'My first weeks at Loughborough' video competition
Create and submit short video about your first week(s) at Loughborough to be in with a chance of winning one of three great prizes.
Are you an aspiring marketer or digital content creator? Do you want to flex your creative muscles? We want to hear from you! We’re inviting all first-year Business School students to share their experience of their first weeks at Loughborough with us. To enter, we’re asking you to create a short video about your first week(s) at Loughborough. Exactly what you choose to focus on is entirely up to you, so get creative!
Rules, Terms and Conditions
Please carefully review the rules, terms and conditions before submitting your entry:
- Videos should not exceed 90 seconds and file sizes should not exceed 1GB. There is no minimum video time length requirement.
- Video should be submitted in either portrait/vertical (9:16) or square (1:1) format.
- Only one video may be submitted per entrant.
- Please ensure you gain consent to film / have the footage shared online from anyone signficantly featured / identifiable in your submission.
- Refrain from the use of copyrighted material - e.g. company logos, music or stock footage you do not hold the rights to.
- Submissions should be made via the form linked to from this webpage. If you experience issues submitting, please contact lb-marketing@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk
- Winners will be chosen by Loughborough Business School staff and notified via email in November 2026.
- Entries will be judged on the following criteria:
- Engagement - Does the viewer stay engaged with the video?
- Creativity - Does the approach / style of the video offer something new / entertaining / compelling?
- Technical skill - How well filmed / edited is the video?
Prizes
- 1st place prize - £50 voucher
- 2nd place prize - £25 voucher
- 3rd place prize - £10 voucher
Please note, even if your entry does not win on this occasion, we will be operating a Student Content Creator programme this year which offers paid opportunities to create video content for Loughborough Business School's marketing team. Particularly impressive entrants may be contacted with future opportunities to produce media.
Submission deadline
Submission of entries will close at 5pm, Friday 30 October. Winners will be notified in November.