Cap Decorating Contest

Graduation cap decorations are a time-honored tradition. Show off your creativity and enter for a chance to win a $50 gift card to the University Bookstore!

Entries will be accepted from Monday, May 24 at 12:01 am PT and Sunday, June 6 at 11:59 pm PT.

How to Enter:

  • Take a photo of your decorated graduation cap (also called a mortarboard). Make sure we can clearly see your decoration in the photo.

  • Post your photo to your Instagram or Twitter account with the hashtag #FosterFutures2021 and tag @FosterUPO (remember to make your post public so we can find it) between Monday, May 24 at 12:01 am PT and Sunday, June 6 at 11:59 pm PT.

  • Winners will be emailed and announced on the Foster Undergraduate Program's Instagram, Twitter and Facebook accounts.

Contest Rules:

  • Each student can only submit one photo of their decorated cap to enter the contest.

  • Photos posted to Instagram and Twitter with the hashtag #FosterFutures2021 and tag @FosterUPO between 12:01 am PT on Monday, May 24 and 11:59 pm PT on Sunday, June 6 will be entered into the contest.

  • All photos entered into the contest may be shared on Foster UPO's social media accounts.

  • Only Foster undergraduates eligible to participate in the 2021 Undergraduate Graduation Celebration can join the cap decorating contest.

  • Photos with two or more people will not be eligible for prizes, but may be shared on Foster UPO's social media accounts.

  • Entries must be entirely original, created by the submitting graduate, and may not violate any third-party rights.

  • Please keep your submissions appropriate. Offensive or disrespectful submissions will not be considered for prizes.

  • Winners will be selected by the Foster Undergraduate Graduation Celebration committee.

What if I am not buying a cap this year?

No problem! Check out our downloadable DIY grad cap template on our Graduation Downloads page to create your own cap at home!

This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram, Twitter or Facebook. These social media platforms are released of all liability by each entrant in this contest. As a participant in this contest, you authorize the Trustees of the University of Washington ("UW"), acting through its agents, an unlimited right to reproduce, use, exhibit, display, perform, broadcast, create derivative works from, and distribute the images in any manner or media now existing or hereafter developed, in perpetuity, throughout the world. You agree that the images may be used by UW, including its assigns and transferees, for any purpose, including but not limited to, marketing, advertising, publicity, or other promotional purposes and release and fully discharge UW, from any claim, damages, or liability arising from or related to your participation.