YouTuber Contest with 100-year-old active seniors

We discover senior YouTubers who create content in response to the aging society, improving their quality of life. We then select and award excellent YouTubers through a thorough evaluation. The selected YouTubers are posted and announced on the IGEF webpage.

• Contest Purpose:

- To revitalize and recognize YouTubers who make the aging society valuable

- To discover YouTubers creating content for seniors

- To improve promotion of senior YouTuber activities and contents related to the aging society and seniors

- To cultivate high-quality YouTube content and creators related to active seniors in response to the changing media environment

• Contest Goals:

- To discover the top 100 active senior YouTubers

- To share success stories of active senior YouTubers

- To promote senior YouTubers

- To provide opportunities for mutual development by connecting senior YouTube creators with excellent Gerontechnologies

• Prizes:

- Grand Prize (1 person): Silver Industry Expert Forum Chairman's Award, Prize, Gift (500,000 won)

- Grand Prize (2 people): Maeil Economic Daily TV Representative Award, Prize, Gift (300,000 won)

- Excellence Award (2 people): Seoul 50+ Foundation Representative Award, Prize, Gift (200,000 won)

- Encouragement Award (2 persons): Gangnam University Silver Industry Research Institute Director's Award, Prize, Gift (100,000 won)

- Participation Award (all participants): Certificate of participation and gift

  * Award details may be added depending on sponsorship.

• Winner Privileges:

- All applicants: Operation of a public relations center on Youtube on the Silver Industry Forum website (1 year)

- Active Senior YouTube screening online event: held during December 2022

- Grand Prize Winners: Appear in Maeil Business News TV [Baekse Talk Talk TV]

- Grand Prize, Excellence Prize, and Encouragement Prize Winners: Transportation expenses to participate in the 13th Gerontechnology World Congress

  * Prize details are subject to change depending on operating conditions.

• Hosted by:

Silver Industry Expert Forum

• Sponsored by:

Maeil Business TV, Gangnam University Silver Industry Research Institute, Seoul 50+ Foundation

Result of 2021 Active Senior YouTuber Contest

Despite the short recruitment period for the first contest, a total of 48 people participated in the active senior YouTuber competition in 2021. 1 team: 'Goadal TV' won the grand prize, 2 teams: 'Red Gloves Docent' and 'Chunjae TV' won the grand prize and 2 teams: 'Today's bite' and 'Economic talk show' won the Excellence prize.

• Eligibility:

Any Senior YouTuber who creates content related to seniors (over 40 years old)

• Recruitment Period:

May 1, 2022 – September 9

• How to Apply:

Google Form Submission

• Submissions:

- Introduction of the YouTuber, such as YouTube channel name, address, and channel plan intention

- 3 videos that best represent their channel

• Announcement of Successful Candidates:

October 3, 2022 at 15:00

• Judging Method:

- Evaluation by the judges (70%): 10 people including scholars, journalists, YouTubers and seniors

- Participant Rating (30%): Online Senior Viewers

  * Additional notices will be made if the judging method changes.

• Judging Criteria:

- Creation of values for the aging society (culture, lifestyle innovation, etc.)

  * Additional notices will be made if the judging criterias are changed.

• Awards:

- Date: October 24, 2022, 1:30 PM

- Venue: Daegu EXCO

  * The above schedule is subject to change depending on the circumstances of the organizer

• Registration:

Download the application form (Application begins in July)