You can register for the PAVE International Student Design Competition by visiting the official PAVE Student Design Competition page of our website at www.paveglobal.org/sdc.

This page includes detailed information about the competition, including how to register and access the project brief.

The registration process is straightforward and will grant you access to all necessary documents and guidelines to participate in the competition.

Please allow up to 2 business days to gain access to the Project Submission Form.

To access your project submission form, please log in to Submittable.com and navigate to your submissions dashboard.

Click on your submission titled "PAVE GLOBAL - 2025 PAVE Student Design Competition sponsored by The Hershey Company."

Once open, you should now see the project submission form.

Click the "Continue" button and follow the prompts to submit your project.

You will receive an email in 1-2 business days confirming that your project has been accepted for review.

You will receive an email that your submission has been accepted, declined, or requires changes within 2 business days of submission.

Absolutely!

To Edit Your Registration:

1. Log in to your Submittable account.

2. Navigate to your registration for the competition, and click “Edit“ towards the top right-hand side to request access to edit your registration.

3. You will receive an email to let you know that your registration has been opened for editing.

4. Make your changes and resubmit.

To Edit Your Submission:

1. Log in to your Submittable account.

2. Navigate to your registration for the competition.

3. Navigate to the Project Submission Form.

4. Click “Edit“ towards the top right-hand side of the form to request access to edit your Project Submission Form.

3. You will receive an email to let you know that your submission has been opened for editing.

4. Re-upload your project and resubmit.

Please note: It may take 1-2 business days to gain access to edit your registration/project. You will receive an email notification once it is open for editing.

Due to the high volume of entries, we cannot confirm each inquiry. If you are receiving this message, you may have a second registration associated with your account that is incomplete.

To check, please log in to your submittable.com account. On your dashboard, you should see your registration for this competition. Click on it and check your messages to confirm that it has been accepted. If it has been accepted, please navigate to the "Draft" tab on your dashboard, where you can safely delete any incomplete registrations.

Yes, this is an international competition. Undergraduate and graduate-level college students from all over the world are invited and encouraged to participate.

No, the 2025 Student Design Competition accepts individual submissions only. Team submissions will not be accepted for this year's competition.

Results will be announced via email, social media, and the PAVE website in mid to late November.

If your school does not issue students personal email accounts, please register with your personal email address. If we require further verification of your school enrollment, we will send you a message through Submittable.

As an international competition, we understand that students from different parts of the world learn and design using different units of measure (metric or imperial).

As long as all size requirements outlined in the competition brief are met, you may use the units of measure that you are most comfortable and familiar with. If you need a metric conversion calculator, you can find one here.

You may include a reference page at the end of your project. This reference page will not be included in the page count.

You may name your project file anything you wish. The Submittable system will hide your file name from the review panel, the judges will only be able to see the contents of your PDF.

Your project submission form is unique to you and attached to your competition registration. Your full registration as well as your file's name are hidden from the review panel by the Submittable system and can only be accessed by the competition administrators.

Yes, of course! Please take a moment to check out all of the past winning projects here.

While there are no strict size restrictions, the brief suggests considering a 12' x 12' space as a starting point.

However, you are not limited to these dimensions. The key requirement is that your design must be scalable across multiple retail footprints, from large box stores to small convenience stores and kiosks.

Focus on creating a concept that can be adapted and scaled for various store sizes while maintaining its impact and functionality.

All competition assets, including the design brief, Hershey brand guidelines, logos, sustainability standards, and other resources, are available immediately upon registration.

Students must register through the Student Registration Portal to gain access to these materials.

The assets are provided as downloadable links in your registration confirmation email and through your registered account dashboard.

Emails come from submittable.com and may be in your spam/junk folder.

Yes, if you are graduating this year you may participate as a current student, but you must complete and submit your project before your graduation date to remain eligible.

Yes, on the project submission form, there is a space to submit a video walk-through of your project.

Please note that video walk-throughs are OPTIONAL and will only be viewed/shared if your project is one of the 3 winners.

Videos will not be visible to judges during the review.

Absolutely! There are plenty of students who participate in the competition outside of their regular classes/studios. Students are not required to have the guidance of an Instructor to participate.

Simply leave the section of the registration blank or enter "N/A" for the Instructor Contact questions.