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Inspiring Voices:
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Department of Civil Engineering
About the Competition
This year’s theme, "Level Up. Build Strong.," represents the opportunity to build a future where women are leaders and decision makers in the construction industry. To expand this celebration beyond construction, we are launching a video competition focused on “Women in Civil Engineering”.
This is an opportunity to showcase the contributions, leadership, resilience, and unique perspectives that women bring to the field. By participating, you contribute to a collective effort to amplify the voices of women in our industry, promote visibility, celebrate the strength and potential of women in civil engineering.
2026 Competition Theme:
"Level Up. Build Strong."
The Challenge:
To create a short, impactful one to two minute video that promotes and celebrates the role of Women in Civil Engineering in an engaging way. The video should deliver a strong message, that could resonate with the theme "Level Up. Build Strong.", or other relevant themes.
The Prize: Up to $2,000
Competition Criteria
Videos will be judged based on:
Creativity – How original and engaging is the video? While using AI does not disqualify the submissions, videos that rely heavily on AI generation without meaningful creative direction, editing, or personality will score poorly in this category. We're looking for your vision and effort, not default AI output.
Quality – Visual and audio quality (clear footage, good sound, polished editing)
Message and Impact – Does it leave a strong impression?
Important Dates
Competition Launch: March 6th, 2026
Submission Deadline: April 3rd, 2026 Sunday, April 5th, 2026 @ 11:59 pm
Announcement of Winners: April 9th, 2026 during the dinner and speaker event
Submission Requirements
Length: 1– 2 minutes (keep it concise, engaging, and high impact)
Format: Creative storytelling
Technical Specifications: MP4 format with 1080p resolution
Submission Requirements: Include a short 250-word description of your video
Participation and Prize Eligibility
Submissions may be individual or team-based.
Teams may include participants from UCalgary and/or outside the university.
Only participants who are eligible to receive a UCalgary scholarship at the time of submission are eligible for the monetary prize.
UCalgary participants may be undergraduate or graduate students from any program and year of study.
There is no maximum team size; however, each team may include no more than two Civil Engineering students (see guidelines for more details).
The complete rules and guidelines for the 2026 Inspiring Voices Video Competition can be found in the document below.
2026 Competition Rules and Guidelines
2026 Competition Rules and Guidelines.pdfAdjudication Panel
Meet the 2026 competition adjudication panel:
Dr. Bronwyn Chorlton
Civil Engineering
Dr. Seiran Heshami
Sustainable Systems Eng.
Thanks to our 2026 sponsor
2025 Winners
Theme: "Together We Rise"
13_My mom, My Motivation_Samit Shrestha.mp4My mom, my motivation
This video was selected for truly being a celebration of a role model woman in Civil Engineering.
Team: Samit Shrestha, Kapildev Aryal, and Nishesh Nepal
22a_From_Dreams_To_Design.mp4From Dreams to Design
This video was selected for its powerful message, diverse representation, and considering women’s experiences at many stages of their career.
Team: Augustine Ojumah, David Ebede, and Prince Ifem
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