This is for junior and senior division (11-14 and 15-18) students worldwide. The theme for this ocean awareness contest is Your Story, Our Ocean (see guidelines) for this cycle. There are various categories: Visual Art (handcrafted and digital); Poetry & Spoken Word; Creative Writing; Film; Performing Arts: Music & Dance; and Interactive & Multimedia. Please also see their various special awards, including (but not limited to) the We All Rise Prize – five prizes of $500 each, in each category - for youth in the U.S. who self-identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or Latine.
Value: Awards ranging from $1,000 to $100 in each category; various special prizes (see here)
Deadline: 8 June 2026
Open for: Students ages 11-18
Details here.

Deadline: June 8th, 2026