Posted: 06 Nov 2013 08:24 AM PST
Stand Up for Science! Video ContestFrom the creation of flu vaccines and new cancer therapies to enhancing agriculture and developing biofuels, bioscience breakthroughs are transforming our world and our health at a rapid pace. However, many Americans are not aware of the critical role the US federal government plays in supporting biological research and discovery.
We are looking for you to create an exciting, yet informative video to help educate Americans on how science is funded!
The contest is open to individual entrants residing in the U.S. who are at least 13 years of age at the time of entry.
The video should be between 1-4 minutes in length.
$5,000 Grand Prize
All submissions must be received by November 30, 2013
Submission Topic
The second annual Stand up for Science competition is aimed at increasing awareness of federal funding support for biological and biomedical science. Video submissions must address at least one of the five federal agencies listed below:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Biological Sciences
Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Medical and Prosthetic Research Program
Questions to Consider
What is the mission of the agency(ies)?
What type(s) of research is supported by the agency(ies)?
Who performs the research supported by the agency(ies)?
Where do the researchers perform the science that is supported by the agency(ies)? Is any research conducted in your state supported by the agency(ies)?
What are some of the major discoveries that were supported through that agency(ies)?
How does the research funded by the agency(ies) benefit Americans?
How does the agency(ies) get the funds to distribute to the researchers?
What is the process by which researchers obtain funds through the agency(ies)?
What fiscal challenges does this agency(ies) face in the future?
Submission Criteria
Must describe at least one of the five listed agencies.
Must address at least three of the listed “questions to consider”.
Must be appropriate for a non-technical audience.
Must be between one and four minutes.
Videos can be any genre (for example, but not limited to, an interview, a music video, a dance video, an animated video).
Files must be in one of the following formats: .wmv, .flv, .zip, .mp3. Videos must be 95MB or less.
Entries that do not meet the submission criteria will be disqualified!
Sponsors
The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) is the nation’s largest coalition of biomedical researchers, representing 27 scientific societies and over 110,000 researchers from around the world. FASEB’s mission is to advance health and welfare by promoting progress and education in biological and biomedical sciences through service to our member societies and collaborative advocacy.
Please direct all questions to contest@faseb.org
