The State Contest will be held in-person at The University of Missouri-Columbia campus in Columbia, MO on April 27, 2024
All participants must attend in person with their projects and will be interviewed by judges in the preliminary round
State Contest registration opens March 2 and closes March 27
All participating students and their teachers must register and read all the homepage instructions at: mo.nhd.org
Only register once you have been advanced from the regional contest. Please use the same registration login credentials from your regional contest.
Please scroll down to the bottom of this page to view the student interview schedule and information about the contest. It is the student's responsibility to bring their project and (several copies of their) project paperwork to the contest for judges, and to arrive on time for their interviews. Interview times cannot be changed at this time. Thank you for your understanding.
Scroll down to view the contest schedule and MU Campus/Columbia info sheet
Project Submission Guidelines Documentaries:
Complete online registration byMarch 27, 2024
Submit $25 fee per student
Upload link to documentary video (please ensure that these links are shareable) to registration account byMarch 27, 2024
This shareable documentary linkdoes notneed to be a finalized version of your documentary. It is meant to serve as a backup copy of your documentary.
Upload a single PDF of yourWritten Materials(title page, process paper, and annotated bibliography) to registration account byMarch 27, 2024
Bring copy of documentary to state contest (Make sure your video is ready to be played at state contest--have your video link ready)
Bring AT LEAST FOUR (4) copies of your process papers and annotated bibliographies with you to the state contest
Please Note:Only one student in a Group Project needs to submit the project PDF and URL, but all group members must register!
Papers:
Complete online registration byMarch 27, 2024
Submit $25 fee per student
Upload a single PDF of yourPaper(title page, process paper, paper, and annotated bibliography) to registration account byMarch 27, 2024 (please ensure that any links/files are shareable)
You will no longer be able to make edits after submission
Bring AT LEAST FOUR (4) copies of your papers (including title page, process paper, paper, and annotated bibliographies) with you to the state contest
Websites:
Complete online registration byMarch 27, 2024
Submit $25 fee per student
Upload link to website to registration account byMarch 27, 2024
Websites will lock when registration closes and you will no longer be able to make edits
Process papers and annotated bibliographies must be on website & you must bring AT LEAST FOUR (4) copies of each with you to the state contest
Please Note:Only one student in a Group Project needs to submit the project website link, but all group members must register!
Exhibits:
Complete online registration byMarch 27, 2024
Submit $25 fee per student
Bring exhibit to state contest (all exhibits must be three-dimensional and must be able to sit atop a table)
Bring AT LEAST FOUR (4) copies of your process papers and annotated bibliographies with you to the state contest
All members of group exhibits must register!
Performances:
Complete online registration byMarch 27, 2024
Submit $25 fee per student
All performances must be performed live
Bring any performance props you need to state contest
Bring AT LEAST FOUR (4) copies of your process papers and annotated bibliographies with you to the state contest