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Design the Next #PackAbroad T-Shirt

Your chance to design the shirt that will be worn around the world!

The Study Abroad Office is ready to show the world the Strength of the Pack and we need your help! We are calling on our creative community of students to help us showcase the life-changing experience of studying abroad.

Think you have what it takes to design a T-shirt that represents NC State Study Abroad? Enter the contest! The winner will receive a $50 Amazon gift card and a goodie bag with NC State swag.

If you have any questions regarding the contest or trouble submitting your design, please email the Study Abroad Office at studyabroad_social@ncsu.edu.

Contest Rules

  • The contest is open to current NC State undergraduate and graduate students. Please use your NC State email so we can verify your student status.
  • Entries must be submitted to this Google form. Please submit all Ai, Ps, EPS, and PDF’s with your design layers intact. If you have issues submitting your design, please email studyabroad_social@ncsu.edu
  • Each student may submit up to three designs. Please submit a form for each design you enter in the contest.
  • Designs are highly encouraged to incorporate the words “NC State” and “Pack Abroad”
  • Designs should be single-sided, with a maximum width of 12 inches and a maximum height of 16.5 inches (12”x16.5”)
  • The design must be suitable for either a red, black or white T-shirt
  • Designs MUST adhere to NC State’s branding guidelines. Please do not use the university’s primary spirit marks, which cannot be used for academic units
  • All entries must be original art
  • No profanity or inappropriate imagery

Submission Deadline and Judging

Entries will be accepted until Friday, November 22. A committee will narrow the submissions to a group of finalists, who will be selected based on the following criteria:

  • How well the design reflects the Study Abroad Office
  • Whether the design is eye-catching, powerful and unique
  • Whether the design is in keeping with the university’s branding guidelines and code of conduct

The finalists will then be showcased on our Instagram page starting in January 2025. The design with the most votes on Instagram will receive the Public vote in the final jury decision. The winner will then be announced in February. We look forward to seeing your designs and help inspire the next generation of study abroad students!