$1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship

Eligibility

We will accept videos from current high school, college, or university students from any country. The winners will be required to send us proof of their academic status or enrollment.

Submission requirements

• Record an original video on one of the following topics:

  • From dependence to awareness: my journey toward ethical use of AI tools beyond ChatGPT.
  • The hidden costs of ‘free’ chatbots: privacy, pressure, and plagiarism.
  • Overreliance on ChatGPT: can it undermine students' critical thinking?

  Your video must:

  • Contain only copyright-free content
  • Cover one of the topics given above
  • Be in English only
  • Last between 1 – 1:30 minutes
  • Be submitted in one of the following formats: .MOV, .MPEG4, .MP4, .AVI
  • Have a widescreen aspect ratio
  • Feature the official IvyPanda logo, clearly visible in one corner, throughout its entire duration.
• Upload your video to one of these file-hosting services: Dropbox, Google Drive. No video should be set to public access before the Contest.
• Subscribe to IvyPanda’s first and second YouTube channels; like and share the Contest video-description on X, Facebook or Instagram.
• Send us an email at [email protected] with “IvyPanda Video Contest Submission” as the subject line and the following content inside (in this particular order):
  • The direct link to your uploaded video (the share option must be set to "Give access to anyone with the link")
  • The screenshots of your subscriptions to IvyPanda’s YouTube channels
  • The screenshot of the Contest video-description shared on social media
  • A creative, catchy title that reflects your ideas
  • The detailed answer to the question: “Where did you find out about the IvyPanda Contest?”

It is allowed to make animated videos as well as film yourself or your friends
Each participant may submit only one video and win just one award.

Evaluation I

Before your video is published on the IvyPanda YouTube channel, our editorial team will evaluate your submission based on the following criteria:

• Content Usefulness
• Engagement
• Creativity
• Production

The best videos that meet all the criteria will be published on the IvyPanda YouTube channel and opened up for online voting.

Evaluation II

The two videos that receive the most likes on YouTube and the best audience engagement will be determined as the winners.
To increase their chances of winning, participants are encouraged to share or repost the links to their videos (published on IvyPanda’s YouTube channel) across their social media platforms, using the hashtags #ivypanda and #ivypandascholarship in the captions.
Our support team will ensure that cheating is not possible.

Awards

Winners will be announced on this page as well as on the IvyPanda blog.

To receive their awards, the winners must provide proof of enrollment or study. If they cannot or will not provide this confirmation, the award will be given to the next appropriate participant in line.