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ART ON CLIMATE INTERNATIONAL ILLUSTRATION CONTEST

Application Deadline: 31 July 2026

LOCATION: Hong Kong

The “Art on Climate” International Illustration Competition is a collaborative initiative organized by Fingertips Company Limited and sponsored by Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI). By inviting illustrators and video creators to explore the theme of climate change, they provide a global stage for innovative ideas and real-world solutions. Through this creative lens, they aim to inspire people to move beyond awareness and take meaningful action in their own lives.

ELIGIBILITY:

Any person aged 18 or above, from any location, is eligible to participate. Aged 18 or above on 17 May 2026

Participants are invited to submit original works on the theme of “climate change”. Participants should draw inspiration from one or more of the following topics as a starting point of their artworks from the programme website

Artwork Specifications:

Must be original works relevant to the theme of the competition and submitted by participants on an individual basis.

Each participant may submit up to three illustrations and three animated videos.

The submitted illustration(s) or animated video(s) must not have been previously published or used for any other purpose, and must not have been previously awarded or currently be participating in other competition selections.

Submissions must not include any signatures, words, symbols, pictures, or voiceovers (for animated videos) that identify the participants.

Each illustration or animated video must be accompanied by a short description (minimum 30 words, maximum 100 words).

Illustration Category:

The artwork(s) must be in a flat image and created in colour.

The artwork(s) can be created using any medium, including painting, computer software, and mixed media. However, artworks generated by artificial intelligence are not accepted. The use of photographs and clip art is prohibited.

Should be in A3 size (297mm x 420mm), in either horizontal or vertical format.

Must be uploaded in JPG format, with a resolution of no less than 300 dpi, and the total size of each entry should be no more than 10MB.

Animated Video Category

The animated video(s) must be between 10 and 15 seconds long.

The aspect ratio should be either 9:16 (vertical, minimum resolution of 1080X1920 pixels) or 1:1 (square, minimum resolution of 1080X1080 pixels).

Must be uploaded in MP4 or MOV format, with the total file size for each submitted animated video no more than 30MB.

Any production techniques or tools may be used, provided the work is original.

Background music is preferred and must not have any copyright issues.

Voiceovers are not allowed. Any text on the video, including but not limited to captions, subtitles, must be in English.

BENEFIT:

Illustration Category

Champion certificate and prize of €2,000

1st runner-up: e-certificate and prize of €1,500

2nd runner-up: e-certificate and prize of €1,000

Merit: e-certificate and prize of €150

Animated Video Category

Champion: e-certificate and prize of €2,000

1st runner-up: e-certificate and prize of €1,500

2nd runner-up: e-certificate and prize of €1,000

All winners will receive a customized award certificate by email.

The winning illustrations and animated videos will be put on display in a virtual exhibition.

23 winning illustrations will be selected based on the 100-point scale that judges used for rating. The three artworks that received the highest number of points will be ranked as Champion, 1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up accordingly, whereas the other 20 selected winning artworks will be ranked as Merit.

3 winning animated videos will be selected based on the 100-point scale that judges used for rating. The three artworks that received the highest number of points will be ranked as Champion, 1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up accordingly.

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CLIMATE LAUNCHPAD GREEN BUSINESS IDEAS COMPETITION

Application Deadline: 15th May 2026

LOCATION: Singapore

Join the world’s largest green business ideas competition powered by Climate KIC to turn your green idea into a successful start-up. Have an idea for a greener future? This is your place to start.

ELIGIBILITY:

To enter the competition, submit your idea or innovation with environmental impact. We’ll help you fast-track that idea into a business and bypass all possible pitfalls along the way.

Note: Applications are now open globally!

Climate Launchpad is built for early-stage climate innovators, especially if you’re at the idea or concept stage.

No company yet? No funding? No finished product? No problem. If you have a climate solution you want to explore, this is where you start.

Their free programme guides you step-by-step through the fundamentals of building and testing a climate venture, in a supportive, global community designed for first-time founders.

The Programme:

Mini-course: After you apply, you’ll unlock our online climate entrepreneurship course covering climate basicssystems thinking, and entrepreneurial mindset.

Boot Camp: Selected teams join an interactive virtual boot camp with expert trainers to strengthen their ideabusiness model, and pitch.

Follow-up coaching and National Finals: You’ll receive targeted coaching to test assumptionsrefine your story, and prepare to pitch.

Regional Finals: The Top-3 teams from each country advance to pitch online against the strongest start-ups across Africathe Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

Regional Finals: They bring together our worldwide community of climate innovators, including National Final winners and top regional teams, to celebrate bold ideas and breakthrough solutions.

Themes: 8 competition themes:

They work with eight competition themes, representing a selection of the most pressing and relevant focus areas of our time in our fight against climate change.

This ensures that ideas are judged equally against their peers by industry experts, ensuring that the best of the best rise to the top.

The selected themes for this year:

Adaptation & Resilience

Blue Economy

Circular Economies

Clean Energy

Food Systems

Sustainable Mobility

Urban Solutions

The Next Big Thing

BENEFIT:

National Final
First Place Winner: Trip to Singapore

Includes:

Return travel for one representative from the first-place winning start-up from their nearest capital city to Singapore

2-nights hostel accommodation

Invitation to an official networking event

Ticket to attend the ClimateLaunchpad Global Grand Final in Singapore

A booth at the event innovators fair where they can showcase their products/services

First & Second Place Winners: Trip to Singapore and the chance to pitch at the Global Grand Final

Includes:

Return travel for one representative from the winning start-up from their nearest capital city to Singapore

2-nights hostel accommodation

Invitation to an official networking dinner

Ticket to attend the ClimateLaunchpad Global Grand Final in Singapore

A booth at the event innovators fair where they can showcase their products/services

Pitching spot at the Global Grand Final as one of the Top-8 start-ups

Important Note:
If a start-up wins both 1st place in their National Final and qualifies through the Regional Finals, only one trip will be awarded.

What you can expect:

Free to join, there are no programme fees

No equity taken; you stay 100% in control

You keep full ownership of your ideas and intellectual property

Hands-on boot camp training and expert coaching

Opportunities to pitch and gain visibility at National, Regional and Global Finals

Access to a global community of climate innovators and like-minded individuals

The global top-8 pitch live for cash prizes in front of an international jury.

The ClimateLaunchpad 2026 Global Grand Final takes place in Singapore.

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