Fraser Institute Student Video Contest Offers $10,000 in Cash Prizes
(firmenpresse) - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/09/11 -- Post-secondary and high school students worldwide are invited to showcase their intellect and creativity by entering the Fraser Institute's , which offers $10,000 (Cdn) cash in prizes.
Entrants must produce a short video exploring the topic Natural Disasters: The Economics of Aid and Recovery, then upload their entry to YouTube™. Students are asked to use an economic concept (e.g., supply and demand, property rights and the rule of law, regulation, etc.) to examine what role government should have in protecting natural disaster victims.
A panel of judges will determine the award winners in separate categories for post-secondary and high school students based on originality, clear expression of ideas, production values (including lighting, focus, sound, graphics, etc.), quality of story, and understanding of the topic.
The first-place winner in the post-secondary category will receive $2,500 (Cdn), second place $1,500 (Cdn), and third place $1,000 (Cdn). For high school entries, first prize is $2,000 (Cdn), second prize $1,000 (Cdn), and third prize $750 (Cdn). The high school and post-secondary videos that receive the most "likes" on YouTube™ will each receive Viewers' Choice awards of $625 (Cdn).
The deadline to submit entries is December 30, 2011. Full contest details, along with the entry form, can be found at .
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The Fraser Institute is an independent Canadian public policy research and educational organization with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal and ties to a global network of 85 think-tanks. Its mission is to measure, study, and communicate the impact of competitive markets and government intervention on the welfare of individuals. To protect the Institute's independence, it does not accept grants from governments or contracts for research. Visit .
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Fraser Institute
Lindsay Mitchell
Acting Director of Education Programs
(604) 688-0221 ext. 595 or toll-free 1-800-665-3558 ext. 595
Fraser Institute
Dean Pelkey
Director of Communications
(604) 714-4582
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