Transformation Contest

Win a trip to experience global careers in D.C.

Open to all FIU undergraduate students

Every person experiences moments of transformation that forever change the way we see ourselves, our community and our world. This contest asks you to think deeply about your own international or intercultural transformational experiences. It challenges you to inspire others by sharing your experience via artistic or informational media. These media include but are not limited to:

Comic art
Digital art
Drawing, illustration or printmaking
Film or animation
Painting
Photography
Sculpture
Personal essay, memoir
Poetry
Short story
Music
Fashion or fabric art
Dramatic script
Dance
Speech

Read the recap of the 2024 Transformation Fly-In.

Selected students will participate in a guided trip offering several informational and networking sessions at federal government agencies, think tanks and non-profit organizations, such as:

How to participate

Communicate your transformational, international or intercultural experience via artistic or informational media. Written works, such as essays and stories, must be limited to 2 printed pages. Audiovisual entries must be limited to 4 minutes. Longer entries will not be evaluated. Submissions in a foreign language are welcome and must include an English translation.

On the submission form, you will be able to provide an explanation of your work. Original songs, poetry and spoken word performances can be submitted as text or as a video performance. Due to scheduling logistics, we cannot accommodate in-person performances or evaluations.

Works will be judged by a panel of 5 FIU faculty and staff members. They will rate and rank work based on a rubric measuring the clarity, creativity, originality, and power of the submission’s message.

Trip details

The total number of selected students and the length of the trip is dependent on available funding. In previous years, 2 to 4 students have been selected as winners and have taken place in the week between spring and summer semesters, typically May 3-5.