Even if you don’t win, you can list your competition entries on your resume – it’s evidence you’re willing to put yourself out there and give it a try.
There are hundreds of competitions out now, so start planning your entry.
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Storyfest National Novella Writing Competition
The Storyfest National Novella Writing Competition is open to all Australian high school students. It is a wonderful opportunity for…
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The ABC Heywire Competition
Open to people aged 16-22, living in regional or rural Australia. Heywire encourages young people to tell stories about their…
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STEM Design Challenge
On Thursday 20 & Friday 21 August, classes from Stage 3 and 4 can join our virtual classroom to design,…
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SkyStock.net Relaunch Aerial Photography Competition
To celebrate the relaunch of their new platform, SkyStock.net are having their largest aerial photography competition yet. The total prize…
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2020 GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security
The Geneva Centre For Security Policy (GCSP) and its Geopolitics and Global Futures Programme are now accepting applications for the…
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AbSec’s Tomorrow’s Generation Competition
We’ve seen the wonderful paintings, drawings and artworks, but we know Aboriginal kids and young people have multiple talents! In…
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Palliative Care Australia Art Competition
Get your paintbrush, sculpting clay, or camera ready because Palliative Care Australia’s (PCA) annual art competition is back again. PCA’s…
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#balletbeatdrop TikTok Challenge
Whether you point, plié, pop, lock, shimmy or shake – share your moves! #balletbeatdrop is all about creativity, impact, execution…
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scienceXart: spot the maths
Can you think creatively and spot the maths that is all around you? You might notice maths on your way…
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RISE International Photography Awards
Entries are now open to the 2020 RISE International Photography Awards. The competition is open to all photographers from around…
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ADF Future Innovators Award
The Australian Defence Force are looking to encourage the next generation of innovators, critical thinkers and problem solvers – bright…
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The Hachette Australia Prize for Young Writers
The Hachette Australia Prize for Young Writers is a developmental award open to Australian secondary school-aged students across the nation.…
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OutStanding Short Story Competition
The OutStanding LGBTQIA+ short story competition 2020 has officially begun. The annual OutStanding Short Story competition provides a safe and…
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Pens Against Poverty Writing Competition
If you are a creative young writer in Year 3 – Year 10 in ACT, NSW or WA, then Pens…
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Wakakirri National Screen Challenge
A great story can change the way people think about the world around them. Wakakirri is a performing arts festival…
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Archipaws Pet Portrait Competition 2020
Now in its third year, artists of all 2D media are encouraged to enter the Archipaws Pet Portrait competition. Entries…
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Queensland Government Buy Smart Competition
We all have to make decisions about how we spend our money—and what we buy—almost every day of our lives.…
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STAEDTLER Secondary School Art Competition 2020
Are you a budding artist in years 7-12? Enter the STAEDTLER Secondary School Art Competition. All you need to do…
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2020 Country to Canberra Leadership Competition
Young, rural & driven? Country to Canberra’s Leadership Competition is bigger than ever before! Female students from across Australia in…
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NQPHN Indigenous Youth Art Competition
Young and upcoming local Indigenous artists are invited to enter the third annual NQPHN Indigenous Youth Art Competition. The winning…
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2020 Peace Motion Graphics Competition
The world today is facing complex and interconnected challenges that block the path toward peace. To raise awareness of the…
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The Moth Art Prize 2020
The Moth Art Prize is awarded annually by The Moth magazine to a body of figurative or representational artwork. It…
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Real Film Festival Short Film Competition
The Real Film Festival (RFF) is on the lookout for fearless filmmakers prepared to tell their untold stories. The RFF’s…
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SAETA Spring Poetry Festival
Students and teachers are invited to submit poems to this year’s Spring Poetry Festival. Spring Poetry Festival is open to…
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AlburyCity Short Story Award
The annual AlburyCity Short Story Award is open to entrants throughout Australia. Stories can be up to 3000 words and…
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Young Tasmanian Writers’ Prize 2020
The Young Tasmanian Writers’ Prize is a short fiction competition open to all Tasmanians enrolled in Years 7-12. There are…
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Billy Blue College of Design at Torrens University Australia – Bright Awards
Billy Blue College of Design at Torrens University has launched Bright Awards for 2020; a competition designed to highlight young…
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MHFA Creative Writing Competition
Entries to the Mental Health Foundation Australia’s Youth Creative Writing Competition are open. You are invited to submit a story,…
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FYA Future Communities Challenge
Do you ever look around you and think, ‘this could be better’? Maybe something at home, in your local community…
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Reef RADicals
Ahoy ocean lovers! Do you have a big idea to help protect the Great Barrier Reef? Are you a salty…
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Design an Arcade Game Competition
Get involved in the Digital Technology Hub’s Arcade Game competition. Students are invited to create an arcade game, film the…
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RealWorld Studio Competition
This competition is designed for Queensland high school students to create, communicate and design an entry that will change your…
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QLD | The Premier’s Anzac Prize
The annual Premier’s Anzac Prize provides a life-changing opportunity for 8 high school students to experience the Anzac tradition first-hand…
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ANU STEM Challenges
The series of STEM Challenges is an opportunity for high school and college students from across Australia to participate in…
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The 2020 Venie Holmgren Environmental Poetry Prize
Entries to the the 2020 Venie Holmgren Environmental Poetry Prize are open. You can enter a poem of up to…
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Olga Masters Short Story Award
For the first time in 2020, the Olga Masters Short Story Award has a youth prize. Writers under 18 are…
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Video Matsuri Contest
Video Matsuri is an annual short film contest for students. There are no restrictions on style or theme, as long…
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2020 ACMF National Songwriting Competition
The 2020 ACMF National Songwriting Competition is now open. Every year, students from schools across Australia are invited to put…
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2020 Lester Prize Youth Award
The Lester Prize Youth Award encourages the creative talents of young and aspiring artists. It is open to all High…
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Boroondara Literary Awards
Entries are open to the Boroondara Literary Awards. There are two categories to enter: the Young Writers’ Competition, open to…
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Sydney Hammond Short Story Writing Competition 2020
Hawkeye Publishing are now looking for entries to the 2020 Sydney Hammond Short Story Writing Competition. This year, the theme…
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The Little Darlings Youth Portrait Prize
Calling on schools nationwide to participate in a new national portrait prize! The inaugural Little Darlings Youth Portrait Prize (LDYPP)…
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OzKids Art Competition
The OzKids Art Competition is open to primary and high school students from across Australia. You can enter a piece…
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SAE FlickerUp Competition
SAE FlickerUp 2021 competition, in partnership with SAE Creative Media Institute, is an Australian Youth & Schools Competition which screens…
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KSP Short Fiction Competition
Entries are now open to the 2020 KSP Short Fiction Competition. Writers from around Australia are encouraged to enter their…
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Ipswich Poetry Feast
Ipswich Poetry Feast is an annual poetry writing competition giving poets of all ages the opportunity to compete for over…
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Planet Ark’s Make It Wood Photography Competition
This year Planet Ark’s Make It Wood campaign is once again running a photo competition, which will have two categories:…
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Plan Your Own Enterprise Competition 2020
Entries are now open to the 2020 Plan Your Own Enterprise (PYOE) Competition. In up to 3,000 words students should…
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Front Page Schools Competition
Front Page is an initiative of Nine and Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM). It provides Australian schools and classes with…
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Aesthetica Creative Writing Award 2020
The Aesthetica Creative Writing Award is an international literary prize that is a hotbed for new talent in Poetry and…
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Reedsy Weekly Writing Contest
Looking to sharpen your creative writing skills? You can participate in Reedsy’s Weekly Writing Contest. Each week they will send…
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Australian Informatics Olympiad
The Australian Informatics Olympiad (AIO) is an open national computer programming competition held annually. Students write short computer programs to…
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Australian Space Design Competition
The Australian Space Design Competition (ASDC) is designed for secondary school students with a passion for space, or are considering…
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Phone It In Competition
If you are aged 15 to 18 years, you are invited to write, record and submit a micro-literature piece to…
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2020 Travel Photographer of the Year Competition
The 2020 Travel Photographer of the Year awards (TPOTY) are now open. At a time when travel is so restricted,…
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Thunderbolt Prize for Crime Writing 2020
Entries are now open for the 2020 New England Thunderbolt Prize for Crime Writing. All genres of crime writing are…
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2021 WA Premier’s Anzac Student Tour Competition
Entries to the 2021 Premier’s Anzac Student Tour competition are now open. Ten student ambassadors from grades 8-11 will represent…
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STUFFit Student Film Competition
STUFFit is a film festival competition open to high school students across Australia. Students can submit a film in any…
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Poetry Object Competition
Red Room Poetry Object is Australasia’s largest free poetry-writing competition for young people and their teachers. Poetry Object ignites imaginations…
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Stringybark Stories Tales with a Twist Award 2020
Stringybark Publishing is proud to sponsor the Tales with a Twist Award 2020. Clean the spilt coffee out of your…
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2020 Big Science Competition
The Big Science Competition is open to students in years 7-10 of all abilities from Australian and international schools, including…
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2020 UNSW Bragg Student Prize for Science Writing
Students in years 7-10 from across Australia are invited to enter the UNSW Bragg Student Prize for Science Writing. 2020…
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Rhiza Edge Short Story Competition
We are living in times of uncertainty and isolation right now, but while we have extra time on our hands…
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Randolph Stow Young Writers Awards
The 2020 Randolph Stow Young Writers Awards (RSYWA) for Young Adults and Children is now open. Do you have a…
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Rose Frankcombe Short Story Award 2020
Entries to the Rose Frankcombe Short Story Award 2020 are now open. Writers from around Australia are encouraged to enter…
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Stop Cyberbullying Competition
Do you have a creative idea to help stop cyberbullying? Why not submit your creation to share the message that…
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Hopepunk Youth Writing Challenge
Young writers aged 8-18 are invited to submit entries to Iron Bridge Publishing’s Hopepunk Youth Writing Challenge. Hopepunk is a…
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Portrait of a Teenage Territorian
The NCCA invites teenagers from around the Northern Territory to submit photographic portraits of themselves or their friends, for inclusion…
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The Canvas Award 2020
Are you a high school designer who is comfortable with drawing, painting or using digital mediums to convey your concept?…
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SLQ Young Writers Award 2020
The Young Writers Award is an annual short story competition for Queensland residents aged 18 to 25 for stories up to 2,500…
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Great Barrier Reef Underwater Film & Photo Competition
Entries for the Great Barrier Reef Underwater Film & Photo Competition are now open. Submit your best and most impressive…
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Griffith University STEM Mania
Griffith University STEM Mania is a fun, online Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) program for students in years 5-12.…
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The Breakthrough Junior Challenge
The Breakthrough Junior Challenge is an annual global competition for students to inspire creative thinking about science. Students ages 13…
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The 100-word Microfiction Challenge
The 100-word Microfiction Challenge is a competition that challenges writers around the world to create very short stories (100 words…
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Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest
Entries are open to the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest for 2020. Writers are invited to submit…
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Ayn Rand Essay Contest 2020
Have you read one of Ayn Rand’s thought-provoking novels? Now’s the time! Enter an Ayn Rand Institute essay contest for…
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1-Minute Film Competition
The 1-Minute Film Competition is an initiative of Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM). It provides Australian and New Zealand primary…
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HTAV 2020 Historical Fiction Competition
Victorian students in years 5-10 are invited to create stories based on historical events and people. Students can write about…
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2020 Mercy Foundation Youth Awards
The Mercy Foundation Youth Awards is a photo competition open to high school students across Australia from years 7 to…
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The 2021 Simpson Prize Competition
The Simpson Prize is a national competition for Year 9 and 10 students. The competition encourages participants to focus on…
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Maureen Freer (FAWQ) Literary Competition
Entries to the 2020 Maureen Freer (FAWQ) Literary Competition are now open. Writers can submit either a short story, poem…
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2020 Hilarie Lindsay Poetry Competition
Entries to the 2020 Hilarie Lindsay Poetry Competition are now open. Students in years K-12 from around Australia are invited…
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The Mocktail Awards 2020 – DEADLINE EXTENDED
JMC Academy invites high school students to submit their short film for The Mocktail Awards. The nominated films will be…
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Young ICT Explorers Competition
Young ICT Explorers is a non-profit competition, which has been created by SAP to encourage school students to create their…
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Écrire! Words Alike Short Story Competition
Écrire! is an annual short story competition hosted by the Words Alike team for new and aspiring writers. Writers aged 13+…
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Anzac Day Schools’ Awards
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) is proud to host the Anzac Day School’s Awards. This is a national competition…
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The Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize
Entries for the 2020 Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize are now open. You can submit up to 5 poems of…
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Enter SmartFone Flick Fest
SmartFone Flick Fest is Australia’s international smartphone film festival for filmmakers of all ages. They are a world-wide festival open…
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Techgirls Competition
Registration for the 2020 Techgirls Competition is now open. The program combines problem-solving through a social, business and technical lens,…
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Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards
Entries to the Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards are now open for 2020. Students in all years from kindergarten to year…
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MobileMuster Film Competition
Do you have a passion for film making and the environment? MobileMuster want you to create a one minute film…
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USQ Get Songwriting Prize
If you are a high school student in Years 9 -12, it is time to put your pen to paper…
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2020 ACT Schools Mock Trial Competition
Legal Oratory ACT are running a Mock Trial competition for students in years 9-12. Following the success of the competition…
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ATOM Photo Comp
The ATOM Photo Comp is an initiative of Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM). It provides Australian and New Zealand student…
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International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition
The International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition is an international science competition that enables students from all countries to prove their…
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2020 School Poetry and Short Story Writing Competition
Entry is open to the 2020 Schools Poetry & Short Story Writing Competition. Students all over Australia are invited to…
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The Young Ada Short Story Prize
The Young Ada Short Story Prize is open to 14-18-year-olds who live, study or work in Melbourne’s western suburbs. Young…
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Little Black Dress Spooky Story Competition
Fancy yourself the next Stephen King? KSP Writers’ Centre are looking for submissions for their 2020 Spooky Story Competition. There…
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ABC Fierce Girls Competition
The ABC’s Fierce Girls podcast wants you to tell them about a fierce girl you admire! They’re looking for stories…
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Iwasaki Sangyo Prize
Year 12 students have an opportunity to win a 4-week study program in Kagoshima, Japan. Located in the southern tip…
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International Comic / Manga School Contest 2020
Clip Studio Paint are hosting a manga, comic and illustration contest open to students worldwide. Winners are eligible for cash…
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The UNSW School Mathematics Competition
Designed to assess mathematical insight and ingenuity rather than efficiency in tackling routine examples. Students are encouraged to enter the…
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F A C E Unframed
In 2020, Belconnen Arts Centre is celebrating the people who excite, inspire, challenge and provoke us to take action. Artists…
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What Matters? Competition
What Matters? is a ‘catalyst for young thinkers and young writers to develop a perspective, a point of view, on…
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The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition
The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition is an opportunity for all young Commonwealth citizens and residents, regardless of region, education or…
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The Student Blogging Challenge
The Student Blogging Challenge is about embracing all of the benefits of publishing online — from learning digital writing skills,…
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2020 STEM Video Game Challenge
The Australian STEM Video Game Challenge is open to upper primary and secondary school students. Students are encouraged to design,…
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UQ Public Health Hackathon
Teams of Year 11 and 12 students will work together to solve a contemporary health issue facing Australia. Teams will…
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Spirit of ANZAC Art Competition
Do you or someone you know enjoy art? Would you like to win $500 while giving back to our community?…
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Queensland Schools Poetry & Song Writing Competition
Tell us your story through poetry or song and gain the honour of being awarded a state title and share…
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Wool4School Design Competition
Wool4School is an annual student design competition encouraging budding fashion designers to show the nation what they’re made of. Open…
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Helen Handbury Leadership Award
The Helen Handbury Leadership Award recognises Year 12 students in rural and regional Australia who have shown strong community leadership…
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National History Challenge
The National History Challenge is a research-based competition for students. It gives students a chance to be an historian, researching…
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Eurekly Scholarship Competition
Eurekly is designed to help students excel in this world, and we want to hear what student life is really…
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Strike A Chord Competition
Strike A Chord is a new competition designed to encourage the next generation of Australian musicians to experience the life-changing…
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Class Clowns 2020
For over two decades, Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Class Clowns has helped hundreds of funny, young peeps hone their comedy…
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Future Leaders Photography Prize 2020
The Future Leaders Photography Prize is designed to recognize talented young photographers. Year 12 students are invited to submit digital…
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Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize
Sponsored by the University of Sydney, the Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize encourages students to communicate a scientific concept in…
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QIEU Literary Competition
The Literary Competition invites Queensland and Northern Territory students and teachers to share their literary prowess by submitting either poetry,…
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International Essay Contest for Young People
This annual essay contest is organized in an effort to harness the energy, creativity and initiative of the world’s youth…
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DAV Senior Public Speaking Competition 2020
During the Debating Association of Victoria’s Senior Public Speaking Competition, senior students (11 and 12) will be given the opportunity…
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UTAS Science and Engineering Challenge
The Science and Engineering Challenge (the Challenge) is an outreach program aimed at changing student’s perceptions of science and engineering.…
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Australian Brain Bee Challenge
The Australian Brain Bee Challenge (ABBC) is a competition for high school students in year 10 to learn about the…
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BlueShift Business Case Competition
BlueShift is a business case competition for secondary school students. Students work in small teams to develop real business solutions…
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The Bebras Challenge
Bebras is an international student Computational Thinking Challenge and Bebras Australia is run by CSIRO Education and Outreach through the…
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Young Archie Competition 2020
The Art Gallery of New South Wales invites budding artists between the ages of 5 and 18 to submit a…
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Cinesnaps Short Film Competition
Our annual Cinesnaps Short Film Competition encourages young, aspiring South West filmmakers, YouTubers and Vloggers to create and showcase original…
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Beamline for Schools Competition
Do you ever wonder what it’s like to be a scientist? If you’re up for a challenge, the Beamline for…
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Future Leaders Writing Prize 2020
The Future Leaders Writing Prize is designed to recognise and reward talented young writers. It aims to encourage expressive and…
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SA Premier’s Reading Challenge
The Premier’s Reading Challenge is a literacy engagement program that was introduced by the Premier in 2004 to encourage students…
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National Computer Science School Challenge 2020
The NCSS Challenge is a programming competition open to all school students and teachers. The Challenge teaches students to code…
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International Mathematical Modeling Challenge
Team registrations for this 2020 maths challenge are open. To take part you’ll need to: Enlist a team advisor, usually…
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Wombat Books Illustration Challenge 2020
Wombat Books are seeking original illustrations from Australian school-aged students (aged 5 – 18) to publish in a unique picture…
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Laps for Life
Get in the pool this March, and swim to support young Aussies living with mental health difficulties. 1 in 4…
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Co-Lab Youth Road Safety Challenge
Want to make a real ad campaign? In 2020, the Queensland Government is taking Co-Lab to Rockhampton and are looking…
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The Stringybark Short Story Awards
Stringybark Publishing is proud to sponsor our annual flagship award, The Stringybark Stories Short Story Award 2019. Clean the spilt…
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2020 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year Competition
The Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition celebrates the natural heritage of the Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and…
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QTAC Guide Cover Competition
QTAC are calling on you to design an art piece that will feature on the cover of the 2021 QTAC…
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Your Shot DJ Competition
Combining all suburbs of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, Your Shot will give 150 new contestants and wild cards from…
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Programming Challenge 4 Girls
Programming Challenge 4 Girls is a programming competition for year 9 & 10 girls designed to introduce them to computer…
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LiteHaus 2020 Digital Leaders Program
With the support of Ergon Energy, LiteHaus International are providing thirty high school students in North Queensland with a personal…
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Queensland Youth Week 2020 Art Competition
Are you a creative young Queenslander (aged 13-25) with a flair for graphic design? Here’s your chance to design the…
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Fall 2019 Travel Writing Contest
‪Award-winning literary travel magazine Nowhere Magazine’s accepting Fall 2019 Travel Writing Contest is open now, you could win US$1,000 and…
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Is Your School The Coolest School in Queensland?
She Maps are looking to find Queensland’s Coolest School. There’s $5,650 in prizes to be won and free PD courses…
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Google Code-in 2019
Pre-university students ages 13 to 17 are invited to take part in Google Code-in: Our global, online contest introducing teenagers…
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The Alice Prize
The Alice Prize is an acquisitive national contemporary art prize, welcoming entries from around Australia, in any medium or theme.…
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Become a Mini Zookeeper
As the first herd of Sydney Zoo Mini Zookeepers celebrate their one year anniversary in the once-in-a-lifetime positions, Sydney Zoo…
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The 2020 Glover Prize
Entries are now open for the 2020 Glover Prize. The Glover Prize is a prestigious landscape painting competition, open to…
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3 reasons to give competitions a go
You don’t have to go nuts, but entering a few competitions every now and again could come with some serious…
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Write the World Competitions
Write the World is a community of young writers aged 13-18 from across the world. Each month, Write the World…
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Hays Hack Challenge
At Hays Digital Technology, we love to get involved with the tech community and we are excited to be hosting…
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Wakakirri Dance Challenge
Wakakirri is a nation-wide performing arts competitions, inviting schools from across Australia to create a ‘Story-Dance’ that reflects student’s thoughts,…
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The Reg Russom Memorial Drawing Prize
The Reg Russom Memorial Drawing Prize was first awarded in 1955 to honour one of the early Head Teachers of…
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Apply for Australian Survivor
Endemol Shine Australia are currently taking applications for the next season of Australian Survivor. If you think you have what…
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Deakin University Maths Competition
The School of Information Technology invites Year 10 secondary students to form a team and participate in a mathematics competition…
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ABC Haiku Competition
Write a haiku for a chance to win a book about poetry. A haiku is a Japanese poem of 17…
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National Photographic Portrait Prize
Get your entries in for the National Photographic Portrait Prize. Over $50,000 in prizes goes to the creator of the…
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EAAFP Waterbirds Photo Contest
The EAAFP Waterbirds Photo Contest aims to raise awareness of importance of the conservation of migratory waterbirds and sustainable management…
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Somerset National Novella Writing Competition
The Somerset National Novella Writing Competition is open to all Australian high school students. It is a wonderful opportunity for…
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CSIRO Indigenous STEM Awards
The Indigenous STEM Awards recognise the achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander STEM professionals and students as well as…
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Win a Uni Starter Pack
Are you thinking about studying at the University of Canberra in 2020? If you haven’t made up your mind yet,…
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National Ag Day Careers Competition
The Annual National Ag Day Careers Competition is back again for 2019 and is open for entries from students in…
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Thunderbolt Prize for Crime Writing 2019
Entries are now open for the 2019 New England Thunderbolt Prize for Crime Writing. In this, the seventh year of…
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Junior Art and Design Awards
In celebration of the emerging creative talent which exists across Western Australia, the Junior Art and Design Awards are open…
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2020 Science and Innovation Awards
Grant applications are now open for the 2020 Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.…
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Women’s Art Prize Tasmania
The Women’s Art Prize Tasmania is the state’s only female art competition. Re-launched in 2018, the prize aims to inspire,…
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FYA Unleashed Awards
Each year, the Foundation for Young Australians hosts the Unleashed Awards to celebrate incredible initiatives, led by young people, addressing…
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Blacktown City Art Prize
Entries are now open for the 2019 Blacktown City Art Prize. The Blacktown City Art Prize is a highly valued…
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Gold Coast Science Competition
The 33rd annual Gold Coast Science Competition aims to raise the profile of STEM in our community and encourages students…
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Patrick White Indigenous Writers Award
The Patrick White Indigenous Writers Award has been designed to encourage Indigenous Australian students in Kindy to Year 12 studying…
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Youth KSP Poetry Award
Entries are now open for the Youth KSP Poetry Award for 2019. Australian youth aged 10-17 are invited to enter…
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Youth KSP Short Fiction Award
Entries are now open for the Youth KSP Short Fiction Award for 2019. Australian youth aged 10-17 are invited to…
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Leapsmag Writing Competition
The annual Leapsmag Writing Competition is now open for entries. The competition involves writing a personal essay of up to…
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2020 Glover Prize
The John Glover Art Prize (Glover Prize) is an award for a landscape painting of Tasmania awarded by The John…
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The Nature Conservancy’s 2019 Photo Contest
The Nature Conservancy Australia’s photo competition is now open for entries. It aims to promote conservation and environmental awareness all…
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2019 Desert Equinox City-Wide Art Challenge
Broken Hill Art Exchange have a city wide exhibition calling for entries. There are four $1000 prizes in the themes…
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Country to Canberra Leadership Competition
The Country to Canberra Leadership Competition for 2019 is now open. Enter & win an all-expenses paid ‘Power Trip’ to…
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The New England Illustration Prize
The New England Illustration Prize is open for entries. The prize is for both emerging and established illustrators in Australia…
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Aesthetica Creative Writing Award
The Aesthetica Creative Writing Award is an international literary prize that is a hotbed for new talent in Poetry and…
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The Reflex Fiction International Flash Fiction Competition
Reflex Fiction is a quarterly international flash fiction competition for stories between 180 and 360 words run by independent publisher,…
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The Portrait Competition
The Online Portrait Competition is a national competition that awards and promotes photography excellence in all forms of analog and…
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UN Youth Evatt NT Competition
Evatt NT is the Territory round of Australia’s largest and premier debating and diplomacy competition. The competition takes the form…
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International Songwriting Competition
The International Songwriting Competition is now on! ISC is an opportunity for both amateur and professional musicians and songwriters to…
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CRC CARE High School Essay Competition
The CRC CARE High School Essay Competition aims to inspire young students to recognise the importance of a clean environment…
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Win a VIP Experience at ADFA Open Day
Enter now for your chance to win a unique two-day trip of discovery to Australia’s only Tri-Service academic and military…
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Out From The Mist Photography Competition
This competition is open to all photographers and is based of your experience of mental health, and will be broadly…
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Photo Competition: A Rural Woman’s View
Rural, remote and regional women represent a wonderful diverse cohort, the theme is designed to represent an opportunity for RRR…
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Ipswich Film Festival For Youth Film Competition
Youth aged from 7 to 25 years are invited to make a short film with their friends and submit the…
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Gold Coast Open House Focus on Architecture Photography Competition
Gold Coast Open House Focus on Architecture Photography Competition invites photographers of all ages and levels to pack their cameras,…
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2019 CHOOSEMATH Teacher Awards
Are you or do you know an inspiring maths teacher whose influence and impact has shaped learning and success well…
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Premier’s Spirit of ANZAC Prize 2020 | Victoria
The Premier’s Spirit of ANZAC Prize offers students in year 9 and 10, the opportunity to travel on a study…
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The Premier’s Anzac Prize
Queensland students from state schools or accredited non-state schools, in Years 8-11 and who love history, are encouraged to apply…
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Clayton Utz Art Award 2019
Queensland based artists, or artists with a strong connection to Queensland, are encouraged to enter the Clayton Utz Art Awards.…
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Create It Comp
If anything is possible and you had unlimited time, money, help, and skill, what would you engineer? Think about your…
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ABC News Diet Challenge
Take the News Diet Challenge to win a visit to an ABC newsroom! For Media Literacy Week 2019, the ABC…
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Squarespace Portfolio Competition
Can’t make it to New Blood Festival in London in July? This one’s for you. Enter your portfolio in Squarespace’s…
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The Premier’s Anzac Prize
The annual Premier’s Anzac Prize provides a life-changing opportunity for 8 high school students to experience the Anzac tradition first-hand…
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BeakerStreet@TMAG Science Photography Prize
This is a chance to have your photography exhibited at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery! Science seeks to understand…
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University of Canberra Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Poetry Prize
The University of Canberra Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Poetry Prize established in 2017, is an opportunity for aboriginal and…
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UC Design Competition
Year 11 & 12 students in NSW & ACT are invited to enter the UC Faculty of Arts & Design…
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University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor’s International Poetry Prize
The University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor’s International Poetry Prize celebrate the significance of poetry around the world, this prize is administered…
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UC Starter Pack
Thinking about applying to UC? If you are and you accept an offer with them, remember to enter this great…
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Indigenous Language Song Competition 2019
The ABC are asking schools to work together with their local indigenous community, to translate the Marrin Gamu song into…
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Adventure Travel Competition
StarNow are a company who connects talent with casting professionals. They’re currently seeking talent to enter an ‘Adventure Travel Competition’.…
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‘Riversleigh Rocks’ Photo Competition
The Queensland Department of Environment and Science is holding a photo competition to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Australian…
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Australian Photography Awards
Australian Photography Awards is on the hunt for Australia’s most original, honest and thought provoking photography. Their 2019 categories offer…
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Queensland Literary Awards
The Queensland Literary Awards celebrate and promote outstanding Australian writers. There are development awards available for Queensland writers – two Queensland…
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Indigenous Youth Art Competition 2019
Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) invites young and upcoming local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander artists between the ages…
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National Songwriting Competition
Every year, students from schools across Australia are invited to put pen to paper and enter their original song in…
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Australian Mathematics Competition
Do you have a classroom full of great problem solvers? One way to find out is through the Australian Mathematics…
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Wildlife Warriors’ Backyard Campout
You can join Wildlife Warriors in a worldwide campout for wildlife! Each year, Backyard Campout encourages people to get outdoors…
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Active Australia Innovation Challenge
Got an idea to inspire your community to get moving? Share it with us! The Heart Foundation encourage entries from…
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The Simpson Prize 2020
The Simpson Prize is a national competition for Year 9 and 10 students. The competition encourages participants to explore the…
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The 2019 R & M McGivern Prize
The 2019 R & M McGivern Prize for painting calls all artists from around Australia to address the theme of…
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Crikey! Magazine Photography Competition
Australia Zoo and Robert Irwin are inviting you to share your best photo of wildlife for a chance to win…
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Tax, Super + You Competition
If you’re a student in Year 7–12, we want you to think outside the box and develop creative products that…
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UN Youth | Voice Competition
Voice is a unique public speaking competition for students in Year 7-10, running throughout Terms 3 & 4. Voice invites…
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Mslexia Fiction Competition
The Mslexia fiction competitions have opened for 2019. There are three categories to enter: Short Story Adult Novel Flash Fiction…
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MobileMuster Short Film Competition
Do you have a passion for the environment? MobileMuster wants you to create a one minute film encouraging your community…
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Eucalypt Photo Competition
The Threatened Species Recovery Hub is holding a photo competition to celebrate the beauty and diversity of Australia’s eucalypts. We…
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Sculpture on the Edge Award
Sculpture on the Edge is a contemporary three-dimensional (3D) award exhibition, presented by Arts Connect Inc in the Sunshine Coast’s…
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The Deakin University Nonfiction Prize
The Deakin University Nonfiction Prize is a unique development award to foster talented writers aged 30 and under writing longform…
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Wyndham Writing Awards
The Wyndham Writing Awards returns in 2019 to inspire, encourage and recognise emerging Victorian adult writers and literary creators. Prizes…
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Science Teacher Association Awards
Each State and Territory has their own Science Teacher Association that run a science competition. Winners from these competitions are…
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Young Territory Author Awards
Consider yourself an up-and-coming novelist? We’re calling for all young writers throughout the Northern Territory to put pen to paper…
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Design an Ad Competition
The Design an Ad Competition asks students to design an ad for a real company. Follow their brief, learn about…
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The John Marsden & Hachette Australia Prize
The John Marsden & Hachette Australia Prize for Young Writers is a developmental award open exclusively to Australian secondary school…
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The Parliament Prize
The Parliament Prize is open to school students in Victoria in three year categories: Years 5-6, Years 7-9 and Years…
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John Button School Prize
The John Button School Prize awards the best essay on a subject concerning Australia’s future by a Victorian student who…
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Panda Competition 2019
The Panda Competition is conducted every year by the Australia China Friendship Society and is open to students from pre-schools,…
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Australian Life Photography Competition
The Australian Life and Photography Competition is looking for engaging and intriguing photos that depict Australia beyond the icons. You…
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Young Queenslanders Tackle Cyberbullying Grants
Are you a young Queenslander aged 10-17 years with a great idea for tackling cyberbullying in your community? Put your…
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Crown Sydney Artist Initiative
Crown Resorts Limited is taking an innovative approach to sourcing art for the Crown Sydney Hotel Resort, Sydney’s first 6…
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Primetime Science TV Show Casting Call
Chicken & Chips Casting are seeking the brightest students who are excelling in Science, Maths & Engineering subjects to be…
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Victoria University Short Story Prize for New Writers
This annual competition encourages excellent and original short fiction by new writers of up to 3000 words in length. At…
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iSAY Essay Competition
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is pleased to launch the inaugural iSAY Essay Competition. The competition will promote…
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Lego Masters Season 2 Casting Call
Did you love Lego Masters? If you’re into building stuff with plastic bricks and are considering a career in design, engineering,…
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The Flash Fiction Challenge
This exciting international creative writing challenge, organised by NYC Midnight Movie Making Madness, features several rounds in an exciting and…
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Wool4School Design Competition
Technology is reshaping almost every industry, including fashion. This year we invite students to design a garment or outfit that…
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Paddington Art Prize
The Paddington Art Prize is a $30,000 National acquisitive prize, awarded annually for a painting inspired by the Australian landscape.…
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NOW Contemporary Art Prize
NOW Contemporary Art Prize is a Biennial Visual Arts prize exhibited at Shoalhaven Regional Gallery. The prize aims to inspire…
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Maggie Diaz Photography Prize for Women
The Maggie Diaz Photography Prize for Women is seeking entries from women photographers of all ages, backgrounds and career levels.…
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Lester Prize Youth Award
The Lester Prize Youth Award encourages the creative talents of young, aspiring and emerging artists. It is open to all…
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Queensland Regional Art Awards 2019
The Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA) is an annual visual arts prize and exhibition for established and emerging artists living…
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The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition
The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition is an opportunity for all young Commonwealth citizens and residents, regardless of region, education or…
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The ABC Heywire Competition
Heywire puts young Australians at the centre of the conversations that shape their communities. The annual Heywire cycle begins with…
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Adobe Design Achievement Awards 2019
The Adobe Awards are the world’s premier digital media competition for students and emerging creators. Get exposure to creative leaders…
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Zayed Sustainability Prize
If you or your school have an idea for a sustainability project (relating to health, food energy or water), but…
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Ernst & Young Tax Consulting Challenge
Headed for a career in business, possess strong analytical and problem solving skills? Entering this competition could really drive your…
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StuditaliA Prize – Italy
The Queensland Department of Education and the Consulate of Italy in Brisbane have worked together to develop this initiative. Designed…
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UNSW Bragg Student Science Prize
The Bragg Prize is an annual award celebrating the best non-fiction science essay written for a general audience. Open to…
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Screen It
The ACMI annual national competition is on again. It’s open to young filmmakers, animators and game developers aged 18 and…
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Enter the Young Archie competition 2019
The Art Gallery of New South Wales invites budding artists between the ages of 5 and 18 to submit a…
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Australian STEM Video Game Challenge
The Australian STEM Video Game Challenge provides Australian students with a real-world opportunity to acquire, harness and apply new skills…
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Vex STEM Robotics Competition
VEX Competitions bring STEM skills to life by tasking teams of students with designing and building a robot to play…
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2019 Short Essay Scholarship Comp
Answer this question well and you could win a $2,000 scholarship. Essay competition closes 1 Sep 2019. Join the discussion…
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