Slingshot Challenge is supported by the National Geographic Society and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation.
The Slingshot Challenge is a global community for youth with a passion for protecting our planet. Slingshot is powered by the belief that no problem is unsolvable and that great ideas come from ALL places. That’s why we’re asking our community of 13–18-year-olds to rise to the challenge and submit a 1-minute video describing your idea for solving an environmental issue for a chance to receive up to $10,000 in funding.
Slingshot Challenge Opens September 9th, 2026
Slingshot Challenge Closes February 5th, 2027
Sign up for the challenge at Home | Videos for Change
The Walter Anderson Museum of Art is an official Slingshot Challenge collaborator with the National Geographic Society. This is our 4th year as a collaborator and it's our mission to aid Mississippi students in taking on this project!
WAMA can help through museum visits, hands-on filmmaking workshops, virtual classroom visits, and place-based resources to inspire localized environmental action.
Individuals, classes, school clubs, or afterschool groups can participate, as long as an adult registers. *Youth participants must be 13-18 years of age.*
All participants and groups that submit will have the opportunity to be showcased at WAMA's Fisheye Film Festival presented by Blossman Gas, debuted in June 2026!
Check out some of the short documentaries, and student submissions made last year covering what we did through the slingshot challenge.
Artist-naturalist Walter Anderson devoted his life to investigating and interpreting the geography and biodiversity of his Southern landscapes. His artworks and ideas connect to socio-environmental issues such as natural disaster and climate science, deforestation, estuarine resilience, and the harmful effects of pesticides like DDT on bird populations.
CONTACT JAMES@WALTERANDERSONMUSEUM.ORG TO LEARN ABOUT TAILORED SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS & CLASSROOMS.
SLINGSHOT MISSISSIPPI partners past and present include:
BAYOU VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
OUR LADY ACADEMY
MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
STEWPOT
TAKE ACTION DESIGN
A.J. WILLIAMS MEDIA
DEAD LEAF PRODUCTIONS
CALEB MORRIS
FREEDOM PROJECT NETWORK
MSU RESEARCH EXTENSION CENTER
MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF ART
MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES
SOUTHERN DOCUMENTARY PROJECT AT THE UNIV. OF MISSISSIPPI
INSTITUTE FOR SOUTHERN STORYTELLING AT MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE
