Specifications

• ASEAN and Korean Citizenship
• The awards are open to enrolled High School and University/College (Bachelor’s degree) students
• One applicant could only apply for one category
• Applicant can be individual or group/team
• The previous winners and runners-up are not allowed to submit entries to the same categories in this year’s awards.

Essay

• The acceptable file format is PDF
• The length of the essay is no more than 1000 words (Times New Roman, 12, spacing: 1.5, Paper size: A4)
• Language: English

Infographic Poster

• The acceptable file formats are JPG, JPEG, PNG
• File size: 2-5 MB
• Language: English

Video

• The acceptable file format is MP4
• Video length: 3 mins
• Size: no more than 3 GB
• Language: English

Criteria and Distribution of Scores

Substance & Creativity (50%)

• What message is portrayed by the work you do?

Relevance & Adherence (30%)

• Relevance of submission to our objective: “Realising Energy Security for Sustainable Growth”

Originality (20%)

• The work has not been published anywhere

Rules

• The previous winners and runners-up are not allowed to submit entries to the same categories in this year’s awards.
• Applicant must provide the Title of Submission, Name of Applicant, and High School/University represented.
• Applicant should follow/subscribe to ACE’s social media (Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook).
• The applicants should submit their details, including CV, Student ID, and/or an official letter from their Institution, proofing that he/she is currently enrolled with an authorised stamp/signature.
• Submission depicting violence, sexism, racism, or other inapproproate content such as smoking, drinking, or other vices, including messaging deemed to advocate curtailment of the rights of others, will be disqualified.
• Submission must avoid plagiaristic contents taken from any documents or quoting statements without the author’s consent.

Evaluations

• The Board of Judges (BOJ) shall complete and verify the Overall Tally Sheet with their signatures affixed.
• ACE will shortlist the top 5 for each category then the BOJ will select the winners and runners-up.

Copyrights

• By joining the awards, the applicants acknowledge and guarantee that their original work was created solely for these awards. It does not infringe on copyrights, trademarks, and the rights of privacy, publicity, or intellectual property rights of any person or entity.
• By joining the awards, applicants agree to grant ACE the right to reproduce, distribute, display, and create derivative works of entry in any media at any time and at any cost.

Submission and Procedures

Submit your entries to the dedicated button:

• ASEAN Nationalities

• Korean Nationalities

The Winners

The maximum numbers of the winners and runners-up, which will be selected by BOJ, are as follows:

ASEAN Nationalities

University/College level

High School level

Korean Nationalities

University/College level

High School level

Prizes

The winners and runners-up will be announced during the Awarding Ceremony, in conjuction to the 41st of ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) in August 2023 and to be awarded cash prizes and medals by ACE, SEAMEO, MOTIE, and KEA.

• University/College
  

  Winner	: 1000 USD
  1st Runner-Up	: 750 USD
  2nd Runner-Up	: 500 USD

• High School
  

  Winner	: 1000 USD
  1st Runner-Up	: 750 USD
  2nd Runner-Up	: 500 USD

Timeline