Samsung Fall Superhero Video Contest

Win a free document camera for your classroom

Available Funds/Award: $500 for one winning student plus a SamCam 860 document camera (valued at $799) for the student's class.

Opens: Aug. 1, 2013

Proposals Due: Nov. 30, 2013

Final Applications Due: Nov. 30, 2013

Recurring? Quarterly

Granting Organization: Samsung Techwin

Long Description: The Fall 2013 Samsung Superhero Video Competition calls on students to create short videos focused on historical characters.

Requirements: Students submit videos one to three minutes in length portraying any figure from history. According to Samsung, videos will be judged based on the following criteria: "presentation performance, character and content accuracy, and content quality."

Eligibility: K-12 student in the United States

Application Link: http://www.samsungsuperhero.com/

Additional Information Link: http://www.youtube.com/user/SamsungSuperhero

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