Beauty + Health: Youth Graphic Medicine Challenge
Develop comics to help reduce health risks and pressure to meet society’s beauty standards.
Apply if you are a teen or young adult (ages 13–25) and want to develop original comics about ways to reduce health risks from certain beauty products and from pressure to meet society’s beauty standards. Your submission can help raise awareness and inform future research on how to reduce health risks linked to beauty standards.
| Key information | |
|---|---|
| Sponsoring agency | National Institute of Health (NIH) Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) |
| Start date | |
| End date | 4/2/2026 11:59 ET |
| Challenge type | Creative (multimedia and design) |
| Prizes | Total cash prizes: $27,000 |
| Contact | ODP-GraphMedChalleng@nih.gov |
Apply for the Beauty + Health: Youth Graphic Medicine Challenge
LAST UPDATED: February 5, 2026
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