Applications Open for the World of 8 Billion Challenge

Published Date: September 13, 2024

Application Deadline: March 5, 2025

Overview

The World of 8 Billion Challenge invites participants to create a one-minute video addressing one of this year’s global topics. Share your sustainable solution and explain how human population growth impacts the chosen topic.

Topics & Themes

Choose one of the following themes to focus on:

• Child Wellbeing: Focus on subtopics such as Education Access, Child Labor, Environmental Justice, Wealth Inequality, Healthy Children, or Teen Pregnancy and Marriage.
• Rainforest Ecosystems: Focus on subtopics such as Biodiversity, Deforestation, Zoonotic Disease, Indigenous Communities, Ecosystem Services, or Globalization.
• Sanitation: Focus on subtopics such as Sanitation Access, Sewage Treatment Infrastructure, Water Contamination, Urbanization, Public Health, or Economic Impacts.

Prize Information

Prizes are awarded by topic in the following categories:

• High School (9th-12th Grade):
• First Place: $1,200
• Second Place: $600
• Two Honorable Mentions: $300 each
• Middle School (6th-8th Grade):
• First Place: $600
• Second Place: $300
• Global Finalists:
• High School: $80
• Middle School: $50
• International by Region Honor: Seven prizes awarded to the best video from each world region.
• State Honor: 50 prizes awarded to the best video in each U.S. state.

How to Apply

For more information and to submit your video, visit the World of 8 Billion Challenge application page.