LessonMyImpact Challenge: Identifying Your Problem
Start students thinking! Explore the purpose of the project and get them started on their own project by identifying a challenge in their community they wish to address.
What is MyImpact Challenge?
MyImpact Challenge is a civic engagement contest hosted by the Bill of Rights Institute. Submission is open to US citizens and US-based young people who are between the ages of 13 and 19 and enrolled in middle or high school on January 1, 2025.
The 2024-2025 MyImpact Challenge will open September 11, 2024. Submissions must be submitted by May 18, 2025.
Submission is open to students in all U.S. states, territories, and Armed Forces Schools Abroad.
• Student Grand Prize: $10,000
• Student First Prize: $7,500
• Student Second Prize: $5,000
• Student Third Prize: $2,500
• Student Honorable Mention: $1,500
• Teacher Grand Prize: $500
• Teacher Support Prize: $500
• Teacher Submission Prizes: $500
Meet our 2023-2024 Contest Winners at our Virtual MyImpact Challenge Fair!
Classroom Poster
Download our informational posters for your classroom or print them and distibute them as flyers.
Contest Press Kit
Our press kit contains contest details and FAQs as well as profiles of previous winners.
Submission Guidelines and Judging Criteria
Click here to learn how to enter MyImpact Challenge!
Prizes
Learn about our $40,000 in prizes for students and teachers!
"Every man is under the natural duty of contributing to the necessities of the society." - Thomas Jefferson
Why Should Students Participate in MyImpact Challenge?
To gain national recognition for their civic achievements!
Through this contest, students will:
- Learn how their community service and civic engagements project carry out the vision of the Founders and align to constitutional principles
- Share how projects they have designed and executed are evidence of community impact and change
The Bill of Rights Institute supports students with:
- Activities that explore the connections between
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- Citizenship
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- Charity
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- Entrepreneurship
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- Design Thinking
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- Live webinars with student and community leaders
- Support staff to help them along the way
Educators! Use Our MyImpact Challenge Design Thinking Lessons!
We've developed six lessons to help students create meaningful MyImpact Projects. Help your student learn how they can create governmental, charitable and social enterprise solutions to problems or opportunities they see around them.
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Past Winners
2024
Explore our prize-winning entries from our 2023-24 contest, including Grand Prize Winner Anna Kunkel!
2023
Explore our prize-winning entries from our 2022-23 contest, including Grand Prize Winner Caroline Gao!
2022
Explore our prize-winning entries from our 2021-22 contest, including Grand Prize Winner Hamid Torabzadeh!
Have questions about the contest?
Our contest team will be more than happy to answer any questions you have about the contest. We look forward to hearing from you!
Send Us an EmailThe MyImpact Challenge is donor-supported. We want to thank our individual, foundation, and corporate donors.
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