Studybay Video Contest ⚡ Win up to $5000 ⭐ Submit Your Best Video Now!

How to enter our video competition

We are thrilled to launch one of our first educational video competitions! All students, regardless of age, are encouraged to express their vision and create fun, engaging videos centered around the theme of education. Take this chance to talk about your time in college, what you've learned, what you love about your studies, and anything else related to your academic interests and hobbies. In your unique video storytelling, we invite you to share novel views that highlight the essence of learning.

To enter our education online video contest, follow these simple steps:

Create an original video that is a minimum of 15 seconds on either TikTok or Instagram Reels related to the theme of education and school life. Get creative with study tips, classroom moments, academic interests, distance learning, or any fun ideas you have!

Add our logo or brand name somewhere in the video. Incorporate our branded hashtag #studybay, #studybaycontest, #studybayvideocontest somewhere in your video caption along with mentioning and tagging our account Instagram (@studybaycom) or TikTok (@studybay.com) account.

Free Submission

Make sure to follow our TikTok and/or Instagram account!

Submit the links to your video/s through this Google Form by the deadline of May 31, 2024, at 11:59 pm PST.

You can find the contest Google Form link here:

Free Submission

Make sure to follow our TikTok and/or Instagram account!

Submit the links to your video/s through this Google Form by the deadline of May 31, 2024, at 11:59 pm PST.

You can find the contest Google Form link here:

Free Submission

Video making contest’s prizes

We have $15,000 in cash and prizes! Winners will receive Amazon gift cards, iPhones, and more. There will be around 20 winners selected based on number of views, creativity, and contest guidelines followed.

Grand Prize

$5,000

2st Place

$3,000

3rd Place

New iPhone

Next 17 winners

$500 Amazon gift cards

Contest topic

The core theme we want your videos to focus on is education and student life. This includes, but is not limited to showcasing:

Study tips and learning strategies
Favorite school subjects and academic interests/hobbies
Classroom interactions and distance learning
Extracurricular activities
General school experiences

Feel free to get creative and highlight what educating and learning means to you through visual social storytelling!

Online video competition guidelines

Here are some key guidelines to follow to ensure your contest entry success:

Content requirements

Videos must focus on education, school life experiences, study themes
Keep videos fun, positive and appropriate
Refrain from illegal behavior promotion and harmful internet challenges
Videos must be at least 15 seconds long
There should be mentioned hashtags (#studybay, #studybaycontest, #studybayvideocontest) and our Instagram (@studybaycom) or TikTok (@studybay.com) account
Videos should include our logo and/or brand name
Applicant should follow our Instagram (@studybaycom) and/or TikTok (@studybay.com) account.

Video should be submitted through Google Form

Deadline

The deadline for video submission is May 31, 2024. Applications made past this date will not be considered.

Money payment

Our money winners and runners-up will receive a one-time payment made directly to them within five days after our decision is taken.

Winners announcement

The 3 overall top winners along with the next 17 selected will be announced on our website by August 31, 2024, and contacted directly by email. Get ready to win!

Evaluation criteria and selection process

To choose contest winners from what will likely be many worthy submissions, we have devised a multi-stage evaluation process based on the following criteria:

Initial qualification check

In the first round, all submitted online videos will be reviewed to ensure:

Minimum 15 second length met
Branded hashtags included
Company username tagged
Applicant’s follow of our social media
Company brand name or logo included to the video
Appropriate content

Final review round

Based on scoring cutoffs, the top ranked videos will undergo an intensive final review by our panel of judges comprising education professionals. They will evaluate elements like:

Key messaging effectiveness
Production quality
Originality factor

Scoring system

The qualified entries will then move to finalist judging rounds where they will be scored on metrics including:

Relevance to school/education theme (Scale 1-10)
Creativity showcase through storytelling (Scale 1-10)
Audience engagement via views, likes, comments etc. (Scale 1-10)

Initial qualification check

In the first round, all submitted online videos will be reviewed to ensure:

Minimum 15 second length met
Branded hashtags included
Company username tagged
Applicant’s follow of our social media
Company brand name or logo included to the video
Appropriate content

Final review round

Based on scoring cutoffs, the top ranked videos will undergo an intensive final review by our panel of judges comprising education professionals. They will evaluate elements like:

Key messaging effectiveness
Production quality
Originality factor

Scoring system

The qualified entries will then move to finalist judging rounds where they will be scored on metrics including:

Relevance to school/education theme (Scale 1-10)
Creativity showcase through storytelling (Scale 1-10)
Audience engagement via views, likes, comments etc. (Scale 1-10)

Optimize your contest video for Instagram and TikTok

To increase viewership and engagement with your Instagram Reels and TikTok competition entries, follow these expert tips tailored to the platforms:

For Instagram:

Keep videos under 1 minute long. Attention spans are short on Instagram, so get to the point quickly.
Use eye-catching thumbnails. The thumbnail is the first thing people see when scrolling, so make sure it's high-quality and intriguing.
Enhance videos with music, filters and text. Add popular songs, use Instagram filters, and include engaging captions or text overlays to make your video stand out.
Leverage relevant hashtags. Include a mix of high-popularity and niche hashtags, so your videos come up in searches.
Share Reels preview to feed to maximize impressions.

For TikTok:

Keep it very short. 15 to 60 seconds is the ideal length for TikTok. Get to the main action fast.
Jump on trends and challenges. Challenges and viral memes are extremely popular on TikTok. Make videos related to ones at the moment.
Use trending sounds. Songs and audio clips made popular on TikTok can help videos gain more views.
Film vertically. TikTok videos are made for phones in vertical orientation.
Use creative editing cuts, transitions. Quick jump cuts and transitions between clips can make mundane content more interesting.

Additionally, ensure stable lighting, crisp audio, steady camerawork, correct aspect ratios and concise editing for both platforms.
Let the above tips inspire you to not only create an outstanding contest’s entry video but also distribute it widely to stand out! Feel free to get creative both with your messaging and distribution strategies.

First Ever Studybay’s Video Contest 🎥

How to enter our video competition

Video making contest’s prizes

Contest topic

Online video competition guidelines

Evaluation criteria and selection process

Optimize your contest video for Instagram and TikTok

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