• Free contest for students age 11 or older.

• Inspires students around the world to learn about environmental issues though art and creative communication.

• Students can participate either individually or as a group of any size.

• Can submit one entry per category.

• The entry period is from September until June of following year.

• The 2025 Ocean Awareness Contest theme "Connections to Nature: Looking Inside, Going Outside" encourages you to explore the natural world and your place in it. We invite you to think about your unique connection to nature and how being outside makes you feel. There are so many different ways that you can connect to nature, whether that’s exploring the history of the land you live on, volunteering in the fight against climate change, or taking a restorative walk in your local park. Go through the sub-themes and explore the topics that resonate with you. Share your relationship with the natural world through art, writing, performance, film, or multimedia. What is your connection to nature?

Useful Links:

• Contest Overview

• How To Enter

• Frequently Asked Questions

• Contest Resources

Submission Deadline: June 9, 2025

• Free writing contest for Grades K - 6 held by National Youth Foundation.

• Students can participate either individually or in teams of up to 10 members.

• The entry theme is Anti-Bullying.

• Refer details: Student Book Scholars Contest.

Submission Deadline: July 15, 2025

• Free poetry and art contest for Grades K - 6 held by National Youth Foundation.

• The entry theme is "Why Black Lives Matter".

• One poetry and one art entry per person.

• Refer details: I Matter Poetry and Art Contest.

Submission Deadline: July 23, 2025