Barnhart/Eicher Scholarship

Award Amount:

$1,000 first prize

$500 second prize

Scholarship will be paid directly to the student.

Deadline: August 15, 2025

Qualifications: Any child 5 years through 12th grade who is a United States citizen.

This is a project expected to be shared between a parent and their child at an age-appropriate level.

Any entry may be published through the website gotaheart.org, shared through social media, and may appear on national television, radio, and other avenues. Parent must be willing to sign a media release.

Entries will be ranked according to creativity, emotional appeal, factual accuracy, editing, and final product.

Each student will present a video that may be :15 second, :30 second, :60 second, OR 2-minute in length with a child voice-over of EITHER:

1) images and video of living, moving children prior to birth to depict the humanity and development of a child prior to birth, OR

2) inviting images and video of resources available to expectant mothers.

Extra consideration will be given for those students who refer to a child in human terms such as "he/she", "daughter/son", etc. AND showing empathy:

1) for the child in the womb, OR

2) for both the child and mother when showing resources available to help them both.

Students may use any words from the gotaheart.org website, but must obtain permission from the original sources for any photos and video.

Students are welcome to contact the Co-Proponents through the website with any questions.

Limit two entries per student.

Suggested resources:

website: gotaheart.org

Video: "In the Womb," National Geographic, 2005.

3D and 4D independent sonographers, pregnancy care centers, and modern adoption agencies.