Application Guideline
27th Contest Theme:
"Earth's Treasure, Found by Me"
Click Here for Application Form and Information (printable PDF)| Theme |
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| "Earth's Treasure, Found by Me" |
| Important Notes |
When applying, please ensure your parents/guardians have accepted and approved the Important Notes above. For group applications, ensure the organizer has obtained approval from the artists and their parents/guardians regarding the Important Notes above. The personal data submitted submitted in the Application Form will be used to contact award winners and for sending participation gifts/Winner's Booklet. If your work is selected for an award, your name, grade (age), and country will be published alongside your work in the Booklet, exhibitions, and so on. Personal data is managed in compliance with Japanese laws and regulations, and the internal policies of the Japan Quality Assurance Organization.
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| Eligibility | |
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| Children aged 7 through 15 | |
| Application Deadline | |
| Application must reach us by May 31, 2027 | |
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Please send us your drawings: (A) Using normal postal service? Please send to: OR (B) Using a courier that rejects POB destinations?
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| Winners Announcement | |
| August, 2027 (to be announced on this website) | |
| Prizes/Awards | |
| 55 winners will receive special memorabilia. All entrants will receive a participation prize (dispatched in late December). |
Schedule
| 31st May | The deadline for application |
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| Early June | Preliminary Judgement |
| Early July | Final Judgement |
| Early August | Announcement of Winners (to be announced on this website) |
| Late December | Award Shipment |
Contest Booklet
If you wish to receive the 27th Contest Booklet, please indicate "27th Contest Booklet requested" on your Application Form. It will be included in your participation prize shipment.
Let's Draw The Treasure You Have Found
What are Earth's treasures that you found? Connections with animals, beautiful scenery, memories with your family...Please draw what you treasure. At the same time, let's think about what you can do to look after these treasures of Earth.
Earth is Everyone's Tresure Chest
Dogs, cats, birds, and many other creatures live on Earth. What are their treasures and are they the same as what humans cherish? What should we do to make sure that all creatures on Earth can live happily?
Connect With Nature
What beautiful things have you encountered in nature? Going to the sea, the mountains, or the river may lead you to something that moves you. Let’s think about what you can do to protect nature. Beautiful nature is sure to become someone's treasure.
Chrish What's Around Us
There are also treasures in our own neighbourhoods. Our seemingly ordinary, everyday lives are also extraordinary treasures. Let your imagination flourish freely, and draw what was fun or joyful about your everyday life.
Treasures For The Future
Not only your surroundings but the whole world is overflowing with treasures. What should we do, and what can you do, to look after them? Picture what brings you happiness, so that Earth's abundant treasures can be preserved for the future.
Greetings
Since its establishment in 1957, the Japan Quality Assurance Organization (JQA) has served as one of Japan's leading third-party conformity assessment bodies, dedicated to supporting clients' environmental initiatives. In 1999, we began hosting the JQA International Environmental Children's Drawing Contest, which has since received over 380,000 entries from more than 100 countries and regions to date.
Throughout this long journey, we have remained deeply grateful for the generous support we have received from UNICEF staff members, Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers of JICA, embassies around the world, parents and schoolteachers, and our co-organizer, the International Certification Network (IQNET).
Although the colors and forms of expression vary from one country and region to another, the heartfelt wish to protect our beautiful planet is shared by people around the world.
JQA takes to heart the thoughts and feelings expressed by the children through their works and shares their messages with society through exhibitions held across Japan and various public relations activities.
It is our sincere wish that through this contest, the children's passion for environmental conservation and their hopes for the future will transcend national borders and contribute to the realization of a sustainable society.
Ishii Hiroaki
President, Japan Quality Assurance Organization
It is a great pleasure to extend my warmest greetings to everyone taking part in the JQA International Environmental Children's Drawing Contest. This contest offers children a wonderful opportunity to express their imagination and their care for the world we share.
Through their drawings, young artists bring to life their ideas, concerns, and hopes for our planet. Their creativity reminds us that caring for the environment begins with curiosity and grows through everyday actions.
I would like to express my sincere appreciation to JQA for its continued dedication to this contest, and to the parents and teachers who encourage children to participate. By bringing together young voices from around the world, this initiative builds understanding across borders and reminds us of our shared responsibility to future generations.
To all the young artists: thank you for sharing your imagination and your care for our planet. May your drawings inspire us all to help create the future you envision.
Alexandru Stoichitoiu
President, The International Certification Network
JQA International Environmental Children's Drawing Contest Office
Rm.303, Sankyo Bldg., 2-7-12 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045
TEL +81-3-3546-3631