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AUGUST 2020
INTERNATIONAL TIGER DAY
PAINTING COMPETITION
OPEN TO ALL
AUGUST 10, 2020
The Department of Environment, Forest
and Climate Change, Govt. of Bihar is
inviting students from all across the
country to submit paintings that raise
awareness for tiger conservation. The
theme of the contest is “Protect tigers
and their habitat”. Submitted paintings
can also be accompanied by slogans in
Hindi or English language. Winners will
receive a certificate of appreciation,
memento and their paintings will be
promoted through the department’ s
Social Media handles.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
A Brief Guide to Painting Techniques:
bit.ly/paintingtechniquesguide   bit.ly/socialinnovationguide   Letter: bit.ly/resumeprep2
A Brief Introduction to Drawing:
bit.ly/drawingguidebook
bit.ly/tigerdaypaintingcompetition
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SCHOOL & COLLEGE STUDENTS
SEP 30, 2020
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Letter: bit.ly/resumeprep2
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WORLD BANK MISSION BILLION YOUNG JOURNALIST AWARD
CHALLENGE
18 YEARS OR ABOVE 30 YEARS OR BELOW
AUGUST 14, 2020 AUGUST 14, 2020
Students are invited to submit The award seeks to honor young
innovative solutions to increase journalists whose stories are revelatory,
inclusion and access to digital platforms prompt public debate and have led to,
such as identification systems. The or have the potential to lead to, positive
solution should focus on how countries change in society. Participants are
can increase their efforts to support required to submit a portfolio of three
groups who often lack smartphones, published or broadcast pieces of work
computers and broadband internet and along with a written statement of no
help them gain access to digital services more than 200 words per story giving a
such as cash transfers. A total of summary of the content and any impact
$150,000 in cash prize will be it had on public debate in the country of
distributed among the winners. publication or broadcast.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Stanford’s Guide to Social Innovation: Stanford’s Guide to Resume and Cover
Google’s Guide to Programming:
bit.ly/foundationsofprogramming
bit.ly/worldbankbillionchallenge bit.ly/youngjournalistaward
 THE GRATITUDE NETWORK
FELLOWSHIP
STARTUPS & ENTREPRENEURS
AUGUST 14, 2020
Applications are invited for this 12-
month virtual leadership development
program designed to help social
entrepreneurs hone their leadership
skills, work with their teams more
effectively, and increase their
organization’ s impact. The Fellowship
will begin in January 2021. Selected
applicants will be invited to complete
the next part of the application and then
finalists will be invited to an individual
or group interview with the Gratitude
Network.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
MIT’s Guide to Writing Effective Essays:
bit.ly/mitessayguide  bit.ly/playwritingguide
Stanford’s Guide to Resume and Cover
Letter: bit.ly/resumeprep2
bit.ly/gratitudenetworkfellowship
NASA LUNAR LOO CHALLENGE
OPEN TO ALL
AUGUST 17, 2020
NASA is inviting students to submit
design concepts for compact toilets that
can operate in both microgravity and
lunar gravity. NASA is looking for a next-
generation device that is smaller, more
efficient, and capable of working in both
microgravity and lunar gravity. Ideas can
be submitted in two categories -
Technical (18 years or above) and Junior
(below 18 years old). A total of $35,000
will be distributed among three winners.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
NSS Space Journal: bit.ly/spacejournal
MIT’s Guide on Essentials of Design:
bit.ly/mitdesignessentials
bit.ly/nasalunarchallenge
YALE DRAMA SERIES
PLAYWRITING COMPETITION
OPEN TO ALL
AUGUST 15, 2020
Participants are invited to submit
original, unpublished full-length plays,
with a minimum of 65 pages. The
submitted manuscript must be in
English and should not have been
professionally produced or published
before. The winner will be awarded the
David Charles Horn Prize of $10,000 and
their manuscript will be published by
Yale University Press and will have a
staged reading at Lincoln Center’ s Claire
Tow Theater.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
A Brief Guide to Playwriting:
New York Film Academy’s Guide to
Scriptwriting: bit.ly/scriptwritingguide
bit.ly/yaleplaywritingcompetition
NEW YORK TIMES SUMMER
READING CONTEST
13 - 19 YEARS
AUGUST 21, 2020
The contest invites students to choose
something from the New York Times that
has sparked their interest and write on
the topic - “What interested you most in
The Times this week? Why?”. Responses
must be in 1500 characters or fewer.
Winning entries will be published on the
New York Times Learning Network.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Harvard University Strategies for Essay
Writing: bit.ly/essaywritingguide
NYT’s Guide to Writing Effective
Responses: bit.ly/responsesguide
bit.ly/summerreadingcontest
TUNZA ECO-GEN REGIONAL
AMBASSADOR
13 - 24 YEARS
AUGUST 16, 2020
Tunza Eco-generation, an environmental
networking platform for youth by UN
Environment, invites students to submit
applications to become Tunza Eco-gen
ambassadors for their countries or
regions. Apart from the detailed online
application where applicants need to
submit details about their background
and future plans, 40% of the total points
during the application process is given
based on the applicant’ s activity on the
Eco-generation portal.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
MIT’s Guide to Writing Effective Essays:
bit.ly/mitessayguide 
A Brief Guide to UN SDGs:
bit.ly/unitednationsgoals
bit.ly/tunzaecogenambassador
KNOW YOUR CENSUS QUIZ
OPEN TO ALL
AUGUST 23, 2020
The Government of India is inviting
students to take part in the “Do you
know your Census?” Quiz, in order to
sensitize people about the Census of
India. The quiz can be taken online
through the official website. The Grand
Prize winner will receive INR 800 in cash
prize and runners up will receive INR
400 and 200 respectively.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
A Brief Guide to the Census of India:
bit.ly/censusguidebook
bit.ly/knowyourcensusquiz
 THE GLOBAL BUSINESS UN MY WORLD 360º MEDIA PHOTOGRAPHY 4 HUMANITY
CHALLENGE COMPETITION

POSTGRADUATES OPEN TO ALL 18 YEARS OR ABOVE

AUGUST 28, 2020 AUGUST 31, 2020 AUGUST 31, 2020

The challenge invites students to
“develop novel and sustainable
solutions to aid in resource recovery
and promote the circular economy”.
Participants are required to submit a 5-
page executive summary and a 3-minute
solution pitch. Top seven teams will
qualify for the final round to be held
between 27th - 30th October. The Grand
Prize winner will receive $100,000 in
prize money and runners up will receive
$15,000 and $10,000 respectively.
Students are invited to submit media
projects that showcase how
communities are responding to COVID-
19 and their vision for a world where
SDGs are achieved. Participants can
submit audio recording, photographs,
drawings, panorama photography,
Augmented Reality projects, 3D models
or something else entirely. Selected
stories will be shared as part of the MY
World 360º Selection, and showcased as
part of United Nations events and
activations.
The competition is inviting students to
submit photographs that relate to
human rights issues and illustrate
courage, despair, hope, injustice, hate,
compassion, human rights failures or
victories in ways small and large. The
grand prize winner will receive $5,000 in
cash prize and Top 10 Finalists’
photographs will be exhibited at the
United Nations Headquarters in New
York.

SUGGESTED RESOURCES SUGGESTED RESOURCES SUGGESTED RESOURCES

Forbes Guide to Writing Business Plans: UN Sustainability Guidebook: Photography Guidebook:

bit.ly/forbesbusinessplanguide  bit.ly/sustainabilityguidebook   bit.ly/photographyguidebook2

Stanford's Guide to Social Innovation: A Brief Guide to Video Production:

bit.ly/socialinnovationguide bit.ly/videoguidebook

bit.ly/globalbusinesschallenge bit.ly/myworldmediacompetition bit.ly/photography4humanity

PEACE MOTION GRAPHICS BIO-ART INTERNATIONAL TUNZA ECO-GEN ESSAY

COMPETITION CONTEST COMPETITION

OPEN TO ALL OPEN TO ALL 14 - 24 YEARS

AUGUST 31, 2020 AUGUST 31, 2020 SEP 02, 2020

Students are invited to create a motion
graphic video on any of the given
themes that range from Climate Change
and Food Security to Religious Harmony
and Refugee Education. There is no
restriction on the length of the motion
graphics video and participants can also
use background sound, music and voice
overs. The Grand Prize winner will
receive $5,000 in cash prize and a total
of $9,750 will be distributed among
runners up and honorable mentions.
The theme for this year’ s contest is -
Virus and Human. Participants are
required to submit Digital Photography,
Microscopic Photography, Computer
Graphics or Video Clips on the given
theme. Submissions can be made
individually or in teams of maximum
four members. The Grand Prize winner
will receive INR 1,88,000 in prize money
and a total of INR 80,000 will be
distributed among 13 runners up.
The competition invites students to
submit an essay on the theme of
Biodiversity. The essays should share
inspiring and creative stories on the
importance of reversing biodiversity
loss with regards to its causes, effects
and consequences. Submitted entries
must be 800-1000 words in length.
Samsung Tablets, souvenirs, books and
certificates will be distributed among
the winners.

SUGGESTED RESOURCES SUGGESTED RESOURCES SUGGESTED RESOURCES

A Brief Guide to Video Production: Photography Guidebook: MIT’s Guide to Writing Effective Essays:
bit.ly/videoguidebook bit.ly/photographyguidebook2  bit.ly/mitessayguide  

A Brief Guide to Video Production: Stanford’s Guide on Biodiversity:

bit.ly/videoguidebook bit.ly/biodiversityguide

bit.ly/peacegraphicscompetition bit.ly/bioartcontest bit.ly/tunzaessaycompetition

 JAPAN MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL AUSTRALIAN WRITERS CENTRE FUTURE FOR NATURE AWARD
CONTEST FURIOUS FICTION CONTEST

OPEN TO ALL 17 YEARS OR ABOVE 35 YEARS OR BELOW

SEP 04, 2020 SEP 06, 2020 SEP 15, 2020

The contest is divided into four Students are invited to write a short
categories - Art, Entertainment, story within 55 hours after the story
Animation and Manga. Participants are prompts are released on the first Friday
invited to submit interactive art, videos, of every month. The submitted entries
animation films, online games or comics should be 500 words or fewer and each
in one of the given categories. The participant can submit only one short
Grand Prize winner in each category will story. The winning entry will receive 500
receive INR 7,15,000 in prize money and Australian Dollars in prize money.
two runners up will receive INR 3,50,000
each.
The award seeks to honor young nature
conservationists who are committed to
protecting species of wild animals and
plants. Participants will be required to
describe their work in the field of
conservation and mention what they
hope to achieve with the awarded
money. Winners will receive 50,000
Euros in prize money and present their
work at the Future For Nature Award
event at Royal Burgers’ Zoo in Arnhem,
the Netherlands on a fully funded trip.

SUGGESTED RESOURCES SUGGESTED RESOURCES SUGGESTED RESOURCES

MIT’s Guide on Essentials of Design: The New Yorker’s Guide to Writing Harvard University Strategies for Essay
bit.ly/mitdesignessentials  Fiction: bit.ly/fictionguide  Writing: bit.ly/essaywritingguide

A Brief Guide to Video Production: Harvard’s Guide to Storytelling: Stanford’s Guide on Biodiversity:
bit.ly/videoguidebook bit.ly/storytellingguidebook bit.ly/biodiversityguide

bit.ly/mediaartscontest bit.ly/fictionwritingcontest bit.ly/futurefornatureaward

WMO PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST UNECE PHOTOGRAPHY SDG GLOBAL STARTUP

CONTEST COMPETITION

OPEN TO ALL OPEN TO ALL 18 YEARS OR ABOVE

SEP 15, 2020 SEP 15, 2020 SEP 20, 2020

The World Meteorological Organization The United Nations Economic The United Nations World Tourism
(WMO) is inviting students to submit Commision for Europe is inviting Organization (UNWTO) is inviting
photographs on the theme of - The students to submit photographs that startups to present  innovative solutions
Ocean, our climate and weather. The showcase the beauty and power of to accelerate the Sustainable
photographs should be accompanied by nature during the period of lockdown. Development Goals achievement
an explanatory caption. Winning entries Each participant can submit a maximum regarding viability, scalability and
will feature in the World Meteorological of 3 photographs. 13 best photographs impact. Participants will be required to
Organization (WMO) 2021 online will be included in the UNECE calendar fill an online application form describing
calendar. They will be showcased on the for 2021 and will be showcased in a their work and its impact. Winners will
WMO website and social media photography exhibition. receive professional mentoring, access
platforms and feature prominently in to technological support and connection
the World Meteorological Day 2021 to the UNWTO Innovation Network.
celebrations.

SUGGESTED RESOURCES SUGGESTED RESOURCES SUGGESTED RESOURCES

Photography Guidebook: Photography Guidebook: Forbes Guide to Writing Business Plans:

bit.ly/photographyguidebook2 bit.ly/photographyguidebook2  bit.ly/forbesbusinessplanguide 

National Geographic Guidebook: Stanford's Guide to Social Innovation:

bit.ly/naturephotographyguidebook bit.ly/socialinnovationguide

bit.ly/wmophotographycontest bit.ly/unecephotographycontest bit.ly/sdgstartupcompetition

 ATLAS SHRUGGED ESSAY
CONTEST
CLASS 12TH, UG & PG STUDENTS
SEP 21, 2020
Students are invited to submit essays on
the given topics related to Ayn Rand's
novel Atlas Shrugged. Essay must be in
English and must be 800 - 1600 words in
length. The 1st place winner will receive
$25,000 in prize money by the Ayn Rand
Institute. Over $35,000 will be
distributed among over 50 winners
worldwide.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Research Guide for Atlas Shrugged:
bit.ly/atlasprep1  bit.ly/foundationsofprogramming
MIT’s Guide to Writing Effective Essays:
bit.ly/mitessayguide
bit.ly/atlasshruggedessaycontest
HKHM INTERNATIONAL POSTER
CONTEST
OPEN TO ALL
SEP 30, 2020
The Hong Kong Historic Museum is
inviting students to submit posters on
the theme of - Still and Motion. Entries
can be submitted in any of the four
given categories - Ideology, Promotion
of Cultural Events, Advertising and
Animated Poster. The submitted entries
must be accompanied by a design
concept of no more than 50 words.
Winners will receive certificates and
trophies and their work will be featured
in the exhibition catalog.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
A Brief Guide to Poster Making:
bit.ly/posterprep
bit.ly/hkhmpostercontest
GOOGLE KICKSTART CODING
COMPETITION
OPEN TO ALL
SEP 27, 2020
Kick Start is a global online coding
competition, consisting of three-hour
rounds of a variety of algorithmic
challenges designed by Google
engineers. When each round is open,
the three hour countdown begins and
students compete on the website solving
algorithmic and mathematical problems.
Top competitors may be contacted by
Google for a chance to interview and all
participants will receive a certificate of
participation from Google.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Google’s Guide to Programming:
bit.ly/kickstartcodingcompetition
IOWA SHORT FICTION AWARD
OPEN TO ALL
SEP 30, 2020
The competition is inviting students to
submit a collection of short stories in
English, of at least 150 word-processed,
double-spaced pages. Stories previously
published in periodicals are eligible for
inclusion. Entries can be sent through
postal mail at the given address.
Winning entries will be published by the
University of Iowa Press.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
The New Yorker’s Guide to Writing
Fiction: bit.ly/fictionguide  bit.ly/forbesbusinessplanguide
Harvard’s Guide to Storytelling:
bit.ly/storytellingguidebook
bit.ly/iowashortfictionaward
HER ABILITIES AWARD
WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES
SEP 27, 2020
The award seeks to honor women with
disabilities who have achieved greatness
in their life or field of work.
Nominations can be submitted in any of
the three categories - Health &
Education, Rights and Arts, Culture &
Sports. Winners will receive Certificates,
physical awards, access to a celebrated
network of other successful women and
speaking opportunities to share their
inspiring stories.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Stanford’s Guide to Resume and Cover
Letters: bit.ly/resumeprep2
bit.ly/herabilitiesaward
CITIZEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
COMPETITION
13 YEARS OR ABOVE
SEP 30, 2020
The competition invites students to
submit innovative ideas and projects
with a societal impact, which champion
and implement one or more of the 17
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Ideas can be submitted in two
categories - Youth (13-29 years of age)
or Adult (30 years or above). 10 finalists
from each category will be required to
submit a 3 minute video of their project.
Winners will receive Certificates and
professional mentoring.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Forbes Guide to Writing Business Plans:
 
A Brief Guide to UN SDGs:
bit.ly/unitednationsgoals
bit.ly/citizenentrepreneurshipcontest
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scholarship schemes  by the Union massive open online course provider that
Government, State Governments and hosts university-level courses in a wide range
Union Territories across the country. of disciplines.

KHAN ACADEMY
www.khanacademy.org

Khan Academy offers free-of-cost practice

exercises and instructional videos on various
subjects that empower learners to study at
their own pace in and outside of the
classroom.

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