The Florida MyImpact Challenge Civics Fair and Pitch Competition is a state civic engagement contest and civics fair hosted in Florida by the Bill of Rights Institute in partnership with Citizens Travelers. On Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025 students will have an opportunity to share their projects in-person during the Civics Fair at the University of Florida for a chance to win $2,000 in prizes for students in Florida.
Students can win:
- $2,000 Florida First Prize
- $1,500 Florida Second Prize
- $1,000 Florida Third prize
- $500 Florida Fourth Prize
OR… Do you have an idea for a MyImpact Challenge project but need a little help to bring it to life? Register for our pitch competition for a chance to win up to $250 in seed funding for their projects.
Our civic engagement contest highlights students actively engaged in service, volunteerism, or entrepreneurship in their communities.
Students who enter the Florida MyImpact Challenge will also be eligible to for the Bill of Right's Institute's National MyImpact Challenge contest. The national contest is an opportunity to win an additional $40,000 in prizes for students and teachers - including a $10,000 grand prize for the top student project in the country.
Submissions are open to state-based students ages 13-19. Entry into the Florida MyImpact Challenge State Civics Fair grants automatic entry into the National MyImpact Challenge contest.
Join us on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025 from 9:00 AM-3:00 PM.
Location: University of Central Florida, Morgridge International Reading Center, Orlando, FL 32816
How to Participate in MyImpact Challenge?
Project Trifold |
Pitch Competition |
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The project trifold option is for students who are actively participating in community service, volunteerism, or entrepreneurship and have created a solution-based project in Florida. Students must prepare a trifold display that:
You’ll also share 60-90 second "elevator pitch” with our judges for a chance to win! |
The pitch competition is for students who have an idea but don’t know how to get started. Students will share an idea for a project that will help make a difference in their community and:
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Enter the Florida MyImpact Challenge State Civics Fair
A Trifold presentation of your project is a visual way to sum up your project essays and report. The main idea is for judges to be able to gather the most pertinent information about your project at a glance!
Keep in mind, trifold judges have not read essays or reports, and they only have 5 minutes to evaluate your project. So, make sure your summaries are clear, CONCISE, and that your layout follows the format.
Your trifold will be judged based on content and visual appeal and will account for 1/3 of your final project score.
The MyImpact Challenge is donor-supported. We want to thank our individual, foundation, and corporate donors.
Citizen Travelers understands that a healthy private sector depends on durable and reliable public institutions – and it is invested in strengthening both. That's why Travelers created Citizen Travelers, its nonpartisan civic engagement initiative. Through in-house programming and nonprofit partnerships, Travelers is giving its 30,000 employees the resources and support to learn more, engage in our democracy as informed citizens and help shape the civic life of their communities.