#Competitions
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DFA Hong Kong Young Design Talent Award 2024
'DFA Hong Kong Young Design Talent Award’ 2024 (HKYDTA 2024) is now open for online application! In addition to to being able to affirm design talent and strength, awardees will get the opportunity to receive sponsorship of up to HK$500,000 to pursue invaluable and enriching experiences abroad, fostering creative thinking and expanding global perspectives . What an excellent opportunity to progress your career and pave the path to success! Apply now! Application Requirements: - Hong Kong permanent residents aged 18 to 35 - Nominated by a design-related organisation or a professional Enquiry: ydta@dfaawards.com
City I&T Grand Challenge: Hong Kong's Got I&T
To promote an innovation and technology (I&T) culture and enhance the application of I&T in the community, the second City I&T Grand Challenge, organised by the Innovation and Technology Commission together with the HKSTPC, was launched with the theme "Hong Kong's Got I&T". All sectors of the community are invited to put forward I&T solutions focusing on two subjects, namely "I&T for Nature (Yama)" and "I&T for Community (Community Wellness)", to enhance the experience of nature and create a caring society in Hong Kong. A series of workshops and other activities will also be held to promote a positive I&T atmosphere in the community. The City I&T Grand Challenge is open for submission from April 5 to May 16. Primary and secondary school students, local and non-local university and tertiary students as well as all sectors of the community are invited to participate. Winners in all groups will receive a cash prize and a trophy. Winners of the University/Tertiary Institute and Open groups will also have the opportunity to receive funding of up to HK$1 million for research and development and training to refine their I&T solutions for trials at designated venues such as government departments or public organisations.
Arts Criticism Recognition Programme 2024 - Tertiary Students
To encourage young individuals to actively participate in arts activities and to cultivate their involvement in arts criticism, Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC) is currently launching the "Arts Criticism Recognition Programme 2024 - Tertiary Students". This initiative aims to encourage tertiary students to produce arts critiques in writing or video form, which can be shared with the public to enhance the understanding and analysis of works of arts by the community and the sector. Local tertiary students who enjoy appreciating arts or who would like to become arts critics are welcome to participate. High quality arts critiques would be selected for recognition and reward.Participants must be tertiary students (including masters and doctoral students) who are permanent residents of Hong Kong. They are free to choose public programmes or works from the five art forms: visual arts, literature, film, music, and theatre. They must submit a written review of 1,500 to 3,000 words, or a video review of a maximum 15 minutes in length by 29 August, 2024. Submission can be in either Chinese or English. Eligible submissions will be judged by a designated panel of examiners appointed by the HKADC.A total of five prizes will be given to each of the five art forms mentioned. The top five winners in each art form will receive cash prizes of HK$5,000, HK$4,000, HK$3,000, HK$2,000, and HK$1,000 respectively as encouragement. The winning art critiques will be published on the Instagram account of this programme, @talk.hkarts. HKADC will also promote them to newspapers and media to explore further development opportunities.
“Together, We Create a Safe Cyberworld” Tram Body Design Contest
The Tram Body Design Contest - “Together, We Create a Safe Cyberworld” (“the Contest”) is jointly organised by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, the Hong Kong Police Force and the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre. The Contest aims to arouse public awareness of cybersecurity, so as to prevent them from falling into online traps, and strengthen city-wide defence against cyberattacks. The winning entry may be adopted as a promotional advertisement displaying on trams. ObjectiveThe Contest aims to arouse public awareness of cybersecurity, so as to prevent them from falling into online traps, and strengthen city-wide defence against cyberattacks. The winning entry may be adopted as a promotional advertisement displaying on trams.EligibilityThe Contest is divided into Open, Secondary School and Primary School categories. Each participant can enrol to only one of the categories and should submit only one entry. Participants shall agree and abide by all the rules and regulations of the Contest.CategoryOpen Category - Hong Kong residentsSecondary School Category - Secondary school students in Hong KongPrimary School Category - Primary school students in Hong Kong