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The National Foreign Affairs Training Center (NFATC) is pleased to announce the results of the 31st annual KidVid Contest, in collaboration with the Foreign Service Youth Foundation (FSYF). Due to security considerations and privacy protection, last names and individual ages of the winners do not appear.
Gold Award Winner: Alex – Dhaka, Bangladesh
Gold Award Winner: Hannah – Copenhagen, Denmark
Bronze Award Winner: Amelia – Guatemala City, Guatemala
Honorable Mentions:
Nandita – Nairobi, Kenya
Klara – Colombo, Sri Lanka
The judging committee awarded points for each video, based on criteria outlined in this year’s contest rules. FSYF provides winners with a monetary award. Each child who sent an entry this year will receive a certificate of appreciation and a thank you letter.
The 2026 KidVids capture what current life is like for Foreign Service youth at posts around the globe. KidVids are an opportunity for young eligible family members (EFMs) to share impressions of their countries of assignment and contribute to Department of State efforts to support employees and their family members as they gather information and consider overseas assignment options during the bidding process. KidVids serve as an important bidding resource for families and are a tribute to the creative skills shown by youth in the U.S. foreign affairs community.
The Overseas Briefing Center (OBC) adds all winning entries to its online video collection.
NFATC encourages EFMs between the ages of 10 to 18 to begin working on a submission for next year’s contest.
2026 KidVid Contest
The National Foreign Affairs Training Center (NFATC), in collaboration with the Foreign Service Youth Foundation (FSYF), is pleased to announce the 31st annual KidVid Contest, open to children at U.S. missions worldwide between the ages of 10 and 18, who are on the orders of a direct-hire employee under Chief of Mission authority. The Overseas Briefing and Readiness Center (OBC), a branch of NFATC’s Transitions Division (TD), administers the contest with FSYF providing cash prizes. Contestants submit an original video that depicts life for Foreign Service (FS) youth at their post. The videos become part of the OBC video library that helps FS families anticipate what life overseas is like from a kid's perspective. Contest Rules: 2026 KidVid Contest Rules.pdf Eligibility: Foreign Service youth, ages 10-18 who are posted overseas. Deadline: April 15, 2026
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Completed videos are available for Foreign Service families to view on: State Department intranet In person at the OBC library at NFATC Online at https://fsyf.org/KidVid-Videos/ in the Members Only section for FSYF members |