To submit a project, you must describe an idea you envisioned and brought to life, centered around civic engagement. Each project must have three components:

• A written essay to connect your project to our founding principles and virtues.
• A project report that highlights your inspiration, your project execution, and your impact.
• And a video or series of photos highlighting your projects impact on the community.

To enter, your project must have taken place between May 18, 2025 and May 3, 2026. Multi-year projects started before May 18, 2025 are eligible for entry if their activity continues after May 3, 2026. Projects that are ongoing as of May 3, 2026 are eligible for entry. Projects completed before May 18, 2025 are not eligible for entry.

Past winners of the MyImpact Challenge Grand Prize, First Prize, Second Prize, or Third Prize are not eligible to enter.

Submission is open to US citizens and US-based young people who are between the ages of 13 and 19 and enrolled in middle or high school on January 1, 2026

Submission must be received by 11:59 p.m. PT on Sunday, May 3, 2026. Only submissions entered through MyImpact Challenge’s online portal will be accepted for the contest.

The contest is designed for one student per entry, but groups of up to five students may submit as a single group entry. Prizes awarded to group entries will be split evenly between entrants.

Accepted visual documentation 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. 

Restrictions for visual documentation: 

• Submissions may not include copyrighted material, including but not limited to images, logos, artwork, music, or video clips, unless the student or group has obtained written permission from the copyright holder and can provide documentation upon request. 
• Submissions may not include personally identifiable images or recordings of minors (individuals under 18 years of age), unless the submitting student or group provides a signed copy of BRI’s media release form for each identifiable minor.
• All images and videos must respect the privacy and rights of individuals and may not depict content that is offensive, discriminatory, or otherwise inappropriate for an educational setting. 

All applicants must upload a signed media release form as part of their application.

• Individual submissions: the applicant must upload their own signed form.
• Group submissions: each member of the group (up to five students) must upload their own signed media release form.

Submissions without all required release forms will not be considered complete.