

2) Middle School (6th-8th)

A) First Place winner receives $600

B) Second Place winner receives $300

C) 50 cash prizes will be awarded to the best video in each U.S. state.

D) Best International by Region

Six cash prizes will be awarded to the best international video by world region (Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, North America, South America).

Narrow Your Focus:

Narrow your focus by concentrating on a subtheme within your topic. The strongest videos don't try to tackle an entire global challenge. Possible subthemes include:

A) Agriculture and Food – High water use/irrigation; Chemical runoff; Changing diets; Soil health (erosion, desertification, etc); Impacts of climate change (drought, decrease in agricultural productivity, etc.); Habitat loss; Food insecurity; Fossil fuel use

B) Urbanization – Sprawl; Urban poverty and access to services; Overburdened infrastructure (transportation, sanitation, etc.); Water and air quality; Housing/affordability; Access to green space; Rural-to-urban migration

C) Ocean Health – Overfishing; Aquaculture; Loss of ocean biodiversity; Impacts of climate change (sea level rise, ocean acidity, etc.); Mangrove destruction; Dying coral reefs; Aquatic pollution