The 7th “Action with Women and Peace” Youth Contest
The 7th “Action with Women and Peace” Youth Contest
❏ Name
The 7th “Action with Women and Peace” Youth Contest
◦ Youth Envisioning the future of Women, Peace and Security.
❏ Period
August 18, 2025 – September 22, 2025 (6:00 p.m.)
◦ All the official announcement follows Korean Standard Time (GMT+9)
❏ Themes
Choose between one or both of two themes.
(#1) The potential of AI and digital technologies in the area of WPS | ㅇ AI and digital technologies are having a huge impact on war, peacebuilding, and humanitarian aid. ㅇ Technological development offers opportunities to improve safety and access of women and empower them for the participation in peace activities. ㅇ Furthermore, those new technologies can work as new instruments to communicate information and messages related to WPS |
(#2) The future of women’s leadership in the field of peace and security, and the role of the youth | ㅇ Women continue to be underrepresented in the negotiation of ceasefire and peace agreements. However, as women are actors who can prevent conflicts and build peace, full, equal, meaningful and safe participation fo women is pursued to achieve the sustaining peace. ㅇ In the area of peace activities, women from diverse generation are participating, and it is important to facilitate inter-generational support and sharing of the knowledge and experiences ㅇ Notably, it is necessary that we empower youth and expand their participation as they are the future leader of peace and security area. |
❏ Eligibility
All the youth around the world (19-34 years old)can enter the contest.
◦ In case of team participants, 1 person must be designated as a team leader
◦ The date used as the basis for determining age is the starting day of the
contest, August 18, 2025.
◦ The MOFA ROK do not engage with the distribution of prize money among
team members or the results thereof.
The initial payment will be made to the team representative.
❏ Categories
◦ Illustration (in person/by team)
◦ Instagram comics (in person/by team)
◦ slogans (in person)
category | In person or by team | Speculations |
Illustrations | both possible | ㅇ All forms of 2D design that is adoptable for printing - Computer graphics, illustrations, photos, typography, drawings, etc. - A resolution higher than 300dpi / jpg, jpeg, png ㅇ Size : A3, regardless of whether it is horizontal or vertical ㅇ AI usage is allowed. In case of utilizing the AI, prompts that were entered must be submitted. |
comics | both possible | ㅇ 10 or less cuts of short comics, with complete story ㅇ Minimum is three cuts - Size : 1080*1080px - 72dpi resolution / jpg, jpeg, png |
Slogans | in person | ㅇ Phrases or sentences that reveals the theme(s). ㅇ Participants can choose between slogans in Korean (20 letters including space) or English (60 letters including space). ㅇ AI usage is allowed. In case of utilizing the AI, prompts that were entered must be submitted. |
❏ Prize
◦The 7th AWP Youth Contest awards total amount of 6,000,000 Korean won and
the Minister of Foreign Affairs Award to the winners
Prize | Illustrations | Instagram comics | Slogans |
Grand Prize (The Minister of Foreign Affairs Award) | 1,500,000 Korean won and the round-trip airfare (economy class) to Korea and accommodation (2 nights) to attend the awards ceremony | ||
Excellence Award (The Minister of Foreign Affairs Award) | 1,000,000 won (1 piece) | 1,000,000 won (1 piece) | 300,000 won (1 piece) |
Merit Award (The Minister of Foreign Affairs Award) | 500,000 (2 piece) | 500,000 (2 piece) | - |
Honorable Mention | - | 100,000 (2 piece) | |
❏ NOTE
◦ Participants must submit their works in accordance with the specifications and
application methods, and failure to do so may result in disqualification from the
contest.
◦ Participants must exercise due diligence to ensure that their submitted works do not
infringe upon third parties' portrait rights, copyrights related to images, fonts, or other
intellectual property rights, or ownership rights. In the event of any issues related to
copyrights of the submitted works, the participant shall bear full civil
and criminal liability.
◦ Entries that are: △award-winning works from other competitions, △works that
infringe on others' copyrights or use others' names without permission, or△plagiarized
works will be excluded from selection as award-winning works.
Even after the award-winning works are decided, if such facts are revealed, the award
will be revoked, and the award proceeds will be recovered.
◦ The content of the submitted work must not disparage the organizing institution,
the government of the Republic of Korea, specific countries, or the general public, and
must not contain inappropriate content.
(e.g., obscene expressions, illegal or discriminatory content)
◦ Participants must review the contents of this contest guidelines and contest
announcements, and any damages resulting from failure to review the注意事項 (notes)
shall be borne by the participant.
◦ Copyright-related matters for submitted works
- The copyright of winning works shall, in principle, belong to the creator.
◦ This contest accepts AI-generated works, including those created using generative AI, or
works that utilize AI as entries
◦However, if the use of AI involves entering images owned by others into the prompt
to induce similar outputs, or directly mentioning specific works or authors in a way
that infringes on the copyrights of others, the entry will be excluded from judging and
awards.
◦ When using AI, the prompt entered must be submitted along with the contest
participant’s concept, and it will be referenced during the judging process.
◦ Simply submitting AI-generated outputs resulting from prompt input may be
penalized based on evaluation criteria such as creativity.
Even when using AI, participants are encouraged to make additional modifications,
such as editing, adding, or rearranging the output, to demonstrate their creative
contribution.
◦ For specific guidelines related to AI usage, we recommend referring to the Korean
Copyright Commission’s “Guidelines for Creative Work Competitions,”“Generative AI
Copyright Guide,” and “Guide to Preventing Copyright Disputes Caused by Generative
AI Outputs.”