MyImpact Challenge

The MyImpact Challenge is a civic engagement contest from the Bill of Rights Institute that promotes and fosters a robust understanding of citizenship to get students active in their communities.

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Through this contest, students will:

• Learn how their community service and civic engagements project carry out the vision of the Founders and align to constitutional principles
• Share how projects they have designed and executed are evidence of community impact and change

The Bill of Rights Institute supports students with:

• Activities that explore the connections between
  • Citizenship
  • Charity
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Design Thinking
• Live webinars with student and community leaders
• Support staff to help them along the way

• US citizens and US-based students between the ages of 13 and 19
• Must be enrolled in middle school or high school
• Submission is open to students in all U.S. states, territories, and Armed Forces Schools Abroad.
• Previous winners of the Grand Prize, First Prize, Second Prize, or Third Prize are not eligible to enter

• May 3, 2026

• Each submission must include the following: 
• An essay of up to 1,200 words expressing how the student’s project furthers: 
  • At least one Civic Virtue as defined in the Bill of Rights Institute’s “Principles and Virtues.” 
  • At least one of Founding Principle as defined in the Bill of Rights Institute’s “Principles and Virtues.” 
• A report of up to 2,000 words detailing a student’s completed or in-progress civic engagement project. Report must include the following components: 
  • The inspiration for the project. 
  • The project plan. 
  • Details of the project’s execution. 
  • At least two examples of the project’s demonstrated impact on the community.
  • How the student(s) grew in understanding civic virtue, knowledge of their communities, and their ability to support or impact them. 
• Visual documentation of the student’s project and its results in one of the following formats: 
  • Photographic Only: No fewer than seven and no more than ten high-resolution still photographs, submitted in either JPEG or PNG format. 
  • Video Only: One video of no more than five minutes, submitted in MP4 format. 
  • Mixed Photographic and Video: No fewer than five and no more than seven high-resolution still photographs as well as one video of no more than two minutes. Photographs must be in either JPEG or PNG format, and video must be in MP4 format.