The Young Globals, the only college/portfolio school competition for healthcare advertising, is open for entries.

This is its second year.

The Young Globals is The Global Awards response to the growing importance of health and wellbeing advertising.

It offers students an opportunity to submit their creative work, earn a prestigious Global Award, and test drive their career in healthcare advertising.

“The inaugural Young Globals competition was a huge success,” Michael Demetriades, vice president & executive director of the Global Awards noted.

“In 2014, two student teams were awarded internships at TBWA/PW UK and CAHG Chicago. This investment in the next generation of talent provided the winning teams with the ultimate award, a chance to experience the industry and use their creativity through an internship within the healthcare advertising industry.

“And the Young Globals internship program resulted in a Young Globals award winner moving on to a full time position in the world of healthcare and wellness advertising…Mission accomplished!” 

McCann Health and Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide are the 2015 Young Globals’ partners. Both will support the competition as official corporate sponsors and mentor emerging young creatives by providing internship opportunities to this year’s winning teams.

Jeremy Perrott, global chief creative officer, McCann Health, commented, “Providing our talented youth with the challenge and scope to be visionary ultimately sits with us as leaders. The Young Globals Award not only identifies those with innovative and creative solutions. It challenges them to go beyond the brief, inquire, challenge back and find answers to questions not yet asked. This is what we need from our future leaders who will change and evolve our business and industry. This is what sets the Young Globals Student Competition apart from the rest.”

Scott Watson, chief creative officer of Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide, added, “Winning the Young Globals Award is not only a once in a lifetime opportunity to show the world your skills, it’s a chance to experience firsthand what it means to be part of the healthcare communications industry. You will learn how to create magical and meaningful work from the very best in our business. That’s what the Globals both honors and fosters. The very best in the business continually challenging and inspiring each other through creativity.”

The Young Globals competition is open to all college and university students. Entrants are given a creative brief for a speculative campaign and may enter as individuals or a two-person team. The entry fee is just US$40. Submissions close on November 30. Winners will be announced at ceremonies in Sydney and New York on December 3. 

This year’s challenge brief invites student to go beyond conventional thinking, to initiate a cultural shift resulting in Health becoming second nature in our lives.

Everything you need to know to enter is here.