Grand Prize Winners
You can view the Grand Prize winners from each year of C-SPAN's StudentCam documentary competition below.
2024 StudentCam Grand Prize Winner - Innocents Held Hostage - Navigating Past and Future Conflicts with Iran - Nate Colman and Jonah Rothlein (Weston, CT) - Trim.mp42024
"Innocents Held Hostage: Navigating Past and Future Conflicts with Iran"
Laws, Policies, and Actions Related to Conflicts with Iran
Nate Colman & Jonah Rothlein
Weston, CT
Optimum
2023 StudentCam Grand Prize Winner - Where’s My Data - Data Privacy and its Real World Impact - Parim Shah and Nimay Sharma (Germantown, MD) - Trim.mp42023
"Where's My Data? Data Privacy and its Real World Impact"
Data Privacy
Parim Shah & Nimay Sharma
Germantown, MD
Comcast
2022 StudentCam Grand Prize Winner - What Happened to Gibson Grove - Dermott Foley and Tyler Foley (Silver Spring, MD) - Trim.mp42022
"What Happened to Gibson Grove?"
Federal Highway Act of 1956 and Racial Injustice
Dermott Foley & Tyler Foley
Silver Spring, MD
Comcast
2021 StudentCam Grand Prize Winner - Trust Fall - Theodore Poulin (Williamsville, NY) - Trim.mp42021
"Trust Fall"
Political Division and Lack of Trust in Government
Theodore Poulin
Williamsville, NY
Spectrum
2020 StudentCam Grand Prize Winner - Cmd-Delete Technology’s Damaging Effect on Democracy - Jason Lin, Sara Yen, and Amar Karoshi (San Jose, CA) - Trim.mp42020
"Cmd-Delete: Technology's Damaging Effect on Democracy in 2020"
Data Privacy
Jason Lin, Sara Yen & Amar Karoshi
San Jose, CA
Comcast
2019 StudentCam Grand Prize Winner - What It Means to Be American - Mason Daugherty and Eli Scott (McKinney, TX) - Trim.mp42019
"What it means to be American - Citizen accountability in Government"
Government Accountability
Mason Daugherty & Eli Scott
McKinney, TX
Spectrum
2018 StudentCam Grand Prize Winner - Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Vote - Adam Koch and Tyler Cooney (Grimes, IA) - Trim.mp42018
"Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Vote"
26th Amendment and Voting Rights
Adam Koch and Tyler Cooney
Grimes, IA
Mediacom
2017 StudentCam Grand Prize Winner - The Tempest Tossed - Mia and Ava Lazar (Blacksburg, VA) - Trim.mp42017
"The Tempest-Tossed"
Refugees and Asylum
Mia and Ava Lazar
Blacksburg, VA
Comcast
2016 StudentCam Grand Prize Winner - Up to Our Necks - Olivia Hurd (Jenks, OK) - Trim.mp42016
"Up to Our Necks"
Federal Debt
Olivia Hurd
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications
2015 StudentCam Grand Prize Winner - The Artificial Wage - Anna Gilligan, Katie Demos, and Michael Lozovoy (Lexington, KY) - Trim - Trim.mp42015
"The Artificial Wage"
Minimum Wage
Anna Gilligan, Katie Demos & Michael Lozovoy
Lexington, KY
Time Warner Cable
2014 StudentCam Grand Prize Winner - Earth First, Fracking Second - Emma Larson, Michaela Capps, and Sarah Highduccheck (Long Beach, CA) - Trim.mp42014
"Earth First, Fracking Second"
Fracking and Domestic Energy Production
Emma Larson, Michaela Capps, and Sarah Highducheck
Long Beach, CA
Charter Communications (now Spectrum)
2013 StudentCam Grand Prize Winner - Unemployment in America - Josh Stokes (Madison, CT) - Trim.mp42013
"Unemployment in America"
Unemployment
Josh Stokes
Madison, CT
Comcast
2012 StudentCam Grand Prize Winner - The Constitution and the Camps - Due Process and the Japanese-American Internment - Matthew Shimura (Honolulu, HI) - Trim.mp42012
"The Constitution and the Camps: Due Process and the Japanese-American Internment"
Due Process and Internment
Matthew Shimura
Honolulu, HI
Oceanic Time Warner Cable
2011 StudentCam Grand Prize Winner - The Great Compromise - Carl Colglazier (Cary, NC) - Trim.mp42011
"The Great Compromise"
Political Division and Compromise
Carl Colglazier
Cary, NC
Time Warner Cable
2010 StudentCam Grand Prize Winner - I’ve Got the Power - Madison Richards, Samantha Noll, and Lauren Nixon (Racine, WI) - Trim.mp42010
"I've Got The Power"
Nuclear Power
Madison Richards, Samantha Noll, & Lauren Nixon
Racine, WI
Time Warner Cable
2009 StudentCam Grand Prize Winner - Cancer, It's Personal - Sawyer Bowman (Davidson, NC) - Trim.mp42009
"Cancer: It's Personal"
Cancer Research Funding
Sawyer Bowman
Davidson, NC
MI-Connection
2008 StudentCam Grand Prize Winner - Leaving Religion at the Door - Scott Mitchell and Nick Poss (Jenks, OK) - Trim.mp42008
"Leaving Religion at the Door"
Religion and Politics
Scott Mitchell & Nick Poss
Jenks, OK
Cox Communications
2007 StudentCam Grand Prize Winner - Jupiter or Bust - The El Sol Solution - Zach Chastain and Bryan Clink (Jupiter, FL) - Trim.mp42007
"Jupiter or Bust - The El Sol Solution"
Immigration Policy
Zach Chastain & Bryan Clink
Jupiter, FL
Comcast
2006 StudentCam Grand Prize Winner - Anywhere, USA - Dustin Gillard and Anthony Hernandez (Austin, MN) - Trim.mp42006
"Anywhere, USA"
Immigration Policy
Dustin Gillard & Anthony Hernandez
Austin, MN
Charter Communications (now Spectrum)
2004 CampaignCam Grand Prize Winner - An American Dream - Nicco Quiñones (Park City, UT) - Trim.mp42004
"An American Dream"
Immigration Policy
Nicco Quinones
Park City, UT
Comcast