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J1 Blog/ Vlog Competition 2024

Win up to €300 by sharing your J1 story

Deadline extended: Oct 17th

We want to hear about your SAYIT J1 summer in the USA, and we're offering cash prizes in return! We've got 1x €300 and 2x €150 prizes up for grabs.

HOW TO ENTER:

Submit your VLOG or BLOG to j1visa@sayit.ie by the end of the day, October 17th.

  • We'd love to hear about a combination of the topics listed below:
  • Making the decision to go on the J1
  • Which city or town you decided to stay in, and why
  • What type of employment experience you had
  • How you found accommodation
  • Your first week/ month in America, and how it went
  • Dealing with homesickness
  • How you settled into life in the USA
  • What you did in your spare time
  • What were your favourite aspects of the whole J1 experience
  • If you did travelling at the end of the summer
  • Any advice you'd give someone planning on doing the J1 in 2025


Don't forget to include your social handles with your entry so we can credit you.

DEADLINE:

Vlogs and Blogs must be submitted by Oct 17th, 2024

THE DETAILS

Blogs
Blog submissions must have a minimum word count of 1,000 and we’d love to see at least 3 images of your experience too, with you in at least one of the pics. Please attach JPG or PNG to your email, along with your text. 

Vlogs
Vlogs should be under 2 minutes long and must be suitable for distribution on social media: please don't add copyrighted music over the video.

Please make sure you have permission from anyone else featured in your video or photos. Crowds and backgrounds are fine, but if your friends are centre-stage then you'll need to get their ok.

Winners
Blog and vlog submissions will be given full credit on our platforms- please include your social handles with your entry. Send your submissions to j1visa@sayit.ie.
Three cash prize winners will be randomly selected from the submissions: one €300 prize for vlog entrants and two €150 prizes for blog entrants. 

TERMS & CONDITIONS

  • Entry is limited to students who have booked their J1 visa with SAYIT J1 for the 2024 programme.
  • By submitting your entry, you acknowledge that any images or videos you send can be used in our promotional material for future J1 programmes and we have full permission to do so. 
  • By submitting your entry, you acknowledge that this blog/vlog can be used on our website or social media and we have full permission to do so. 
  • There will be one prize of €300 for vlog entries, and two prizes of €150 for blog entries.
  • The three winners will be selected at random from the entries and will be contacted by email.
  • Any questions? Please contact us on j1visa@sayit.ie, 021 4279190 or 01 2689775.

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