"Biomedical Research Saves Lives"
2024 PSBR Digital Media Contest
Eligibility: All 6th-12th grade students in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and West Virginia including (but not limited to): public and private schools, home and cyber schools, and youth organizations.
Details: The purpose of this contest is to recognize students who digitally demonstrate a superior understanding of the connection between their life and biomedical research (including the need for animals in that research). The contest is free to enter and consists of cash prizes.
Media Theme: "Biomedical Research and My Life." Do you know someone who has benefited from vaccinations, pharmaceutical drugs, medical devices, surgery, or transplants? How does animal research help advance medicine and science? How have these life-saving technologies been developed? How has biomedical research affected the health of your dog, cat, or other pet? You must demonstrate that you understand the topic and present it with originality and creativity, clearly presenting the benefits from biomedical research and animal research.
Media Components: All entries MUST be a digital media (video, animation) and MUST be submitted in one of the following formats: .MOV; .MP4; .WMV; or .AVI
1) Digital Media- Students may work together in groups of 2-5 people or submit entries as individuals. No more than 5 students per group. The length of the media content should not exceed 3 minutes (180 seconds), not including the 5 second title screen and the 5 second works cited screen (see below).
-All entries must begin with a 5-second full screen “title screen” that includes the following information:
- Student First Name(s) and Last Initial(s)
- Grade(s)
- School Name
- School City, State, Zip
- Title of Media Piece
- Total running time- excluding title screen & works cited screen
-All information presented must be cited on a 5-second full screen at the end of the video, giving credit to the original source(s). This does not count toward the 3-minute limit. Plagiarism of any kind will result in disqualification.
-No professional assistance is allowed. Adults may assist with production, but are limited to verbal guidance only. Adults are allowed to be actors or videographers, but not content contributors.
2) Release Forms- All entries must include a "Permission/Release Form”
3) Actor Release Form- All entries must include an “Actor Release Form” for every human person who appears in the media submission.
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Winners: Winners will receive a cash prize (group winners will split the prize evenly among partipants) and an invitation to attend our Annual Awards Dinner at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, PA on Friday, June 14, 2024. (Winners will be notified on or after May 8, 2024.)
- 1st Place- $500
- 2nd Place- $400
- 3rd Place- $300
Topic Resources: See "Biomedical Research Information"under our "Resources" tab to see additional websites, videos, blogs, and PDFs with facts about biomedical research and animals. We also have our own information section under the Animal Research tab on our website.
Judging Rubric: Digital Media judging rubric
Submission: Deadline= 11:59pm on MARCH 10, 2024
All media submissions must be emailed as an attachment or a link to download the video from an outside source, such as Dropbox. Please save your final document with your last name, underscore, first name. Ex: Doe_Jane.mov
Email to:
Subject Line: Digital Media Contest
Note: Please submit all components in one email.
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Individual Documents:
PARENT Permission/Release Form
Questions? Email
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