IvyPanda
$1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship
IvyPanda offers an annual video contest scholarship to reward creative and talented student filmmakers. Participants create a short video addressing AI-related prompts, and winners are determined by social media engagement on YouTube.
Award
$1,000 (1st Place) / $500 (Runner-up)
Deadline
October 31, 2026
Level
Both
Status
9 days left
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- Application effort
- Medium (portfolio or video)
- Who can apply
- Undergraduate and graduate students
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Who is eligible
- Current high school, college, or university students
- Open to students from any country
- Must be able to provide proof of academic status or enrollment to receive the award
What you'll need
- Original video (1 to 1:30 minutes in English, widescreen aspect ratio, in .MOV, .MPEG4, .MP4, or .AVI format) covering one of the following prompts: 'When everyone has AI, what makes a student's work truly stand out?', 'Career planning in the age of AI: How should students prepare today?', or 'If AI were your classmate, what could it teach you – and what would it never understand?'
- The video must contain only copyright-free content and feature the official IvyPanda logo clearly visible in one corner throughout its entire duration
- Screenshots proving subscriptions to IvyPanda's first and second YouTube channels
- Screenshot of the Contest video-description shared on X, Facebook, or Instagram
- A creative, catchy title reflecting your ideas
- Detailed answer to the question: 'Where did you find out about the IvyPanda Contest?'
How to apply
- Record an original video following the specified topic, format, and logo requirements.
- Upload your video to Dropbox or Google Drive (do not make the video public before the contest).
- Subscribe to both of IvyPanda's YouTube channels and share the Contest video-description on your social media, taking screenshots of these actions.
- Send an email to scholarship@ivypanda.com with the subject line 'IvyPanda Video Contest Submission'.
- In the email body, include the direct shareable link to the video, subscription screenshots, social media share screenshot, your video's title, and your answer to where you found out about the contest.
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Sources & verification
- Official listing:
- https://ivypanda.com/scholarship-video
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