Calling 5th through 12th grade students!

Enter the “Celebrate the Mouse Video Essay Contest” and share your knowledge about how
mice have helped advance major medical discoveries.

Eligible contestants will have the opportunity to earn CASH AWARDS by creatively producing a
video essay to show how mice in research have helped the lives of people and/or animals.

The Challenge: Create an original video essay explaining how you, a family member, friend, or
pet have benefited from medical discoveries made possible thanks to work conducted with
mice in biomedical research.

Click here for Official Rules and how to enter.

Contest begins September 1, 2018. Entries must be received by January 31, 2019 .
This contest is open to all legal residents of the United States or District of Columbia who are registered
students in grades 5 – 8 or grades 9 ‐12. Every student is eligible: public, parochial,
private/independent, home‐school. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER CONTEST.

Check out last year's 1st place winning video, which also won the "Fan Favorite" award!  Also, check out the 2017 2nd place winning video!

Questions: Email foundation@aalas.org




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A 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, the AALAS Foundation is an advocate for laboratory animal science and research. The future of the profession and biomedical science depends on promoting the benefits of biomedical research through public outreach and ensuring that high-quality training and education programs and materials are available for those working in the profession of laboratory animal science.