Competition Info

Eligibility

Entrants must be 18 or older.

Entrants must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate university program, graduate program, or portfolio program. PhD Candidates are not eligible. If you are part of a non-traditional portfolio program or short-course, please reach out to education@oneclub.org to confirm your eligibility. 

Recent graduates are eligible. Graduation date must be no earlier than March 15, 2023. 

Entrants must not have more than two years of previous professional experience. Students enrolled in a graduate or portfolio program with more than two years of professional experience in the advertising, marketing, design, or communications industry are not eligible. 

Students working at an agency as a copywriter, art director or other professional position are not eligible. Interns may seek approval.

Work must have beeen created during your student career-- this includes coursework or personal projects.

Students do not have to be a member of The One Club for Creativity in order to participate in the Young Ones Competition.

Teams may apply for the competition. There is no limit on the number of students per team. All team members should meet the above criteria (excluding any faculty advisors). 

Team members may be from different schools or programs, but only one school can be listed as the Primary Credit. Additional schools should be listed under "Secondary Credits". Primary and Secondary schools will split points in the Global College Rankings.

Deadlines & Entry Fees

The Young Ones competition has three deadlines for submission. The entry fee increases after each deadline.

• Early Deadline: December 13th
  Early Entry Fee: $45 USD


• Regular Deadline: March 1st
  Regular Entry Fee: $55 USD


• Extended Deadline: March 13th
  Extended Entry Fee: $65 USD
Finalists will be notified in April 2024. Winners will be publicly announced at the Young Ones Awards Show in May 2024.

COUNTRY-SPECIFIC PRICING ADJUSTMENTS

In order to make Young Ones more accessible for international entrants,  automatic discounts will be applied to entries from specific countries and regions to account for an unfair disadvantage from the value of their local currency in comparison to the US Dollar.

This reduction of entry fees will be automatically applied during checkout. This fee adjustment does not apply to processing fees.

GROUP A


Argentina

Azerbaijan

Colombia

Egypt

Guatemala

Hungary

Malaysia

Mexico

Moldova

Philippines

South Africa

Thailand

Turkey

Venezuela

Vietnam




Early Deadline: $30

Regular Deadline: $40

Extended Deadline: $50 

GROUP B


Brazil 

Costa Rica 

Croatia 

Czech Republic 

India 

Indonesia 

Nicaragua 

Oman 

Peru 

Poland 

Romania 

Sri Lanka

 


Early Deadline: $35

Regular Deadline: $45

Extended Deadline: $55

GROUP C 
All Other Countries Eligible for Young Ones




Early Deadline: $45 

Regular Deadline: $55

Extended Deadline: $65

Entry Process & Regulations

Entries are accepted only through the online entry system. All entry material must be digital. No physical entries.

Incomplete entries and those that do not meet entry criteria will be disqualified. Once you have closed your entry, it will be subject to judging and payment. You can find your closed entries here.  By submitting entries into the competition, entrants are committing to pay for all entry fees in full. Failure to pay for a closed entry may result in your ineligibility from future One Club for Creativity competitions. 

Students can submit entries into more than one category in each discipline (ADC, TDC, and One Show/Brief).

Students can submit the same piece of work into more than one category in each discipline (ADC, TDC, and One Show/Brief). 

The decisions of the Young Ones Competition Judges are final, including determinations as to eligibility.

Payment

OPTION A:

Students register and pay for their own entries.

• ONLINE CREDIT CARD: When proceeding to checkout to submit entries, select the Online Credit Card option and pay online using a credit card.
  NOTE: All credit card transactions are subject to a 3% processing fee.
• CHECK: When proceeding to checkout to submit entries, select the Check option and send in the a copy of the invoice with the check.
  NOTE: Checks must be made payable to:  The One Club for Creativity, Inc.
  NOTE: ALL CHECKS MUST BE IN U.S. DOLLARS DRAWN ON A U.S. BANK.
• WIRE TRANSFER: When proceeding to checkout to submit entries, select the Wire Transfer option. Account details will be given during the payment process.
  NOTE: All wire transfer transactions are subject to a $35 USD processing fee.

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OPTION B:

Students register the entries and the school pays for the submission.

• PAYMENT CODE: With this method of entry, a customized Payment Code can be created for schools and classes. Students can use this code to enter their own work under their own student account, and then when the school administrator is ready, the code can be turned on and one invoice will be generated for all of the student entries.
• CHECK: Students can select the Check option when submitting their entries. The school then collects the invoices from all students and sends them in with the total payment.
  NOTE: All credit card transactions are subject to a 3% processing fee. All wire transfer transactions are subject to a $35 USD processing fee.

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OPTION C:

The school registers and pays for their students' submissions.

• ONLINE CREDIT CARD: When proceeding to checkout to submit entries, select the Online Credit Card option and pay online using a credit card.
  NOTE: All credit card transactions are subject to a 3% processing fee.
• CHECK: When proceeding to checkout to submit entries, select the Check option and send in the a copy of the invoice with the check.
  NOTE: Checks must be made payable to: The One Club for Creativity, Inc.
  NOTE: ALL CHECKS MUST BE IN U.S. DOLLARS DRAWN ON A U.S. BANK.
• WIRE TRANSFER: When proceeding to checkout to submit entries, select the Wire Transfer option. Account details will be given during the payment process.
  NOTE: All wire transfer transactions are subject to a $35 USD processing fee.

ONLINE CREDIT CARD PAYMENT ISSUES

What do I do if my credit card payment is declined?
Even if your payment was declined, your entries have been submitted. Confirmation can be found on the Invoices page in your account.

• Please contact your credit card provider to have your charge pre-approved.
• Once approved, go to the Invoices page and click "Online Credit Card" under Payment Status to launch the payment process again.
• Select Online Credit Card and proceed to pay using the pre-approved card, or select a different payment option.
• NOTE: DO NOT re-create the entries in your account and attempt to check out again. This will result in duplicate entries and invoices.

Ownership & Usage Rights

Students can only enter work that is original and that they have the right or authority to enter and publish. No professional entries.

For the One Show Brief Competition, all entries become the property of The One Club for Creativity and the Brief Sponsor and will not be returned. The One Club for Creativity will act as a liaison to ensure that the client will contact the students if they decide to publish or produce any work entered in this competition.

For the Portfolio Competition, ADC Competition, and TDC Competition, the student retains ownership of all ideas and materials/images uploaded to our website.

All finalist work will be retained by The One Club for Creativity for use in the online awards archives. The entrant also grants permission to The One Club for Creativity to show or license others to show, edit and publish the entries at such times and in such manner and media The One Club for Creativity deems appropriate.

The One Club for Creativity reserves the right to remove an entry from the competition for any reason and without notice.

Awards & Honors

All finalists will receive a one-year One Club Membership and feature in The One Club for Creativity archives.

For the Young Ones Brief Competition, One Show Pencils & Young Ones Digital Merit Certificates will be awarded. One complimentary award will be provided per winning entry. 

For the Young Ones ADC Competition, ADC Cubes & Young Ones Digital Merit Certificates will be awarded. One complimentary award will be provided per winning entry. 

For the Young Ones Portfolio Competition, Portfolio Trophies will be awarded. One complimentary award will be provided per winning entrant. 

For the Young Ones TDC Competition, TDC Certificates will be awarded.

There are no merits for the Portfolio Competition or the TDC Competition.

Submission Media

You must upload digital files for ALL entries. This will be required during the online entry process. Each media type has specific technical requirements, as outlined below.

• JUDGING MEDIA: This media will be reviewed by the jury.
• PROJECT MEDIA: This media will be reviewed by the jury.
• REFERENCE MEDIA: This media is required, but will not be reviewed by the jury.
• THUMBNAIL: Every entry requires a thumbnail image.* The jury will see this for reference only, it will not be judged.
  *NOTE: For Portoflio entries, upload your headshot as the entry thumbnail. For all other categories, upload an image of the work as the entry thumbnail.

IMAGES

VIDEO

AUDIO

URL

PDF

WHAT IS REFERENCE MEDIA?

Reference Media is used by The One Club team for promotions and in our articles when judging media (specifically video pieces, websites, etc.) cannot be used in their entirety. Reference Media are often screenshots, single frames, or alternate angles of your work that represent your project. Reference Media may be made public, but will not be judged.