The C-SPAN StudentCam Competition is an annual national video documentary competition organized by C-SPAN and its cable and satellite television partners, challenging middle and high school students to produce short documentaries on a specified theme. The competition, which has been running for over two decades, aims to encourage critical thinking about issues affecting communities and the nation. Students are required to create 5- to 6-minute documentaries that incorporate C-SPAN video clips, with a total of $100,000 in cash prizes awarded annually to student filmmakers and their teacher advisors. Grand, first, and second prize-winning documentaries are typically aired on C-SPAN networks.