AAA Student Competition
The American Advertising Awards Competition: Student Division, is a unique national awards program designed specially for college students. Work entered at the local level can advance to the regional and national judging, just like the work entered by professionals across the country.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited U S post-secondary educational institution.
- All worked entered into the competition must have been created between January 1 and December 31, 2025.
- Work may be developed specifically for this competition or from previous school projects or student competitions.
- Work must be created while entrant is a student not employed in the advertising industry. Student intern work is eligible if it is not used by or paid for by a client. Work
developed for paying clients will not be accepted. - Recent graduates are eligible to enter as long as the entry was created while the entrant was a student during the 2025 calendar year and the entry meets all other requirements.
How to Enter
- Complete the entry application
- All required fields must be completed for competition entry to be valid.
- Entries will be judged by a panel of local advertising, marketing, and graphic design professionals. Winning entries will be forwarded to District 6, the regional level of competition which includes Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan.
Rules & Categories
Download the Student Categories & Rules.
To read more about the national student division competition, visit aaf.org.