Awards

All participants will also receive a “Outstanding Achievement” certificate for their participation and submission.

All awards are in recognition of excellence in students’ competition submissions and do not entail any monetary awards. Therefore, all will be in the form of electronic award certificates that are sent to the winners by email. 

Individual Awards:

1st Place (Visual Art / Photography)

2nd Place (Visual Art / Photography)

3rd Place (Visual Art / Photography)

​Distinguished Idea Award (Visual Art / Photography)

Distinguished Creativity Award (Visual Art / Photography)

Exceptional Skill Award (Visual Art / Photography)

1st Place (Written Word)

2nd Place (Written Word)

3rd Place (Written Word)

Distinguished Idea Award (Written Word)

Distinguished Creativity Award (Written Word)

Exceptional Skill Award (Written Word)

1st Place (Research/Proposals)

2nd Place (Research/Proposals)

3rd Place (Research/Proposals)

Distinguished Idea Award (Research/Proposals)

Distinguished Creativity Award (Research/Proposals)

Exceptional Skill Award (Research/Proposals)

Team Awards:

1st Place (Visual Art / Photography)

2nd Place (Visual Art / Photography)

3rd Place (Visual Art / Photography)

​Distinguished Idea Award (Visual Art / Photography)

Distinguished Creativity Award (Visual Art / Photography)

Exceptional Skill Award (Visual Art / Photography)

Exceptional Originality Award (Visual Art / Photography)

Exceptional Message Delivery Award (Visual Art / Photography)

1st Place (Written Word)

2nd Place (Written Word)

3rd Place (Written Word)

Distinguished Idea Award (Written Word)

Distinguished Creativity Award (Written Word)

Exceptional Skill Award (Written Word)

Exceptional Originality Award (Written Word)

Exceptional Message Delivery Award (Written Word)

1st Place (Research/Proposals)

2nd Place (Research/Proposals)

3rd Place (Research/Proposals)

Distinguished Idea Award (Research/Proposals)

Distinguished Creativity Award (Research/Proposals)

Exceptional Skill Award (Research/Proposals)

Exceptional Originality Award (Research/Proposals)

Exceptional Message Delivery Award (Research/Proposals)

Winner Announcement: By the end of September 2025

How to Enter

How to Enter:

The Global Sustainability Competition is open to students aged 14-22. Students may enter as individuals or teams. This is an international competition, and students residing anywhere in the world are eligible to enter.

Participants can enter as individuals or teams (no limit on number of members per team).

There is no fee to enter this year’s competition.

The theme for the 2025 Global Sustainability Competition is “Urban Environmental Sustainability.”

​Submission Deadline: Now until August 31, 2025

All submissions should include the following information and materials:

1) Your contact information (your full legal name, the names of your city and country, your school name, your school grade level, your email address). For team submissions, this information must be provided for all team members.

2) The title (name) of your Visual Art, Written Word, Research/Proposal submission

3) Your submission (the Visual Art, Written Word, Research/Proposal submission should be attached to the email)

Send all submissions to wawcompetition@nate.com (Attn: Kory Song, Associate).

Competition Categories

Visual Art/Photography

Visual Art/Photography submissions may include:

• Drawing, illustration, graphic design, painting, sculpture, pottery
• Photography

Visual Art/Photography Submission Requirements:

• Accepted file types: JPG, PNG, GIF, PDF (be sure your files are of high resolution)
• You may submit multiple images of the same submission for better understanding and review.
• AI-generated works are not permitted and will be automatically disqualified. 

Research/Proposal

Research submissions may include research papers.

Proposals submissions may include proposals in any of the following categories:

• Legal initiative (e.g., new environmental laws and regulations)
• Public initiative (e.g., new environmental initiatives by government organizations)
• Business initiative (e.g., new environmental initiatives for companies)
• Technology (e.g., new environmental technologies)
• Educational initiative (e.g., new educational initiatives by schools)

Research/Proposal Submission Requirements:

• The submission should be in English.
• Accepted file types: WORD, PDF (be sure your files are of high resolution)
• AI-generated works are not permitted and will be automatically disqualified. 

Written Word

Written Word submissions may include:

• Creative writing (e.g., short story, poetry)
• Persuasive essay
• Book (e.g., photo book, book of essays/poems)

Written Word Submission Requirements:

• The submission should be in English.
• Accepted file types: WORD, PDF (be sure your files are of high resolution)
• AI-generated works are not permitted and will be automatically disqualified. 

Judging & Advisory

Judging will be based on the submission’s message, idea, originality, and delivery.

The organizers of the competition promise to manage the competition fairly and ethically. All judging decisions are final. All winners will be notified by email. We reserve the right to use all submissions for its promotional purpose in any and all media.

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Our Partners

In any society, nothing truly meaningful and lasting ever emerges in a vacuum. We feel the same way about WAW ACT. In particular, the vast scale of environmental challenges requires efforts by not just some but all for powerful and sustainable solutions.

This makes us proud of our partners. Our supportive partners help us envision and execute even bigger goals and impacts.

About WAW ACT 

About WAW ACT 

WAW ACT presents solutions and alternatives to climate and environmental problems and puts them into practice together. WAW, an abbreviation for ‘We Art the World’, began with the meaning of ‘making the world beautiful together.’ The climate/environment-related project called WAW ACT focuses on ‘practices’ that contribute to a happy and healthy planet.

​*WAW is an ambitious endeavor conveying the spirit of “We Art the World,” meaning “we make the world a beautiful and safe environment. WAW ACT represents climate/environment-related efforts centered on “doable practices” that promote a happier and healthier world for everyone.

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Our Story

Until a few years ago, we saw a world concerned about “global warming.” Now, we seem to be way beyond that, facing “global boiling” as a palpable threat. While public institutions and ESG-centered organizations collect climate/environmental data, hold meetings, and execute agendas, WAW ACT focuses on “doable practices.” We gather diverse hearts and thoughts from all over the world and integrate them into practical actions.

WAW ACT engages in a diverse range of projects to encourage participation from people and organizations all over the world. We aim to help lead global environmental efforts by organizing and guiding creative efforts by people and organizations toward more viable environmental solutions. Through these efforts, we also hope to be a meaningful enabler of a world built on a stronger sense of global solidarity.

Team

WAW ACT is proud to create an organization that shares our values ​​and goals. Our team members help WAW ACT reach more people and have greater impact. Learn more about our team and how we work together to make a difference.

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CONTACT US

Would you like to participate in WAW ACT’s activities and programs?

Have an idea you’d like to share with us?

Do you have any questions?

​We want to hear from you! Please contact us anytime.

WAWACT.org

Seoul, Korea

Email: info@wawact.org

Phone: +82-2-593-8555