2024 International Incheon City Seo-gu Youth Center Competition

We invite you to participate in the 2024 International Incheon City Seo-gu Youth Center Competition.

We strive for greater interest and participation in social challenges from students around the world through our competition.

The 2024 International Incheon City Seo-gu Youth Center Competition invites students to share their ideas and perspectives regarding social challenges they find vital to better social progress and well-being.

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2024 Competition Theme and Submission Categories

This year’s (2024) competition theme is “Social Challenges Facing My World and Community.”

The Competition has the following submission categories:

1) Visual Art

Visual Art submissions may include drawings, illustrations, and paintings (non-computer art). Only one piece of visual artwork should be submitted. Visual Art submissions can be in the following filetypes: JPG, PNG, PDF (please send high-resolution files for better viewing). AI-generated works are not accepted and will be automatically disqualified. All entries must be the students’ original work.

2) Essay

Essay submissions may persuasive or creative written works. Only one essay of any length should be submitted. Essays can be in any language, but they must also include the English translation if the original essay is in a non-English language. Essay submissions should be in the following filetypes: WORD, PDF. AI-generated works are not accepted and will be automatically disqualified. All entries must be the students’ original work.

Eligibility

The 2024 International Incheon City Seo-gu Youth Center Competition is open to any students in primary, middle, and high school as well as college. Students may enter as individuals or teams. This is an international competition, and students residing anywhere in the world are eligible to enter.

Awards

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The following awards are given for each category in each division:

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1) Primary Students

1st Place (Visual Art, Individual)

2nd Place (Visual Art, Individual)

3rd Place (Visual Art, Individual)

​Distinguished Idea Honor (Visual Art, Individual)

Distinguished Creativity Honor (Visual Art, Individual)

Exceptional Skill Honor (Visual Art, Individual)

1st Place (Essay, Individual)

2nd Place (Essay, Individual)

3rd Place (Essay, Individual)

Distinguished Idea Honor (Essay, Individual)

Distinguished Creativity Honor (Essay, Individual)

Exceptional Skill Honor (Essay, Individual)

1st Place (Visual Art, Team)

2nd Place (Visual Art, Team)

3rd Place (Visual Art, Team)

​Distinguished Idea Honor (Visual Art, Team)

Distinguished Creativity Honor (Visual Art, Team)

Exceptional Skill Honor (Visual Art, Team)

1st Place (Essay, Team)

2nd Place (Essay, Team)

3rd Place (Essay, Team)

Distinguished Idea Honor (Essay, Team)

Distinguished Creativity Honor (Essay, Team)

Exceptional Skill Honor (Essay, Team)

2) Middle School Students

1st Place (Visual Art, Individual)

2nd Place (Visual Art, Individual)

3rd Place (Visual Art, Individual)

​Distinguished Idea Honor (Visual Art, Individual)

Distinguished Creativity Honor (Visual Art, Individual)

Exceptional Skill Honor (Visual Art, Individual)

1st Place (Essay, Individual)

2nd Place (Essay, Individual)

3rd Place (Essay, Individual)

Distinguished Idea Honor (Essay, Individual)

Distinguished Creativity Honor (Essay, Individual)

Exceptional Skill Honor (Essay, Individual)

1st Place (Visual Art, Team)

2nd Place (Visual Art, Team)

3rd Place (Visual Art, Team)

​Distinguished Idea Honor (Visual Art, Team)

Distinguished Creativity Honor (Visual Art, Team)

Exceptional Skill Honor (Visual Art, Team)

1st Place (Essay, Team)

2nd Place (Essay, Team)

3rd Place (Essay, Team)

Distinguished Idea Honor (Essay, Team)

Distinguished Creativity Honor (Essay, Team)

Exceptional Skill Honor (Essay, Team)

3) High School Students

1st Place (Visual Art, Individual)

2nd Place (Visual Art, Individual)

3rd Place (Visual Art, Individual)

​Distinguished Idea Honor (Visual Art, Individual)

Distinguished Creativity Honor (Visual Art, Individual)

Exceptional Skill Honor (Visual Art, Individual)

1st Place (Essay, Individual)

2nd Place (Essay, Individual)

3rd Place (Essay, Individual)

Distinguished Idea Honor (Essay, Individual)

Distinguished Creativity Honor (Essay, Individual)

Exceptional Skill Honor (Essay, Individual)

1st Place (Visual Art, Team)

2nd Place (Visual Art, Team)

3rd Place (Visual Art, Team)

​Distinguished Idea Honor (Visual Art, Team)

Distinguished Creativity Honor (Visual Art, Team)

Exceptional Skill Honor (Visual Art, Team)

1st Place (Essay, Team)

2nd Place (Essay, Team)

3rd Place (Essay, Team)

Distinguished Idea Honor (Essay, Team)

Distinguished Creativity Honor (Essay, Team)

Exceptional Skill Honor (Essay, Team)

4) College Students

1st Place (Visual Art, Individual)

2nd Place (Visual Art, Individual)

3rd Place (Visual Art, Individual)

​Distinguished Idea Honor (Visual Art, Individual)

Distinguished Creativity Honor (Visual Art, Individual)

Exceptional Skill Honor (Visual Art, Individual)

1st Place (Essay, Individual)

2nd Place (Essay, Individual)

3rd Place (Essay, Individual)

Distinguished Idea Honor (Essay, Individual)

Distinguished Creativity Honor (Essay, Individual)

Exceptional Skill Honor (Essay, Individual)

1st Place (Visual Art, Team)

2nd Place (Visual Art, Team)

3rd Place (Visual Art, Team)

​Distinguished Idea Honor (Visual Art, Team)

Distinguished Creativity Honor (Visual Art, Team)

Exceptional Skill Honor (Visual Art, Team)

1st Place (Essay, Team)

2nd Place (Essay, Team)

3rd Place (Essay, Team)

Distinguished Idea Honor (Essay, Team)

Distinguished Creativity Honor (Essay, Team)

Exceptional Skill Honor (Essay, Team)

*All participants will also receive a “Certification of Achievement” for their participation and submission.

*All awards and honors are in recognition of excellence in students’ competition submissions and do not entail any monetary awards. Therefore, all awards and honors will be in the form of electronic award/honor certificates that are sent to the winners by email.

Judging

Judging will be based on the submission’s message, idea, originality, and delivery.

The organizers of the 2024 International Incheon City Seo-gu Youth Center Competition promise to manage the competition fairly and ethically. All judging decisions are final. All winners will be notified by email. The Incheon City Seo-gu Youth Center reserves the right to use all submissions for its promotional purpose in any and all media. Winners are announced by the end of September 2024.

How to Apply

The competition submission deadline is September 30, 2024 (12 pm New York Time). No late submissions will be accepted.

There is no fee to enter the competition.

You should send your submission by email only (no physical mail will be accepted) to the following email address: koreaisyouthcenter@naver.com 

All primary and middle school students must have their parent or legal guardian complete/sign a Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Parent/Guardian Consent Form and include this form with their submission (click here to download this form).

All submissions should include the following information and materials:

1) Your contact information (your full legal name, the names of your city and country, your school name, your school grade level, your email address). For team submissions, this information must be provided for all team members.

2) The title (name) of your Visual Art of Essay submission

3) Your submission (the Visual Art or Essay submission should be attached to the email)

4) For primary and middle school students only, the completed/signed Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Parent/Guardian Consent Form (this form should be attached to the email). For team submissions, all primary/middle school student team members must provide this form for their parents/guardians.