Create Real Impact Scholarship

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligible Countries: Applications are open only the United States
• Acceptable Course or Subjects: The award will available for any study program
• Admissible Criteria: To be eligible for the Create Real Impact Scholarship, the applicants must meet all the following:
• Grants are open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia or DACA recipients
• Must be between the ages of 14 and 22 years
• Entrants must enrol as full-time students in an accredited educational institution (secondary [middle/high] school, trade school, college, or university).
• Residency, age and current enrollment at an accredited educational institution will be verified and subject to the final decision of eligibility by Impact Teen Drivers.
• All applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations apply – Void where prohibited.

Offered Benefits

• Four (4) Grand Prize Individual Educational Grants of $1500 may be awarded. One per category (video, music, art and creative writing)
• Four (4) Top Online Vote Getter Educational Grants of $500 may be awarded. One (1) per category (video, music, art and creative writing) to the entrant with the most online votes in each category.

Special Awards

• One (1) $1500 Spanish Language Winner Educational Grant will be awarded to one Spanish language entry in the category art or video.
• One (1) Sports Team Grant of $1500 (chosen from video category; open to middle school and high school sports teams only)
• Three (3) Top School Awards of $1000 to the top three high schools with the most entries (a minimum of 25 entries, regardless of category).

Application Process

Create Real Impact available twice a year, in the spring and the fall, so save your creative ideas for an entry in the contest.

To Apply: Applicants can apply for one of any given categories. Information how to register & upload your entry is available in the “How to Enter” section of the website.

• Art Entry: Your artwork entry must be a poster, an infographic, or a brochure.
• Video Entry: Be original work – 60 seconds in length or shorter and uploaded to YouTube tagged with Impact Teen Drivers. Include appropriate cast and crew credits and any back-story of the piece in the description.
• Music Entry: Be original work – 90 seconds in length or shorter and uploaded directly on the Create Real Impact website. Include lyrics for the song, any credits, and any back-story of the piece in the description.
• Creative Writing Entry: Any writing is accepted if the focus is on ‘solutions’ or ‘strategies’ to the deadly epidemic of reckless and distracted driving.

Note: Create an original work showcasing your idea for a SOLUTION or STRATEGY to fix the genuine problem of reckless and distracted driving.