Because science saves lives, and that’s something worth celebrating. Join us in building a culture of gratitude for science.
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A few centuries ago, a child born with a cleft lip might not survive infancy.
Today, Andrianna sings opera.
She was born with a bilateral cleft lip and alveolus, received specialized modern treatment, and is now headed to a top conservatory as a ScienceSaves scholarship winner.
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May 29
When Jade was a baby, doctors detected a heart murmur and used scientific tools to understand what was happening before it became something worse.
Today she's a high school senior sharing her story.
Watch the other 2026 winning videos:
sciencesaves.org/scholarship…
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May 28
Ava calls her seizures "breakdancing."
In our 2026 winning scholarship video, Elyssa shares how research helped make treatments for her cousin's epilepsy why that matters beyond the lab.
Sometimes science looks like a breakthrough.
Sometimes it's a kid getting to be a kid.
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May 27
How has science helped you?
Hundreds of students answered that question for this year's ScienceSaves Video Scholarship Contest.
Meet the 2026 winners and the stories behind them.
Watch: sciencesaves.org/scholarship…
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May 21
A PET scan helped doctors find her father’s lymphoma fast. That meant answers, a plan, and more time.
Science matters most when it stops being theoretical.
Watch this year’s finalist videos and vote for the People’s Choice winner tonight:
ScienceSaves.org/Vote
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May 21
"Radiation didn’t just save my mom’s life. It saved mine too, because I still have her.”
That’s an entire argument for science in two sentences.
Vote for the ScienceSaves People’s Choice winner before voting closes TONIGHT at 11:59pm PT:
ScienceSaves.org/Vote
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May 21
A baby born in 1899 was put in a shoebox because survival seemed unlikely. A century later, blue light therapy saved another baby in the same family.
Scientific progress can be as simple as getting to grow up.
Vote for the People’s Choice finalist:
ScienceSaves.org/Vote
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May 20
One of our People’s Choice finalists shares how modern depression treatment helped change the course of their life.
Science doesn’t always save lives dramatically. Sometimes it helps someone stay long enough to imagine a future.
Vote: ScienceSaves.org/Vote
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May 19
This finalist shares how treatments for GAD helped both of her parents and may one day help her too.
Science doesn’t always saves lives loudly. Sometimes it's quiet, helping people feel okay enough to live them.
Vote for the People’s Choice winner:
ScienceSaves.org/Vote
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May 18
A burst appendix once meant you probably weren’t coming home.
2026’s ScienceSaves People’s Choice finalist shares how modern surgery antibiotics changed that outcome and saved his life.
Watch the video vote for the winner:
ScienceSaves.org/Vote
Voting closes Thursday.
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May 15
Hundreds of student submissions, only one People’s Choice winner.
These videos tell real stories about how science changes lives, from cancer treatment to mental health care to emergency medicine.
Watch the finalists vote:
ScienceSaves.org/Vote
Voting closes May 21.
ALT Graphic reading “ScienceSaves People’s Choice Finalists” on a black background. Six finalist video thumbnails are displayed in two rows with rounded arch frames in alternating green and blue. The finalists are labeled: “Lymphoma,” “Anxiety,” “Appendicitis,” “Breast Cancer,” “Depression,” and “Bilirubin.” At the bottom, white text reads: “Vote for the ScienceSaves People’s Choice Award: ScienceSaves.org/Vote.”
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May 13
Hundreds of students submitted videos about how science changed their lives or someone they love.
Thank you to everyone who trusted us with their story this year. Some of these are going to stay with us for a long time.
People’s Choice finalists announced soon.
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May 12
This is your “screw it, I’m submitting” sign.
A few hours left:
ScienceSaves.org/Scholarship
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May 11
Clock’s ticking.
ScienceSaves Video Scholarship deadline ends tonight:
ScienceSaves.org/Scholarship
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Still one of our favorite ScienceSaves submissions.
A few family videos, some text, and a whole life shaped by science.
3 days left to enter the ScienceSaves Video Scholarship Contest:
ScienceSaves.org/Scholarship
$10,000.
20–30 second video.
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That’s the thing about scientific progress. A treatment exists long enough and it starts feeling normal instead of miraculous.
3 days left to enter the ScienceSaves Video Scholarship Contest:
ScienceSaves.org/Scholarship
20–30 seconds. $10,000 top prize.
Deadline: May 11.
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2023's ScienceSaves scholarship winner shared how his research led to a low-cost prosthetic arm now being piloted in Ukraine.
This contest is for real stories about science changing lives:
ScienceSaves.org/Scholarship
4 days left.
20–30 seconds.
$10K scholarship.
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“Science saved my gay friends.”
Antiviral HIV treatments changed millions of lives. PrEP helped prevent countless infections before they could happen.
One of the clearest examples of what scientific progress actually means is people getting to keep living their lives.
ALT A dark, minimalist graphic featuring the quote: “Science saved my gay friends.” Smaller text below explains how antiviral HIV treatments and PrEP transformed and protected millions of lives. One line — “allowed those infected with HIV to live normal lives” — is subtly highlighted for emphasis. The background is archival-style texture of AIDS patients, creating a reflective and serious tone.
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You do NOT need a perfect video to enter the ScienceSaves scholarship contest.
You need:
• a real story
• a phone camera
• like 30 seconds
That’s genuinely it.
6 days left:
ScienceSaves.org/Scholarship
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7 days left.
30 seconds.
If you're a high school senior, don't overthink this.
Just a real story about how science changed something:
ScienceSaves.org/Scholarship
#VideoContest #Scholarship
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