2023 Poster Design Contest CLOSED
Each year PGSF awards 200+ college-level scholarships ranging in value from $2,000 to $5,000 and we turn to our student community to help us promote these scholarship programs. We are asking students to design a poster promoting our scholarship programs. The winning posters will be displayed in schools across the United States in the upcoming school year. The winning entrants will receive a $500 check, an award certificate, and will be honored in a national news release, on the PGSF website, and on social media platforms.
We will need unique poster designs for each of the following scholarship programs:
- Full-time Student Scholarship
- Part-time Student Scholarship
Educators: Please encourage students in your school to enter the PGSF Poster Competition either as individuals or as part of a class assignment or project. Open to all students enrolled in primary, secondary schools, and post-secondary colleges and universities, trade or apprenticeship programs.
Instructions & Specifications
Rules and Submission Instructions
- Submissions Closed
- Files should be named as follows: Firstname_lastname_schoolname_2023
- The winner of the contest must submit all files required for reproduction. Files become the property of PGSF.
- The department in which the student is enrolled will receive a plaque for display. If you have any questions, please email dianne.bullas@pgsf.org or call 866-556-7473.
- PDF entries are due by April 25th, 2023. Judging will be in April and the winner will be notified by mid May 2023.
Poster Specifications
- 1. Posters will be printed in 11×17-in. size for display in schools. Poster may be printed as small as 5½× 8½-in. used as display on a webpage. Please consider these dimensions when creating the graphics or choosing a typeface.
- 2. Include entrant’s school name and name of creative designer or names of team members. Please place near lower border or on second page in smaller type.
- 3. Bright and highly visible colors are suggested.
Full-time scholarship poster design entries must include the following elements:
1. Prominent display Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation name and logo.
2. A strong emphasis on the availability of scholarships.
3. Eligibility Requirements
- Must be pursuing a career in graphic communications or related field at a U.S. technical school or college
- Must be a full-time student
- Must be a high school senior or high school graduate
- Must be able to maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher
4. Prominently display scholarship application due date of April 1, 2024.
5. Show PGSF contact information:
Part-time scholarship poster design entries must include the following elements:
1. Prominent display Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation name and logo.
2. A strong emphasis on the availability of scholarships.
3. Eligibility Requirements
- Must be currently employed in the graphic communications industry
- Must receive approval from current employer
- Must be taking courses related to advancing their career in graphic communications
4. Prominently display scholarship application due date of April 1, 2024.
5. Show PGSF contact information:
MEET OUR 2022 POSTER WINNERS
The full-time student poster winner is Emma Kostick, an upcoming senior at Appalachian State University in North Carolina.
The part-time student poster winner is Joshua Burgos from Camden County Technical Schools in New Jersey. 2022 is the second year a student from CCTS has won the contest.
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