Trust for Sustainable Living (TSL) 2026 International Student Competition (Deadline: 1 March, 2026)

Applications are now open for the 2026 TSL International Student Competition. The competition is free to enter for all students worldwide between 7 and 18 years of age. Students are warmly invited to participate by submitting ONE (1) single entry each. All entries must be submitted on the TSL Competition Platform by a registered Teacher Champion, so please create a teacher/parent account if you don’t already have one.

Requirements

For the 2026 Competition, students are invited to submit no more than one (1) entry each exploring the theme of “Sustainability Culture”.

We are open to accepting any form of student response; you can choose to create a piece of artwork, music, a video, poem, essay, letter, story, etc..  There are no restrictions on the type of work submitted, we want students to be as open and creative in interpreting the theme as possible, however it must meet the submission criteria detailed below.

Accepted file formats: DOC, DOCX,  PDF, JPG, PNG, MP3 or MP4

Maximum file size: 400MB (for any file type)

Word limit: Written entries should be a maximum 600 words (not including the bibliography and optional 150 word maximum self-reflection)

Duration limit: Video or audio pieces should be a maximum of 3 minutes long

The TSL 2026 Student Debates will take place in early July 2026

The theme of the TSL 2026 International Student Debates is SUSTAINABILITY CULTURE.

The exact dates of the Primary and Secondary School Debates are still to be confirmed.

Watch this space for further Student Debate announcements over the coming months.

PRIZES

• One overall Grand Prize Winner will receive a trophy and a cash prize of £1000, and £500 for their school, with one Runner Up receiving a trophy and a cash prize of £500, and £250 for their school. Cash prizes will be paid in local currency.

Application Timeline

• • 01 March 2026: The final deadline for entries is midnight UTC – all entries must be submitted on the TSL Submittable page)
  • 01 May 2026: Announcement of International Competition 2026 Finalists & Honourable Mentions on the TSL website
  • 22 May 2026: Finalists & Honourable Mention certificates available on TSL Certificates Portal
  • 22 May 2026: The “Top 10” Finalists in the Primary and Secondary age categories will be notified via their Teacher Champions (using the Teacher Champion email addresses used to register for the Competition on the TSL Submittable page)
  • End May 2026: Invitations for eligible students to participate in the International Student Debates will be sent to Teacher Champions, using their officially registered email addresses
  • Early July 2026: International Student Debates – Primary & Secondary Schools – online

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