Win a trip to TwitchCon San Diego with Twitch University
Twitch University is giving away five trips to TwitchCon San Diego – don’t miss out!
Ever wanted to attend TwitchCon San Diego? Well this could be your year! Time to prove you’re top of the class and impress our judges - Twitch University is calling on its student body and sending five first prize winners to TwitchCon San Diego to experience the hype IRL at the biggest Twitch event of the year.
Five First Prize winners will get a trip to TwitchCon San Diego on November 13-15, 2026, and an additional five runner-ups will each receive a Twitch $100 gift card. Interested? Read the full rules and check out how to enter below!
Who’s eligible?
To be eligible you must be:
- At least 18 years old and a legal resident of U.S. or D.C.
- Actively enrolled in a college or university (in U.S.)
- Accepted (via Submission form) to Twitch University program
- A Twitch Partner or Affiliate
How to Enter
To enter the contest (and apply to Twitch University if you’re not already!), upload a Submission to http://bit.ly/twitchuniversity. Judges will score submissions based on clarity, creativity, depth of analysis and impact to Twitch. You must complete the contest Submission by the end of the Promotion period. You must also meet all requirements for both Twitch University and the Contest to be eligible to enter.
No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. Open to eligible participants. Subject to Official Rules below.
What is Twitch University?
Twitch University is a community program created to provide support, connection, and investment in student activities on Twitch. Members are offered:
- 📘 An exclusive Twitch University Discord
- 🌎 Global connection with other students
- 👾 Twitch tools, tips, & best practices
- 📓 Educational resources and workshops
TWITCH UNIVERSITY CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. THIS CONTEST IS INTENDED FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY AND WILL BE GOVERNED BY U.S. LAW. BY ENTERING THIS CONTEST, YOU AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES, WHICH ARE A CONTRACT, SO READ THEM CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING. ** ** WITHOUT LIMITATION, THESE RULES INCLUDE A LICENSE TO USE ANY MATERIALS SUBMITTED BY YOU, INDEMNITIES TO THE SPONSOR FROM YOU, A CLASS-ACTION WAIVER, A REQUIREMENT THAT MOST DISPUTES BE SETTLED BY MANDATORY BINDING ARBITRATION, AND A LIMITATION OF YOUR RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.
PROMOTION DESCRIPTION. The “Twitch University” Contest (the “Contest”) begins on August 14, 2026 at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time (“PT”) and ends at approximately 11:59 p.m. PT on August 28, 2026 (the “Promotion Period”). At the end of the Promotion Period, up to five (5) first prize winners and up to five (5) second prize winners will be selected from among all eligible entries received based on the “Judging Criteria” (defined below), as set forth more fully below. Entry in the Contest does not constitute entry into any other promotion, contest or sweepstakes. By participating in the Contest, each entrant unconditionally accepts and agrees to comply with and abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of Twitch Interactive, Inc., with offices at 350 Bush Street, San Francisco, California 94104 (“Sponsor”), which shall be final and binding in all respects.
ELIGIBILITY. The Contest is only open to active members of the Twitch University Program who are (i) legal U.S. residents of the fifty (50) United States and District of Columbia, (ii) at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of entry; (iii) are a Twitch Affiliate or Partner in good standing; (iv) currently enrolled as a student at a post secondary institution as of August 14, 2026. Officers, directors and employees of Sponsor and its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates (all such individuals and entities collectively referred to herein as the “Promotion Entities”), and the immediate family members and/or those residing in the same household of each are ineligible to enter the Contest or win a prize. This Contest is void where prohibited.
HOW TO ENTER. During the Promotion Period, eligible entrants must: (i) complete the Contest entry form located at http://bit.ly/twitchuniversity, submit two clips of the entrant’s live stream [not older than thirty (30) days prior to start of the Promotion Period] and answer the following questions: (a) What excites you about Twitch University?; (b) What have you gotten or do you hope to get out of your experience as a Twitch University student?, (c) How do you see TwitchCon contributing to your personal growth and why is it valuable for creators to connect in real life, and (d) Where do you see live streaming in 10 years? (the clips together with the entry form may be referred to as a “Submission”); and (ii) upload the Submission to the Contest entry website at http://bit.ly/twitchuniversity by the end of the Promotion Period. The entrant’s Submission must meet the following “Submission Requirements”: (i) the Submission must not feature or focus on any copyrighted material; (ii) the Submission must not include any personal information about other Twitch users; and (iii) the Submission must not include images, statements, themes, topics, or subject matter that are deemed by the Sponsor to be obscene, pornographic, libelous or otherwise objectionable.
Limit one (1) Submission per person. All Submissions must be received by the end of the Promotion Period. No substitutions or new versions of Submissions will be accepted once the original Submission is submitted for consideration. Any Submission that is considered by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion to violate the Submission Requirements, in whole or in part, may be disqualified and will not be eligible for entry. Except as otherwise contemplated in these Official Rules, * * and to the extent entrants may otherwise elect at the time of entry, personal information collected in connection with the Contest will be used in accordance with Sponsor’s privacy notice located at https://www.twitch.tv/p/legal/privacy-policy/.
Submissions must be made by the entrant, only through the method described in these Official Rules. Submissions made by any other individual or any entity, and/or originating at any other web site or e-mail address, including but not limited to commercial sweepstakes subscription notification and/or entering service sites, will be declared invalid and disqualified for this Contest. Tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest, including but not limited to the use of any device to automate the entry process, is prohibited and any entries deemed by Sponsor, in its sole discretion, to have been submitted in this manner will be void. In the event a dispute regarding the identity of the individual who actually submitted an entry cannot be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the affected Submissions will be deemed ineligible. The Promotion Entities shall not be responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry information whether caused by Internet users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in the Contest. The Promotion Entities assume no responsibility or liability for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, theft or destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries.
WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION. Assuming a sufficient number of eligible Submissions are received, at the end of the Promotion Period, a judge or group of judges selected by the Sponsor (in either case, the “Judging Panel”) will review the Submissions that have been received and select up to ten (10) potential winners based on the following criteria: (i) clarity of submission (25%), (ii) creativity (25%), (iii) depth of analysis (25%), and (iv) demonstration of impact to the Twitch Community (25%) (the “Judging Criteria”). In the event of a tie, the potential winner with the highest score in the “creativity” category will be declared the potential winner.
The potential winners will be subject to verification and compliance with these Official Rules. The potential winners will be notified by email used by the entrant to enter the Contest. Sponsor shall have no liability for any winner notification that is lost, intercepted or not received by a potential winner for any reason. If, despite reasonable efforts, a potential winner does not respond within forty-eight (48) hours of the first notification attempt, or if the prize or winner notification is returned as unclaimed or undeliverable to such potential winner, such potential winner will forfeit the prize and an alternate winner may be selected time permitting. If any potential winner is found to be ineligible, or if the potential winner has not complied with these Official Rules or declines a prize for any reason prior to award, such potential winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner may be selected time permitting.
PRIZES. First Prize: Five (5) prizes are available. Each First Prize consists of a five (5) day/four (4) night trip for the First Prize winner to San Diego, California to attend TwitchCon San Diego 2026, which includes (i) round-trip coach-class airfare for the Prize winner between the major airport near to the First Prize winner’s residence and San Diego, California; (ii) four (4) nights’ standard hotel accommodations; (iii) one (1) three (3) day pass to TwitchCon San Diego 2026; (iv) one (1) entry into the TwitchCon San Diego 2026 Official Party. The total approximate retail value (“ARV”) of each First Prize is $2,500.00.
Second Prize: Five (5) second prizes are available. Each prize consists of one (1) $100 Twitch gift card that may be redeemed as described in https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/gift-card. Gift card recipients are subject to Twitch Card & Gift Card Balance Terms and Conditions here https://legal.twitch.com/legal/giftcard.
In the event a First Prize winner’s residence is close enough to San Diego, California, such that air transportation is deemed by Sponsor in its sole discretion to be unnecessary, the applicable First Prize will not include air transportation from such Prize winner’s residence and no other substitution or compensation will be provided in lieu thereof. Each First Prize winner must possess all required travel documents, including visas and valid passports, if and as applicable, and comply with any applicable hotel check-in requirements, such as presentation of a major credit card. The class, method, departure location, airline (if applicable), dates and times of travel will be determined by Twitch. Any changes to any reservation must be approved by Twitch and all change fees will be the winner’s sole responsibility. Airfare will be booked in economy class only. Airline tickets are non-refundable/non-transferable. All airline tickets are subject to the vagaries of flight variation, work stoppages, and schedule or route changes. The ARV for travel prizes varies depending upon points of departure and fare fluctuations. First Prize winners will not receive cash or any other form of compensation if actual travel costs are less than the estimate made in these Official Rules. The prize restrictions/conditions stated herein are not all-inclusive and the First Prize described above may be subject to additional restrictions/conditions, which may be stated in the Prize Claim Documents (as defined below) and/or other travel documents.
No cash alternative or substitution of prizes will be allowed, except Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute prize(s) of comparable value for any reason. The total ARV of all prizes awarded in the Contest is Thirteen Thousand U.S. Dollars ($13,000).
If any potential winner is unable to attend TwitchCon San Diego 2026, the prize will be forfeited. The Winner will be subject to all rules and regulations of TwitchCon San Diego 2026 attendees as set forth by Sponsor and/or TwitchCon San Diego 2026 production staff, including those Event Policies & Guidelines and the Events Code of Conduct. Failure to comply with said rules and regulations may result in forfeiture of the prize. Sponsor may disqualify any winner who (i) engages in any activity before receiving the prize or thereafter that includes actions that are false, misleading, defamatory, or harmful to any person, entity, or brand; and/or (ii) violates the Twitch Terms of Service and/or Community Guidelines. Upon any disqualification and/or prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given.
In the event TwitchCon San Diego 2026 is cancelled or postponed, the TwitchCon San Diego 2026 badges will not be awarded and no other compensation for that prize element will be provided.
GENERAL PRIZE CONDITIONS. Prizes will be awarded only if each potential prize winner fully complies with these Official Rules. Prizes are non-assignable and non-transferable, in whole or in part. All details and other restrictions of the prize not specified in these Official Rules will be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. No cash alternative or substitution of the prize will be allowed, except Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute a prize of comparable value, for any reason. The winner shall be solely responsible for all federal, state, and/or local taxes, and the reporting consequences thereof, and for any other fees or costs associated with the applicable prize. Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, deduct or withhold the amount of applicable tax on any cash or cash equivalent prize. The Sponsor will issue and file an IRS Form 1099 or equivalent tax withholding documentation for the retail value of any prize or other items of value transferred to the/each prize winner by the Sponsor in accordance with IRS requirements, and the Sponsor may also share such documentation with a state or local government agency as required by law. Refusal or failure of the/each prize winner to satisfy the requirements of all necessary and appropriate tax, withholding or other required compliance terms (including Social Security number, IRS Form W8BEN, IRS Form W9, or equivalent information), as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion, may result in the prize winner forfeiting the prize(s) and an alternate potential winner may be selected in accordance with these Official Rules time permitting. Sponsor will award prizes subject to any applicable withholding taxes, and the amount of the prize transferred, as reduced by any applicable withholding taxes, will constitute full payment of the prize, as applicable. The potential winner may be required to execute additional agreements including, without limitation, an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release (collectively, “Prize Claim Documents”). If any potential winner fails or refuses to sign and return all Prize Claim Documents by the deadline specified in the prize notification, the winner may be disqualified and an alternate winner may be selected time permitting.
Sponsor makes no warranties, and hereby disclaims any and all warranties, express or implied, concerning any prize furnished in connection with the Contest. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE PRIZES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND SPONSOR HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL SUCH WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND/OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
SUBMISSION LICENSE: For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, each entrant hereby irrevocably grants to the Promotion Entities, and their successors, licensees and assigns, a non-exclusive license (but not the obligation) to reproduce, publicly perform, publicly display, stream, exploit, make derivative works of and otherwise use the Submission, in whole or in part, for any purpose, including without limitation commercial purposes, in any and all media now or hereafter devised throughout the universe in perpetuity. The Promotion Entities shall have the right, in their sole discretion, to edit, composite, morph, scan, duplicate, or alter the Submission for any purpose which the Promotion Entities deem necessary or desirable, and each entrant irrevocably waives any and all so-called “moral rights” they may have therein. The Promotion Entities shall retain the rights granted in each Submission even if the Submission is disqualified or fails to meet the Submission Requirements or even it if it is determined that the entrant who made the Submission is ineligible to enter the Contest.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES/INDEMNIFICATION: Each entrant represents and warrants as follows: (i) the Submission does not and will not violate or infringe upon the intellectual property rights or other rights of any other person or entity; (ii) the Submission meets the Submission Requirements and does not and will not violate any applicable laws, and is not and will not be defamatory or libelous. Each entrant agrees to indemnify the Promotion Entities and hold them harmless from and against any and all third-party claims, liability, judgments, losses, damages, costs, and expenses, including penalties, interest and reasonable outside attorney’s fees and costs in the defense and disposition of such matters arising out of, resulting from, based upon or incurred because of a breach or allegation that, if true, would constitute a breach by entrant of his or her representations, warranties, covenants or obligations hereunder, including, without limitation, any action or statement made by entrant while participating in the Contest.
PUBLICITY RELEASE: Acceptance of a prize constitutes winner’s permission for the Promotion Entities to use in perpetuity and throughout the universe said winner’s name, social media handle, gamertag, photograph, likeness, voice, biographical information, statements and address (city and state) in connection with advertising, marketing, promotional, and/or publicity purposes for the Contest, Promotion Entities, and all uses of the Submission permitted herein, throughout the universe and in all forms of media and by any and all means and media now known or hereafter developed, in perpetuity, without any obligation, notice, or further compensation to the winners.
NATURE OF RELATIONSHIP/WAIVER OF EQUITABLE RELIEF: Each entrant hereby acknowledges and agrees that the relationship between the entrant and the Promotion Entities is not a confidential, fiduciary, or other special relationship. Each entrant acknowledges and agrees that the Promotion Entities do not now and shall not have in the future any duty or liability, direct or indirect, vicarious, contributory, or otherwise, with respect to the infringement or protection of the copyright in and to the Submission. Finally, each entrant acknowledges that, with respect to any claim by entrant relating to or arising out of a Promotion Entity’s actual or alleged exploitation or use of any Submission or other material submitted in connection with the Contest , the damage, if any, thereby caused to the applicable entrant will not be irreparable or otherwise sufficient to entitle such entrant to seek injunctive or other equitable relief and entrant’s rights and remedies in any such event shall be strictly limited to the right to recover damages, if any, in an action at law.
NO OBLIGATION TO USE: The Promotion Entities shall have no obligation (express or implied) to use any Submission, or to otherwise exploit any Submission or, if commenced, to continue the distribution or exploitation thereof, and the Promotion Entities may at any time abandon the use of the Submission for any reason, with or without legal justification or excuse, and entrants shall not be entitled to any damages or other relief by reason thereof.
FURTHER DOCUMENTATION: If Sponsor shall desire to secure additional assignments from the entrant(s), or other documents as Sponsor may reasonably require in order to effectuate the purposes and intents of these Official Rules, then each entrant agrees to sign the same upon Sponsor’s request therefor.
GENERAL LIABILITY RELEASE/FORCE MAJEURE: Each entrant agrees that Sponsor (i) shall not be responsible or liable for, and are hereby released from, any and all costs, injuries, losses or damages of any kind, whether known or unknown, including, without limitation, death and bodily injury, due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, to participation in the Contest or any Contest -related activity, or from entrants’ acceptance, receipt, possession and/or use or misuse of any prize, Entrants expressly waive the provisions of California Civil Code § 1542, which provides: “A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party.” Entrants acknowledge that this waiver is intended to apply to all claims, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected; and (ii) have not made any warranty, representation or guarantee express or implied, in fact or in law, with respect to any prize, including, without limitation, to such prize’s quality or fitness for a particular purpose. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any damage to an entrant’s, or any other person’s, computer system which is occasioned by accessing the Website or otherwise participating in the Contest, or for any computer system, phone line, hardware, software or program malfunctions, or other errors, failures, delayed computer transmissions or network connections that are human or technical in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Sponsor is not responsible for incomplete, illegible, misdirected, misprinted, late, lost, damaged, stolen, or postage-due Submissions or prize notifications; or for lost, interrupted, inaccessible or unavailable networks, servers, satellites, Internet service providers, websites, or other connections; or for miscommunications, failed, jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected computer, telephone or cable transmissions; or for any technical malfunctions, failures, difficulties or other errors of any kind or nature; or for the incorrect or inaccurate capture of information, or the failure to capture any information. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who is found to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest, to be acting in violation of these Official Rules, or to be acting in an unsportsman-like or disruptive manner, or with the intent to disrupt or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest, or to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person, and Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. No mechanically reproduced, illegible, incomplete, forged, software-generated or other automated multiple entries will be accepted. If a dispute as to the identity of the individual who actually submitted a Submission cannot be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the affected Submission may be deemed ineligible. Sponsor reserves the right to modify, extend, suspend, or terminate the Contest if it determines, in its sole discretion, that the Contest is technically impaired or corrupted or that fraud or technical problems, failures or malfunctions or other causes beyond Sponsor’s control have destroyed or severely undermined or to any degree impaired the integrity, administration, security, proper play and/or feasibility of the Contest as contemplated herein. In the event an insufficient number of eligible Submissions are received and/or Sponsor is prevented from awarding prizes or continuing with the Contest as contemplated herein by any event beyond its control, including but not limited to fire, flood, earthquake, windstorm, epidemic, pandemic, public health crisis, disease, virus, sickness or outbreak or other similar or dissimilar natural disaster; act of God or public enemy; riot or civil disturbance, act of any government or governmental authority, power failure, satellite or equipment failure, failure of telecommunications lines or failure or breakdown of plant, machinery or vehicles operated by a third party; labor dispute, strike, or lockout; actual or threat of war, armed conflict, terrorist attacks, war (declared, undeclared or threatened), explosion, nuclear, or chemical or biological contamination; or a government imposed travel ban, restriction on movement or gatherings, or other government imposed mandate of any kind, order of any court or jurisdiction, or other cause not reasonably within Sponsor’s control (each a “Force Majeure” event or occurrence), Sponsor reserves the right to modify, suspend, or terminate the Contest. These Official Rules cannot be modified or amended in any way except in a written document issued in accordance with law by a duly authorized representative of Sponsor. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. If any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.
GOVERNING LAW/JURISDICTION. ** ** ALL ISSUES AND QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEABILITY OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES OR THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF ENTRANTS OR SPONSOR IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTEST SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW OF CONFLICT OF LAW RULES OR PROVISIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER STATE’S LAWS.
ARBITRATION PROVISION: By participating in this Contest, each entrant agrees: (i) that any and all disputes the entrant may have with, or claims entrant may have against, the Promotion Entities relating to, arising out of or connected in any way with (a) the Contest, (b) the awarding or redemption of any prize, and/or (c) the determination of the scope or applicability of this agreement to arbitrate, will be resolved exclusively by final and binding arbitration administered by JAMS and conducted before a sole arbitrator in accordance with the rules of JAMS; (ii) this arbitration agreement is made pursuant to a transaction involving interstate commerce, and shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), 9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16; (iii) the arbitration shall be held in San Francisco, California; (iv) the arbitrator’s decision shall be controlled by the terms and conditions of these Official Rules and any of the other agreements referenced herein that the applicable entrant may have entered into in connection with the Contest; (v) the arbitrator shall apply California law consistent with the FAA and applicable statutes of limitations, and shall honor claims of privilege recognized at law; (vi) there shall be no authority for any claims to be arbitrated on a class or representative basis, arbitration can decide only entrant’s and/or Sponsor’s individual claims; the arbitrator may not consolidate or join the claims of other persons or parties who may be similarly situated; (vii) the arbitrator shall not have the power to award punitive damages against the entrant or Sponsor; (viii) if the entrant is able to demonstrate that the costs of arbitration will be prohibitive as compared to the costs of litigation, Sponsor will pay as much of entrant’s filing and hearing fees in connection with the arbitration as the arbitrator deems necessary to prevent the arbitration from being cost-prohibitive; and (ix) with the exception of subpart (vi) above, if any part of this arbitration provision is deemed to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal, or otherwise conflicts with the rules of JAMS, then the balance of this arbitration provision shall remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with its terms as if the invalid, unenforceable, illegal or conflicting provision were not contained herein. If, however, subpart (vi) is found to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal, then the entirety of this arbitration provision shall be null and void, and neither entrant nor Sponsor shall be entitled to arbitrate their dispute. For more information on JAMS and/or the rules of JAMS, visit their website atwww.jamsadr.com.
WINNERS’ LIST/OFFICIAL RULES: To obtain any legally required list of the winners or a copy of these Official Rules, visitthe blog no later than six weeks after the end of the Promotion Period. Please be aware that information relating to the Contest winners may be released subject to applicable laws and/or regulations, and by entering the Contest, you consent to the release of such information.
All information you provide will be treated in accordance with Twitch’s Privacy Notice (https://www.twitch.tv/p/legal/privacy-policy).