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What are the Student ADDY Awards?

The Student ADDYs is a creative competition and is a sub-category of the National ADDY Awards competition, sponsored by the American Advertising Federation (AAF).

Who is eligible to enter the student ADDYs

  • Applicants must be enrolled full or part-time in an accredited U.S. educational institution
  • Work may be developed specifically for this competition or submitted from previous projects or competitions. Work developed for paying clients will not be accepted with the exception of work created by clubs as fund raisers or work created for student publications.
  • Work must be created while entrant is a student not employed in the advertising industry. Student interns are eligible.

What types of work can be entered into the Student ADDYs?

  • Work may be developed specifically for this competition or submitted from previous competitions, school projects or classes.
  • Work developed for paying clients will not be accepted with the exception of work created for clubs as fundraisers or for student publications.

Can I submit work that was created by more than 1 person?

Yes, you can submit a group project as long as everyone who had a part in creating the work is aware that it is being entered into the Student ADDYs and that they are listed on the bylines.

How much does it cost to enter?

A one-time fee of $20 and this ensures any and all gold winning pieces are automatically sent to the next level. So one fee could mean local, district and even national ADDY trophies for your shelf. Students with silver winning pieces are eligible for forwarding but an entry fee must be paid.

What happens if my entry goes onto the district competition?

With student ADDYs we will adopt an amended auto-forwarding process where all Gold winning work will be forwarded to the district and national competition at no cost. Silver winning work may advance to the district or national competition by paying the applicable entry fee.

Is there a cash prize?

What is better than fame and glory? That's right, cold, hard cash. The National Student Best of Show winning entrant will receive a cash prize of $1,000 from National Ad 2. For information go to www.ad2.org

All work submitted in the Student ADDY Competition is subject to the same rules and guidelines and submission requirements as the professional ADDY Competition. Please read the Entry Submission and Entry Identification requirements carefully.

Please note: Return of entries is not guaranteed. Comps, original photographs, illustrations, etc. all become the property of the AAF and will not be returned. Work created for NSAC competitions will be eligible for entry into the Student ADDYs in the year following their presentation.