Great research matters, and “how you tell its story is just as important,” says the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

The federal funding agency is sponsoring a contest called The Storytellers. It invites students to explain how their SSHRC-funded research or that of their professors can improve lives.

Students can submit a video, audio, text, or infographic, limited to three minutes or 300 words. The top 25 entries win $3,000 and the chance to compete at the 2019 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences in British Columbia in June. The top five contestants at the congress win a trip to the next SSHRC Impact Awards.

Students must be Canadian residents aged 19 or older and must be enrolled at the school where the research is taking place. The deadline to enter is Jan. 15. Go here to learn more about the contest and submit an entry.