2025 Alaska Radon Poster Contest

Overview

The Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS) is launching its fifth annual Alaska Radon Poster Contest! We invite all students ages 9-14 to submit their artwork for consideration in this year's contest. The full guide for poster topics and guidelines can be found on the Alaska Radon Poster Contest Entry Form. First place winner will receive a $100 gift card from Michael's, along with a gift card of equal value for their classroom. Second place receives a $75 gift card, and third place a $50 gift card. The deadline for submission is January 30, 2026, with winners to be announced in January during National Radon Awareness Month. Good luck!

Who: Students ages 9-14

Students may be enrolled in public, private, territorial, tribal, DoD, or home school, or part of a sponsored club like scouts or 4H.

Deadline Extended! January 30, 2026

The Alaska Radon Poster Contest serves to raise awareness of the harmful effects of elevated levels of indoor radon gas and promote testing and mitigation of indoor radon. By participating in this activity, students will learn about radon and how to reduce their risk of exposure.

The Alaska Radon Poster Contest is sponsored by the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS), UAF Cooperative Extension, American Lung Association in Alaska, and National Extension Healthy Homes Partnership, with support from the EPA's State Indoor Radon Grant to Alaska's Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Air Quality. This grant is implemented through a partnership of DGGS and UAF Cooperative Extension.

National Extension Healthy Homes Partnership

Prizes

1st Place*: $100 Michaels Gift card to the student AND $100 Michaels Gift card to the student's sponsoring classroom or organization
2nd Place: $75 Michaels Gift card
3rd Place: $50 Michaels Gift card
*The first place winner will also be entered in the National Radon Poster Contest

Images of posters submitted through this contest may be used by the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys and program partners for radon outreach and education.

Alaska Contest Guidelines

Poster topics should include (at least one)

What is radon?
Where does radon come from?
How does radon get into our homes?
Radon can cause lung cancer
Test your home for radon
Mitigating radon in your home

Poster Guidelines

Be original
No student names on the front of the poster
Alaska Artwork Entry Form must be included with the poster (see last page)
White paper - 8 1/2" x 11" or 11" x 17" size is preferred, but all submission sizes will be accepted (preferred size best for easier reproducibility)
Can be created with crayon, markers, paint (watercolor, tempera, and acrylic), collage, pencil, photographs, or computer graphics
Lettering and message should be large enough to reproduce well, with all pencil markings erased
Copyrighted characters, product logos, and trademarked or brand names cannot be used
One entry per student

Eligibility

Students age 9-14
Enrolled in a public, private, territorial, tribal, Department of Defense (DoD), or home school; or qualify through a sponsoring club, such as art, computer, reading or science clubs, scouting organizations, or 4-H clubs

Judging Criteria

Content accuracy on radon
Visual communication of topic
Reproducibility (larger letters, good contrast)
Originality
No grammatical and/or typographical errors

Deadline and Winners

Posters must be submitted by January 30, 2026. Winners will be announced February 13, 2026. First place winners will also be entered in the National Radon Poster Contest, organized and sponsored by the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors and American Lung Association, with support from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. We encourage all registrants to submit the National Entry Form with their Alaska poster entry.

Submission

Posters must be postmarked on or before January 30, 2026 and mailed to:

AK Radon Poster Contest
Attn: Paul Goodfellow
Alaska DNR Geologic Materials Center
3651 Penland Parkway
Anchorage, Alaska 99508

or emailed by 4:30 pm on January 30, 2026 to paul.goodfellow@alaska.gov

Please submit the Alaska Artwork Entry Form with your poster.
If you wish to be considered for the National Radon Poster Contest, please also submit the entry form for the National Radon Poster Contest.