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The Climate Innovation Challenge inspires students in grades 3-12 to turn their worries about the planet's future into action as they explore real-world climate solutions, inspire hope, and drive change—locally and globally.

The CIC Video Compilation
Students create short films— 4 minutes or less—that spotlight climate solutions from their unique perspective. With cash prizes and global recognition, the competitions inspires youth to become storytellers and change makers.

Awards & Prizes

Top Prize of $1500 USD

Awards include:

CIC Founder's Award - Best of Show (Grades 3-12)

Elementary School (Grades 3-5) - Outstanding Entry
Middle School (Grades 6-8) - Outstanding Entry
High School (Grades 9-12) - Outstanding Entry
International (Grades 3-12) - Outstanding Entry

Elementary School (Grades 3-5) - Most Creative / Engaging Project
Middle School (Grades 6-8) - Most Creative / Engaging Project
High School (Grades 9-12) - Most Creative / Engaging Project

Elementary School (Grades 3-5) - Best Storytelling
Middle School (Grades 6-8) - Best Storytelling
High School (Grades 9-12) - Best Storytelling

Elementary School (Grades 3-5) - Most practical / effective concept
Middle School (Grades 6-8) - Most practical / effective concept
High School (Grades 9-12) - Most practical / effective concept

Honorable Mention Prizes

Rules & Terms

Submission Instructions:

1. Videos cannot exceed 4 minutes.

2. Please submit a maximum of one project per entry. If a student or group would like to submit multiple projects, please repeat this process for each project.

3. Parents, guardians, and/or teachers, please work with students who need support to complete their submission.

4. All participating students must have a photo/film release filled out:

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5. Projects submitted incorrectly may be deemed ineligible for the competition.

Please review the CIC project criteria and/or the judging rubric to ensure you are submitting in accordance with our competition guidelines. This can be found in Handouts.

If you have any questions or concerns about the CIC Project Submission process, please contact CIC@cavu.org.