Worldwide CHOP Global Health Youth Arts Competition

Worldwide CHOP Global Health Youth Arts Competition

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Call for youth submissions

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The Global Health Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) invites submissions for the Worldwide 2025 CHOP Global Health Youth Arts Competition. We want to hear from you if you are between 12 and 19 years old.

We invite you to draw from your personal experiences to submit a response to the prompt: “What unique strengths do young people like you bring to improving health for all that adults often overlook?” We invite you to get creative! Use any of the following formats to respond to the prompt above.

  • Creative writing (an essay that is no more than 1,000 words long or a poem)
  • Visual art piece, e.g., photography, drawing, painting (you must provide a brief explanation of your submission)

Eligibility

  • To apply, you must be between the ages of 12 – 19 years old.
  • Prior year winners are not eligible to apply.
  • You can apply from anywhere in the world.

How it works

  1. Complete this form to submit your work by 5:00 p.m. US Eastern Time on Monday, June 30, 2025.
    • Creative writing and visual art submissions can be submitted in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, or Spanish.
  2. Your submission must contain original content that speaks to your own ideas or experiences.
  3. Co-authorship is acceptable as long as all authors meet all eligibility criteria; however, only one submission per individual or group is permitted.
  4. Winners will be selected based on their submission’s overall excellence in response to the prompt.
  5. Selected winners will be invited for a recorded interview.
    • We will showcase these interviews at the 17th Annual CHOP Pediatric Global Health Conference (Friday, Oct.10 – Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025).
  6. There shall be four cash prizes: two winners in each category (creative writing or visual art piece) will receive a prize of $75 each, in US dollars.
  7. Winners will also receive free access to any portions of the 17th Annual CHOP Pediatric Global Health Conference that will be live-streamed and/or recorded.