Inspiring Learning Contest Video Criteria
Video Contest Criteria
Please carefully read the following instructions, as entries must follow these guidelines to be considered.
Prompt
Celebrating Gifts of Light:
God provides many ways to illuminate a world seeking for hope and joy through the light of Christ.
Create a video of a life sciences experience where you witness the light of Christ in yourself, in your studies, or in others.
Eligibility
The contest is open to all currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate majors in the College of Life Sciences.
Submission Guidelines
- You must make the video yourself. Joint efforts are permitted. At least one significantly contributing member must be a student in the College of Life Sciences. Please let us know the names of students contributing to the video so all receive proper credit.
- All entries must have been created between August 1, 2024, and July 30, 2025
- There is a maximum of 1 entry per person or per group. A submitted video will count as an entry into a drawing for a Life Sciences t-shirt. In joint efforts, each contributing member receives a t-shirt.
- AI generated content is prohibited.
- Video graphics, music, sound effects must be royalty free. Please see the BYU copyright website for more information.
- Files must be .mov or .mp4, 2 minutes or under, and less than 400MB.
- Videos must be at least 1920 x 1080 resolution at 24fps. Vertical videos will not be accepted.
- Video must have following filename format: First Name Last Name.mp4/.mov For example, if my name is Spencer Hall, I would submit my video as SpencerHall.mp4/.mov
- Videos must be at least 1920 x 1080 resolution at 24fps. Vertical videos will not be accepted.
- Submitting an entry into the contest grants the BYU College of Life Sciences to use the video for online, social media, marketing, and/or other digital promotions.
Deadline
Submissions open on March 3, 2025
Submissions close on August 1, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. MST
Submit videos here. Please allow 3-5 minutes for your file to upload, and refrain from clicking the submit button more than once to avoid repeat submissions.
Judging
Judging begins once the contest has closed. The judging process takes approximately one month, depending on the number of submissions. We will notify winners by email. Please note, the judges reserve the right to withhold any award if no entry meets the predetermined standards.
Right to Refuse Any Entry
The College of Life Sciences reserves the right to refuse any entry.
Prizes
Top submissions will be displayed on monitors throughout the Life Sciences Building from July 2025 to July 2026. Prizes will be awarded as follows:
First Place: $500
Second Place: $250
Third Place: $100
In joint efforts, the individual who submitted the video will receive the prize and is responsible to divide it with contributing members.