Student Competitions
From time to time students are invited to submit work (a video, an essay, a presentation or other) to a awarding body as part of a competition. We have gathered information about upcoming competitions here of all kinds. Please check the entry requirements and deadlines carefully before uploading your submission.
Street Photography Contest 2025
Deadline 30 September 2025
Encyclopedia Britannica defines Street photography has “a genre that records everyday life in a public place.”
Photographers have been documenting their environment since the invention of photography. The image “View of the Boulevard du Temple” by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, shows a Parisian street in 1838. Later encouraged by improvements in the portability and quality of cameras many photographers decided to record urban life. Charles Nègre, Eugene Atget, Alfred Stieglitz, Andre Kertesz, Berenice Abbott, Henri Cartier Bresson, Brassaï, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Diane Arbus, Vivian Maier, Garry Winogrand, Lee Friedlander, William Eggleston… are amongst the many iconic photographers who captured changes in the fast-paced world of life in towns and cities.
Capturing the essence of the urban lifestyle is now both a popular form of art and an important medium of communicating the heart and soul of a society and its people.
Send us a cohesive body of work or portfolio – capturing the weird and wonderful moments unfolding around you! The subject is completely up to you. Any capture method or process, whether digital or analog, including monochromatic toning, is welcome.
Photographers have been documenting their environment since the invention of photography. The image “View of the Boulevard du Temple” by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, shows a Parisian street in 1838. Later encouraged by improvements in the portability and quality of cameras many photographers decided to record urban life. Charles Nègre, Eugene Atget, Alfred Stieglitz, Andre Kertesz, Berenice Abbott, Henri Cartier Bresson, Brassaï, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Diane Arbus, Vivian Maier, Garry Winogrand, Lee Friedlander, William Eggleston… are amongst the many iconic photographers who captured changes in the fast-paced world of life in towns and cities.
Capturing the essence of the urban lifestyle is now both a popular form of art and an important medium of communicating the heart and soul of a society and its people.
Send us a cohesive body of work or portfolio – capturing the weird and wonderful moments unfolding around you! The subject is completely up to you. Any capture method or process, whether digital or analog, including monochromatic toning, is welcome.
Global Sustainability Challenge
Deadline Phase 1-Ignite: 3 November 2025
Deadline Phase 2-Build: Early February 2026
Deadline Phase 3-Shine: April 2026
An annual global challenge where students design, implement, and showcase real-world sustainability solutions—supported by a Stanford-led collective of leading educational institutions and experts worldwide.
The challenge began with a question: What might happen if we connected the energy already building on campuses around the world? In classrooms and labs, students were already building and testing solutions to local issues, using their campus as a living lab.
This shared momentum sparked something bigger — a global platform for students to take their ideas further. The Global Sustainability Challenge offers structure, visibility, and support to turn local action into collaborative progress. It’s not just about solving problems. It’s about shaping how the next generation learns to respond.
The challenge began with a question: What might happen if we connected the energy already building on campuses around the world? In classrooms and labs, students were already building and testing solutions to local issues, using their campus as a living lab.
This shared momentum sparked something bigger — a global platform for students to take their ideas further. The Global Sustainability Challenge offers structure, visibility, and support to turn local action into collaborative progress. It’s not just about solving problems. It’s about shaping how the next generation learns to respond.