Cato on Campus YouTube Contest

Description:

We are pleased to announce the Cato on Campus YouTube Contest. The purpose of this contest is to encourage students to combine creativity with new technology to develop short videos that promote liberty and identify libertarian students with the passion and skills to take the message of liberty into the 21st century. Each month, Cato on Campus will highlight the best YouTube video submitted by a student that deals with liberty. If your video is featured on Cato on Campus, you will automatically receive a free Cato book. As well, the creator of the YouTube Video of the Year, selected in April, will receive a full scholarship to the 2009 Cato University at Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego, CA (which covers room, board and tuition).

Award:

1st Place: Full Scholarship to the 2009 Cato University

YouTube Video of the Month: Free Cato Book

Who May Enter:

Any active student in a high school, college or university student may enter. There are no geographical restrictions.

Entry Guidelines:

1. Videos may be either about liberty in general or may address a particular issue affecting liberty.
2. Videos should be between 1:00 and 6:00 minutes in length.
3. Videos should be posted on YouTube.
4. Videos do not need to reference Cato.
5. Videos must be the original work of the submitting student.

How to Enter:

1. Create a short video clip about liberty.
2. Post the video clip on YouTube.
3. Email studentcontests@cato.org with the subject "Cato on Campus YouTube Contest Entry" and the following information:
   1. Your Name
   2. Your School
   3. Your Year
   4. Your School Email
   5. Title of the video
   6. A 1-5 sentence description of the video
   7. Link to the video

Application Deadline: Last day of each month

While the deadline for the Op-Ed of the month will be the last day of each month, we will gladly post multiple videos of the month if you send us a high-quality video before the end of the month.

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