Submission
Judging
Our Process
For complete transparency, here's the entire process from submission to judging to awards:
You submit up to 5 entries through our form
Your information is sent to our database
From there, only student works and their subsequent categories are sent to a separate platform for judges (without names, ages, or any other personal information disclosed)
A minimum of two chosen judges thoroughly review your work
Give both a rating on a scale (0.0 to 10.0) and additional comments on your piece
Note: there is no objective rubric
In each of the 5 categories, we separate the entries by average rating, and the top 30% enter the second round of judging
Another additional judge will rate your piece again
Top 10-20 entries in each category are then ranked top to bottom
Awards
In each category (roughly):
Highest 1-2: Gold Medallions
Next highest: Silver Medallions
Next highest: Bronze Medallions
Notable Works: Honorable Mentions
A list of all award recipients will be made, with email certificates sent to each student’s emails
Silver and Gold medallion recipients will be published on the ISHWC gallery and considered for future projects.
Gold Medallion recipients’ cash prize will be transferred through Zelle (with either the parent's email address or phone number)
Unfortunately, because of international transfer fees, no cash prizes are currently available for international high schoolers.
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