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We searched the web to find some of the biggest student contests with media, creative or technical focus.

2007 Extreme Redesign: The Ultimate 3D Printing Challenge
Organized by: Dimension Printing
Who can enter: high school and college students
Categories: Engineering, Art&Architecture
Deadline: December 31, 2007
Prizes (total): over $10K in cash prizes

C-Span StudentCam 2008
Organized by: C-Span Education Foundation
Who can enter: middle and high school students
Categories: Video Documentary
Deadline: December 31, 2007
Prizes (total): over $10K in cash prizes

2008 iDidaPodCast Contest
Organized by: Alaska Society for Technology in Education (ASTE)
Who can enter: no age limits or age categories
Categories: Public Service Announcement and Storytelling
Deadline: February 8, 2008
Prizes: to be announced

ThinkQuest International 2008 Website Competition
Organized by: ThinkQuest, sponsored by Oracle
Who can enter: students ages 9-19
Categories: Website creation; separate age divisions
Deadline: April 2, 2008
Prizes: laptop computers, cash for schools

2008 Adobe Design Achievement Awards
Organized by: Adobe
Who can enter: full-time higher education students from select countries
Categories: 12 categories within 3 areas: Interactive media, Video and motion, and Traditional media
Deadline: May 2, 2008
Prizes (total): over $60K in cash prizes

SpaceTime Student Competition
Organized by: ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee
Who can enter: primary, secondary, college, and university students
Categories: Print, Linear animation, and Interactive works; separate age divisions
Deadline: May 15, 2008
Prizes: winning work will be included in traveling exhibit

Imagine Cup 2008: Imagine a world where technology enables a sustainable environment
Organized by: Microsoft
Who can enter: students ages 16 and above
Categories: 9, including Software Design, Interface Design, Photography, Game Development, Algorithm
Deadline: varies by category
Prizes (total): $30K in cash prizes