This page contains important information about entering the Young Ones competition. We recommend you read this page in its entirety before submitting an entry.
JUMP TO: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.
The Young Ones competition has three deadlines for submission. The entry fee increases after each deadline.
Finalists will be notified in April 2024. Winners will be publicly announced at the Young Ones Awards Show in May 2024.
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.
Members of The One Club for Creativity receive 10% discounts on Early and Regular Entry period submissions. If you have questions about fees, please reach out to: education@oneclub.org
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.
Due to the nature of the competition, The One Club for Creativity cannot provide refunds for entries which have been closed and entered into judging.
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.
Please note the following regarding payments:
Students register and pay for their own entries. When proceeding to checkout to submit entries, select one of the following:
Students register the entries and the school pays for the submission.
The school registers and pays for their students' submissions. When proceeding to checkout to submit entries, select one of the following:
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.
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.
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.
NOTE: There are no merits for the Portfolio Competition or the TDC Competition.
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.
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.
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