INCLUDE Voices: Research in Action Challenge
Limited submission
INCLUDE Voices: Research in Action Challenge supports the Down syndrome community in making accessible videos about research and its impact on daily life, helping others understand and take part in research.
Funder: NIH Challenges
Due Dates: October 5, 2026 (Submissions open) | December 18, 2026 (Submission deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $50,000 in total prizes; individual awards up to $10,000
Summary: A video prize competition inviting the Down syndrome community to make research accessible and show its impact on daily life.
Key Information: Each individual, team, or entity may submit one video of no more than three minutes.
Description
The National Institutes of Health’s INCLUDE Project runs this prize competition to bring Down syndrome research to life through short videos. It invites people with Down syndrome, families, caregivers, researchers, clinicians, students, advocacy organizations, and other community members to explain how research improves health, informs care, expands opportunity, and enhances quality of life. Videos should be accessible to people with Down syndrome, their families, and their loved ones.
Entries may explore research participation, discoveries put into practice, health across the lifespan, life transitions, women’s health, inclusive research teams, or partnerships between researchers and the community. The challenge aims to encourage informed participation in research and share knowledge shaped by community perspectives.
