$10,000 Create Real Impact Contest
For Students Ages 14 to 22
Today, we are featuring the $10,000 Create Real Impact Contest. Here are the details you need to know:
he Create Real Impact Contest is your chance to make a positive difference in your community and help stop reckless and distracted driving! Join Impact Teen Drivers (ITD) in our mission to stop the number one killer of teens–car crashes.
This program offers contests in two separate categories:
High School Campaign Category: A group of high school students, working with a teacher or advisor, are eligible to win an educational grant for their school by creating a positive campaign to share with their school and the wider community about putting a stop to reckless and distracted driving. Win up to $10,000 for your school! The campaign must include at least one :30 PSA video and demonstrate social media engagement through multiple posts. ONLY TEACHERS, SCHOOL-APPROVED MENTORS OR ADVISORS, OR ADMINISTRATORS MAY REGISTER THEIR HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN CATEGORY.
Schools need to register by March 30, 2026 5:00 P.M. (Eastern Time) to participate.
Video and Graphic Design Category: Individual students may enter one :30 video PSA OR one graphic design into the Create Real Impact Contest for a chance to win an educational grant for themselves!
The awards in this category are open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia of DACA recipients between the ages of 14 and 22 years. Entrants must be enrolled as full-time students in an accredited educational institution (secondary middle/high school, trade school, college, or university). CRI Contest awards in the category of High School Campaign are open to high schools who are registered with the US Department of Education and are physically located in the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia.
Deadline: April 15, 2026, at 5:00 PM (ET)
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