🌎 Small Changes, Big Impact
Are you passionate about sustainability, science, creativity, or design?
Join our Green Chemistry Awareness Day Flyer Design Competition and help spread awareness about sustainable science through your creativity.
Whether you are a science student, artist, designer, or simply someone who cares about the future of our planet, we invite you to create a flyer that inspires others to think about greener and safer chemistry. To learn more about green chemistry concept, please explore our green chemistry initiative website.
🎨 Competition Theme
Green Chemistry Awareness Day
Create a flyer that promotes:
- “Small Changes, Big Impact” in chemistry and daily life
- Student awareness and engagement
- Environmentally friendly chemistry practices
- Sustainability in science
- Safer laboratories and greener innovation
📌 Submission Guidelines
Flyer Requirements
- Original student-created work only
- Digital flyer format (Canva, Photoshop, Procreate, etc.)
- Portrait or square format preferred
- Include the phrase: “Green Chemistry Awareness Day”
- Include the phrase: “Small Changes, Big Impact”
- Appropriate for educational and public sharing
Who Can Participate
- Undergraduate students
- Graduate students
- Student organizations
File Format
- PNG, JPG and PDF
- High resolution preferred
How to Submit
Submit your design through:
- Official submissions: Google Form
- Questions/contact: Instagram DM @jianmeicui or email @jcui@gsu.edu
📅 Important Dates
Submission Opens: (June 15, 2026)
Submission Deadline: (August 8, 2026)
We will continue to accept late submissions until September 5, 2026. While late submissions may miss the public voting period, selected flyers will still be eligible for in-person voting to win On-Site Voting Award on Green Chemistry Awareness Day.
Review/judging period (select top 10-15): (August 9-23, 2026)
Public/student Voting Period: (August 26 – September 12, 2026)
Winner Announcement: (September 23, 2026, Green Chemistry Awareness Day)
🗳️ Student Voting
Top 10 to 15 submissions will be published on this website for public student voting (voting period: August 26 – September 12).
Students will be able to:
- View all flyer submissions
- Vote for their favorite design
- Support creativity and sustainability awareness
🏆 Awards & Recognition
Awards will be announced on Green Chemistry Awareness Day September 23, 2026.
- Best Overall Design
- Most Creative Message
- People’s Choice Award
- Sustainability Impact Award
- On-Site Voting Award
Winning designs will:
- Be featured on Instagram and website
- Be displayed during Green Chemistry Awareness Day Activities
- Receive prizes and recognition on Green Chemistry Awareness Day (September 23)
- Be used in future promotional materials
📱 Instagram Participation
Optional Ways to support the event and stay updated:
- Follow @jianmeicui for updates
- Tag friends who may be interested
- Share the competition post
Most importantly – submit your creative flyer design!
🌎 Why This Matters
Green chemistry focuses on reducing waste, improving safety, and designing more sustainable scientific practices.
Through this competition, we hope to encourage student voices, creativity, and awareness while building a stronger community around sustainability and science education.
Every small change can make a big impact.