This challenge is closed to submissions.
STRIVE for Change: Drawing on Our Strengths Challenge
Submit artwork highlighting how your community manages challenges and promotes resilience
Submission period:
Closed on 12/01/22 04:59 AM UTCTotal cash prizes:
$15,000In the United States, members of minoritized communities are more likely to develop serious health problems and experience the effects of a health disparity. These communities include people who identify as Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, underserved rural populations, people with disabilities, and sexual and gender minorities. Members of these communities are at increased risk for morbidity and mortality and much of the research on health disparities focuses on the problems these communities face. This problem focused approach overlooks the health-related strengths and assets of these communities, which further reinforces inequities. Moreover, community members themselves are infrequently invited to contribute to public health solutions. The voices of youth, a focus of research at NICHD, are even less frequently sought. The goal of the STRIVE for Change: Drawing on Our Strengths Art Challenge is to engage youth and showcase partnerships, traditions, practices, or other cultural aspects that promote positive health outcomes.
Building off the work of the NICHD’s STrategies to enRich Inclusion and achieVe Equity (STRIVE) initiative, the STRIVE for Change: Drawing on Our Strengths Art Challenge is soliciting single, still graphic art submissions that focus on one or more community that experience health disparities. The artwork should highlight ways that people in the community manage adversity and promote resilience to promote positive health outcomes. Artwork should address a specific type of disadvantage that results in poorer health outcomes and focus on practices by or characteristics of the people in the community, such as events, ways of sharing resources and information, and cultural traditions, that address the disadvantage as well as highlight community strengths. This challenge provides participants with the opportunity to express their voices and perspectives.
Submissions will be open from September 15, 2022 to November 30, 2022. Artwork submissions will be judged on organization, creativity, clarity, and quality. Judging will be completed by December 31, 2022, and winners will be announced on March 1, 2023.
Total cash prizes
Prize description
The total prize purse for the STRIVE for Change: Drawing on Our Strengths Art Challenge is $15,000. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) intends to award six prizes totaling up to $15,000 to the Challenge winner(s). Entries will be grouped in two age categories: Teen (16 to 18 years old at the time of submission) and Young Adult (19 to 25 years at the time of submission) for purposes of judging, with at least one award going to each age group. NICHD intends to award a 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize award for each age category.
Selected art submissions may be posted on the NICHD website after announcement of award winners on March 1, 2023. Submitters grant National Institutes of Health (NIH), NICHD and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) royalty-free usage of submissions. Submissions may be used in NIH, NICHD, and HHS publications, physically printed and displayed, represented in electronic form through the web or social media. For more information, please contact NICHDArtChallenge@mail.nih.gov .
Eligibility requirements
The Strive for Change: Drawing on Our Strengths Challenge is open to youth, particularly those from marginalized communities, including teens aged 16 – 18, and young adults, 19 to 25 years old, to submit a graphic art submission (single still image) showcasing community health strengths: partnerships, customs, traditions, or aspects of culture that promotes positive health outcomes.
Rules
(1) To be eligible to win a prize under this Challenge, a Participant:
a. Shall be aged 16 to 25 years old at the time of submission;
b. Shall be one individual; no groups or teams may enter;
c. Shall have registered to participate in the Challenge under the rules promulgated by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as published in this announcement;
d. Shall have complied with all the requirements set forth in this announcement;
e. Shall be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States;
f. Shall not be a federal entity or federal employee acting within the scope of their employment;
g. Shall not be an employee of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS, or any other component of HHS) acting in their personal capacity;
h. Who is employed by a federal agency or entity other than HHS (or any component of HHS), shall consult with an agency ethics official to determine whether the federal ethics rules will limit or prohibit the acceptance of a prize under this Challenge;
i. Shall not be a judge of the Challenge, or any other party involved with the design, production, execution, or distribution of the Challenge or the immediate family of such a party (i.e., spouse, parent, step-parent, child, or step-child).
(2) Federal grantees may not use federal funds from a grant award to develop their Challenge submissions or to fund efforts in support of their Challenge submissions.
(3) Federal contractors may not use federal funds from a contract to develop their Challenge submissions or to fund efforts in support of their Challenge submissions.
(4) By participating in this Challenge, each Participant agrees to assume any and all risks and waive claims against the federal government and its related entities, except in the case of willful misconduct, for any injury, death, damage, or loss of property, revenue, or profits, whether direct, indirect, or consequential, arising from participation in this Challenge, whether the injury, death, damage, or loss arises through negligence or otherwise.
(5) Based on the subject matter of the Challenge, the type of work that it will possibly require, as well as an analysis of the likelihood of any claims for death, bodily injury, property damage, or loss potentially resulting from Challenge participation, no Participant participating in the Challenge is required to obtain liability insurance or demonstrate financial responsibility in order to participate in this Challenge.
(6) By participating in this Challenge, each Participant agrees to indemnify the federal government against third party claims for damages arising from or related to Challenge activities.
(7) A Participant shall not be deemed ineligible because the Participant used federal facilities or consulted with federal employees during the Challenge if the facilities and employees are made available to all Participants participating in the Challenge on an equitable basis.
(8) By participating in this Challenge, each Participant warrants that they are the sole author or owner of, or has the right to use, any copyrightable works that the submission comprises, that the works are wholly original with the Participant (or is an improved version of an existing work that the Participant has sufficient rights to use and improve), and that the submission does not infringe any copyright or any other rights of any third party of which the Participant is aware.
(9) By participating in this Challenge, each Participant grants to the NIH an irrevocable, paid-up, royalty-free nonexclusive worldwide license to reproduce, publish, post, link to, share, and display publicly the submission on the web or elsewhere, and a nonexclusive, nontransferable, irrevocable, paid-up license to practice, or have practiced for or on its behalf, the solution throughout the world. Each Participant will retain all other intellectual property rights in their submissions, as applicable. To participate in the Challenge, each Participant must warrant that there are no legal obstacles to providing the above-referenced nonexclusive licenses of the Participant’s rights to the federal government. To receive an award, Participants will not be required to transfer their intellectual property rights to NIH, but Participants must grant to the federal government the nonexclusive licenses recited herein.
(10) Each Participant agrees to follow all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and policies.
(11) Each Participant participating in this Challenge must comply with all terms and conditions of these rules, and participation in this Challenge constitutes each such Participant’s full and unconditional agreement to abide by these rules. Winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements herein.
(12) All participants under age 18 are required to submit a signed copy of the parent/legal guardian consent form, described under Submission Requirements below. If a participant under age 18 is an emancipated youth, the requirement for parent/legal guardian consent is waived. Emancipated youth (if less than 18years of age) should provide documentation of their status with their submission.(13) Submissions may be disqualified for plagiarism, falsification of any information submitted, use of copyrighted material without permission, inclusion of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in your art (see Submission Requirements for further information) with the exception of photographic images that depict individuals for whom written consent has been provided as part of the submission, and use of profanity, hate or violent images, or nudity. Entries may be screened, using a plagiarism software package, to validate originality of the work. NICHD are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, or misdirected entries, which will be disqualified.
(13) All participants under age 18 are required to submit a signed copy of the parent/legal guardian consent form. The form can be found here Challenge.gov. If a participant under age 18 is an emancipated youth, the requirement for parent/legal guardian consent is waived. Emancipated youth (if less than 18years of age) should provide documentation of their status).
(14) As a condition for winning a cash prize in this Challenge, each Participant that has been selected as a winner must complete and submit all requested winner verification and payment documents to NIH within 15 business days of formal notification. Failure to return all required verification documents by the date specified in the notification may be a basis for disqualification of a cash prize winning submission. Winners must sign and submit documentation giving NIH permission for the use of their likeness in conjunction with display and publication of their artwork.
(15) NICHD reserves the right to cancel, suspend, and/or modify the Challenge, or any part of it, for any reason, at NICHD's sole discretion
Basis Upon Which a Winner Will be Selected:
Artwork submissions will be judged on creativity, clarity, originality, quality, and representation of theme. A submission that has been determined to be less than original work, uses copyrighted material without permission, include Personally Identifiable Information (PII), or includes profanity, violent images, or nudity will not be referred to the judging panel.
Submissions will be evaluated in a tiered process:
1. All submissions will be pre-screened for eligibility with respect to compliance with the rules of the Challenge, including age of author, signed parent/legal guardian consent form for participants younger than 18, and representation of challenge theme.
2. An evaluation panel composed of Federal employees will evaluate eligible submissions based on the evaluation criteria identified below. Each submission will be assessed by a minimum of 2 evaluators and the average score will be the final score for the submission.
3. Finalists from each age group (16-18 and 19-25 years old) identified by the evaluation panel will be presented to the judging panel for selection of winners. The judges will identify up to 20 candidates for final consideration.
4. The judges will submit their selection of winners to the award approving official for a final decision on prize payments
Evaluation Criteria (50 points total):
- Creativity and Originality (maximum of 10 points): - Submission shows original thinking, novel vision relevant to the challenge theme and/or unique use of a medium. The artwork should be inspiring, interesting, and/or thought provoking.
- Effectively expresses a clear public health message (maximum of 15 points): Submission has a clear message regarding a way(s) to improve a health outcome or address health disparities OR highlights current practices/resiliencies within a minoritized community that are protective or positively affect health outcomes. Additionally, the work refrains from representing misleading or false ideas as true or endorse misinformation.
- Presents a new or rarely heard from perspective (maximum 10 points): Submission highlights the perspective from a group of people or about issues relevant to the challenge theme that is infrequently included in public health messaging.
- Quality (maximum of 10 points): Submission is well composed/designed (line, balance, color, perspective), uses innovative techniques, is well executed, and has general appeal.
- Artwork Description (5 points): The description narrative should convey a clear description of the community, the health disparity or adversity being depicted, and the submitter’s perspective on how people in the community manage adversity to promote resilience and positive health outcomes.
Registration Process:
Participants must first create an account on Challenge.gov. To submit an entry, use the search function to locate the Strive for Change: Drawing on Our Strengths Challenge. From the Challenge page, review the rules and apply for the challenge. Complete the information in the submission form and follow the instructions to upload your submission and required documents. Once your submission is completed you will receive an email confirming that your entry has been received. For detailed information on registration and the submission process, please see the Challenge.gov - Users' Guide and Frequently Asked Questions.
Submission Requirements:
This Challenge is open to individuals aged 16 –25 years old at the time of submission. Outreach to underrepresented groups in science, including African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, American Indians, Alaska Natives and people with disabilities will be emphasized. Submitting individuals should possess unique life experiences or backgrounds that will bring diverse and youthful perspective on health disparities. Artwork should emphasize community health assets, resources, and untapped capacities.
All participants under age 18 are required to submit a signed copy of the parent/legal guardian consent form. The form can be found here on the Resources page. If a participant under age 18 is an emancipated youth, the requirement for parent/legal guardian consent is waived. Emancipated youth (if less than 18years of age) should provide documentation of their status).
Participants are allowed to only submit one (1) piece of artwork. All submissions must include a title (50 characters or less) that provides the name of the artwork; a brief description (up to 500 characters) highlighting the main theme of the artwork; and a description that includes how the artwork reflects (a) their community, (b) the type(s) of health disparities depicted and/or faced, and (c) describes how their community manages adversity and promotes resilience and positive health outcomes. The title, brief description and description must be written in English. Narratives accompanying winning artwork may be edited prior to display or publication to comply with regulations that ensure accessibility.
Art submissions must meet the following requirements:
- Photos, graphics, original drawings, and paintings or other images are allowed.
- For photographic entries, persons depicted who are identifiable (e.g., shows their face or other distinctive features) must complete the NICHD Photo/Image Consent form (https://www.nichd.nih.gov/photo-consent).
- Artwork may be produced using any medium, including by computer program, but the art will ultimately be printed on an 8 ½″ by 11″ piece of paper and/or digitally represented as an image file.
- Artwork must be submitted as a PDF, JPEG, or PNG file and must be at least 300 ppi.
- Files must be no larger than 10 MB.
- Artwork must not use HHS, NIH, or NICHD logos or any official seals and must not claim federal government endorsement.
- Video or audio recordings are not permitted.
- Submissions must be original art, developed for this challenge and cannot have been submitted elsewhere.
- Copyrighted materials are not allowed in any submission unless explicit written permission from the copyright holder is provided at time of challenge submission.
- Titles and descriptions must be submitted in English.
- If text in a language other than English is included in the artwork itself, an English translation of the text must be provided as a separate document. Submissions that do not follow these guidelines will be disqualified and removed from consideration.
When submitting an entry, please note: all files you upload must include your initials and the shortened title of the artwork (e.g., “MyArtworkTitle_XY”), which will also be used in the naming conventions of the files. So that your submission can be evaluated only on the content, please do not include any Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in your art. PII is information which can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's identity, such as your name, social security number, date, place of birth, emails, etc. For photographic entries, persons depicted who are identifiable (e.g., shows their face or other distinctive features) must complete the NICHD Photo/Image Consent form; NICHD considers identifiable photographic representation of individuals as PII requiring consent. Note, PII provided during the registration process will be linked to your image submission only if it is scored high enough to be forwarded to the judging panel and award approving officials.
All participants submitting entries must agree to the Terms and Conditions as outlined on Challenge.gov. Please review the Eligibility Rules and Registration and Submission Requirements and then check the “agree to terms & conditions” box while submitting an image on Challenge.gov .
To submit the artwork:
- All entries must be submitted through the Challenge.gov website. Follow the steps below:
- Read and agree to the Rules (see “Rules”)
- Sign up for a free account on Challenge.gov. Only a username and valid email address are required.
- Prepare and submit entry. Make sure to include the following information in the filenames for your artwork and parental consent files:
Step 1: Click the grey "Choose File" button to load a file from your computer. (Allowed file types: .pdf, .jpeg, or .png)
Step 2: Rename your file:
- Artwork File: Brief descriptive title of the artwork and submitter’s initials (e.g., “MyArtworkTitle_XY”)
- Parental Consent File: Parental consent form signed by a parent or guardian (for individuals under 18 years of age excluding emancipated youth) uploaded as a PDF with the following naming convention: parentalconsent_MyArtworkTitle_XY
- Emancipated youth (under 18 years of age): Documentation of status as an emancipated youth as a PDF with the following naming convention : “emancipatedyouth_MyArtworkTitle_XY”
Step 3: Click the blue "Attach" button to attach your file to the submission.
- Check the box “I accept the challenge terms and conditions.”
- Click on the “Submit” tab on the left-hand side for this challenge to upload your artwork and narrative entry.
