In today’s time, we humans have become dependent on technology. From working, connecting with loved ones to studying, technology has become an integral part of our lives. Over the decades, technology has brought majors changes in our world as well as daily life. In short, it has revolutionized the way we talk to people, do our work and study. New gadgets with advanced technology are being presented in the market by tech companies. These gadgets have made things easier for us by putting helpful information on our fingertips. Technology is for our convenience and for making impossible tasks possible for us, not for misuse. Since cyber crimes are rising with each passing year, it has become essential to promote the safe, responsible, and successful use of technology. With such motive, Trend Micro Incorporated has introduced an excellent program called “What’s Your Story Online Video Contest”.
This is an online video contest encouraging and promoting internet safety for kids and families. This program is divided into two categories: individuals and schools. For the first category, residents of the fifty United States, District of Columbia, Canada (excluding Quebec) who are students in Kindergarten to Grade 12 or enrolled in college or university will be selected. On the other hand, with respect to the latter one, the contest is available for public and private schools, Kindergarten to Grade 12 students who are residents of the USA and Canada. From grand prize to runner prize, multiple awards will be distributed to students. The idea of the organization behind running such a contest is to raise awareness of the safe use of the internet. Nowadays, people are becoming the prey of cybercrimes, especially teenagers who are likely to fall into criminals or indulge in illegal activities. To draw people’s attention toward internet safety which need to be paid attention to today, this organization has taken a small initiative in the form of this contest.
Trend Micro Inc. is an American-Japanese cybersecurity software corporation. This company operates its global headquarters in Tokyo, Japan and Irving, Texas, United States, with regional headquarters and R&D centres in Asia, Europe, and North America. This organization was established in 1988 in Los Angeles by Steve Chang, his wife, Jenny Chang, and her sister, Eva Chen.
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Brief Description
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| Organization | Trend Micro Inc. |
| Educational Level | All |
| Subjects | All |
| Amount | Varies |
| Access Mode | Online |
| Number of Awards | Multiple |
| City | Irving |
| Nationality | USA and Canada |
| Country | United States |
| Application Deadline | April 20, 2021 |
| Application Fee | No |
| Requirements | Video |
Who May Be Eligible
The Contest is open to two categories of entrant: individuals and schools.
- With respect to Individual Entrants, the Contest is open only to citizens or permanent residents of the fifty United States, District of Columbia, Canada (excluding Quebec) who are students in grades Kindergarten to Grade 12 or students actively enrolled in a university, college or film school (no commercial film-makers); and have not previously won a prize in this Contest in the past five years.
- With respect to School Entrants: The contest is open only to public and private schools, Kindergarten to Grade 12, located in the fifty (50) United States and District of Columbia. In Canada, the Contest is open to all Canadian schools, Kindergarten to Grade 12 (except in Quebec) – including previous School winners of this Contest.
How to Apply
To apply for this program, you can complete the registration process on the Contest site with the information. Then you can follow the online instructions to upload and submit your video directly to the Website. This year’s theme is: How did the internet help you get through this past year?
Supporting Documents
A video on the suggested theme no shorter than 30 seconds and no longer than two (2) minutes in length, and maybe no larger than 100MB.
Benefits
One Grand Prize is available for each entrant, US school entrant and Canadian school entrant selected. Individual entrant grand prize includes $10,000 or equivalent in Canadian Dollars – of which $5,000 will be awarded to the individual entrant, and $5,000USD will be granted to the individual entrant’s school, and each school entrant grand prize consists of $5,000usd or equivalent in Canadian dollars. There will also be four runner-up prizes, out of which two will be awarded to Individual Entrants and the remaining for school entrants.
Application Deadline
The applications will due on April 20, 2021. Please hurry up! Send your application as early as possible.
