Building a community of youth empowered to connect, create, and communicate for our blue planet.
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144 Countries
Participants
44,774 Students
Scholarships
$845,250
Read Our 2025 Annual Report!
Our 2025 annual report brings together and celebrates the many milestones we reached this year. Great things happen when we come together, and it’s because of our shared strength that we’ve accomplished so much!
Resource Studio
Visit our Resource Studio, a space for creative exploration and a jumping-off point for deep inquiry of climate change, ocean conservation, and using art and creativity as tools in environmental movements!
Visit Resource StudioContest Gallery
Our student gallery showcases visual art, poetry and spoken word, prose, music, dance, short films, and multimedia projects from past Ocean Awareness Contest winners. Read, watch, admire, and share!
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From being a Council member to being an Alumni Intern:...
June 9, 2026
By Malika Gizzat, 2026 Bow Seat Alumni Advisor The Alumni Spotlight Series is a celebration of Bow Seat’s alumni as...
Siento que el mundo se está acabando. ¿Ahora qué?
June 4, 2026
By Rafael Bonilla Abad, 2025 Future Blue Youth Council member and Alumni Intern Cover image: Climate’s Orphan by Jeong-Won Namgung...
Harvard student and Bow Seat alum Emily Xing: How being...
May 29, 2026
By Malika Gizzat, 2026 Bow Seat Alumni Advisor The Alumni Spotlight Series is a celebration of Bow Seat’s alumni as...
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Ozge Bekmezci
English Language Teacher, Manisa Bahcesehir College Science & Technology High School (Turkey)
“Witnessing my students passionately dive into the tasks according to their talents was inspiring. The Contest provided a global platform for my students, extending the reach of their work beyond the classroom and instilling a sense of responsibility as stewards of our planet.”