Deadline: February 2, 2025
Applications are open for the World Wildlife Day International Youth Art Contest 2025. Wild animals and plants are a vital part of the intricate web of life, sustaining ecosystems and natural processes that we depend on to survive and thrive. Through the transformational power of art, contestants will raise awareness for wildlife conservation and share the benefits we receive from wild plants and animals.
This year’s World Wildlife Day is celebrated under the theme of “Wildlife Conservation Finance: Investing in People and Planet” and aims to highlight the need to invest in wildlife through innovative financing solutions that recognize the critical role of wildlife to support our economies and well-being.
The International Youth Art contest is held in partnership with the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Prizes
- All entrants will receive a certificate of participation upon uploading their submission.
- The Grand Prize Winner, the Finalists, and the Best of Age Group Winners will all receive a certificate noting their placement in the Contest (“Prize”).
- The Grand Prize Winners may be invited to participate virtually (live or pre-recorded) to be recognized at the official World Wildlife Day celebration on March 3, 2025 (“Grand Prizes”).
Eligibility
- Open to any individual aged 4 to 18 years as of the date of entry into the Contest. For entrants who have not reached the age of 18 (a “Minor Entrant”), a parent or legal guardian must complete the online Entry Form and agree to these Rules and other Contest terms on behalf of the Minor Entrant.
- Trustees, board members, employees, interns, or partners of IFAW (including its affiliates and subsidiaries), CITES, or UNDP, and their immediate family (spouse, parent, child, sibling, and their respective spouses), and household members are not eligible to enter the Contest.
- IFAW, CITES, and UNDP reserve the right to reject any entry if, in their sole discretion, the laws of an applicable jurisdiction, including but not limited to the entrant’s jurisdiction of residence at the time of entry, would prohibit or limit IFAW, CITES, or UNDP from proceeding with this Contest as intended or the consideration or awarding of any prize would impose additional administrative, tax, operational, financial or legal burdens on IFAW, CITES, or UNDP.
- Individuals residing in any “Excluded Jurisdiction” are ineligible to enter the Contest.
Application
Participation in the Contest is free of charge. To enter the Contest, eligible participants must create and submit an original piece of art.
For more information, visit WWD International Youth Art Contest.
