Become a Blue Ocean Student Ambassador
Join the Blue Ocean Student Ambassador Program
Blue Ocean Student Ambassadors are a community of high-achieving students and young professionals who have a passion to propagate the mission of empowering high school students to change the world for the better through blue ocean thinking.
Our Ambassador program is open to all current high school students as well as previous participants and alumni of the competition.
Sign up today, receive your Ambassador kit, help spread the word about the Blue Ocean Competition and you could win exciting prizes.
Why Become a Blue Ocean Student Ambassador
The Blue Ocean Student Ambassador Program offers students a chance to grow their leadership and communication skills, and inspire other students to participate in the competition. You learn new skills, have fun, improve your CV, increase your employability and earn exciting prizes at the same time.
How to Earn Ambassador Points
Here are the activities that earn Ambassador Points, and how many points each one is worth. If you have an idea that isn’t listed, you can still earn points for it under Use Your Creativity at the end of the list.
Referrals
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Encourage fellow students to register for the competition: 10 points each confirmed registration
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Refer students to become Blue Ocean Ambassadors: 10 points each confirmed Ambassador
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School & Teacher Involvement
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Start Blue Ocean Club at school: 30 points
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Convince your teacher to become a Blue Ocean Teacher Champion: 30 points
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Public Speaking
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- Speak to a classroom: 10 points each. Use our Ambassador Presentation
- Speak to an entire grade level: 20 points each
- Speak at a school-wide assembly: 30 points each
- Speak to a civic, community, or church group: 40 points each
Social Shares
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- Post about the competition on any major social media channel with link to our website: 6 points each
- Repost any official communication from our channel with hashtag #blueoceancompetition: 6 points each
- Submit an Ambassador video telling students why they should enter: 25 points each
Media Mentions
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- School newspaper or newsletter: 10 points each
- Community newspaper: 10 points each
- Community television or radio station: 10 points for each station
Fundraising
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Sponsor referral: 30 points each
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Online donation: 10 points for each $100 raised
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Use Your Creativity
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- Think of other creative ways to spread the word about Blue Ocean Competition and earn bonus Ambassador points.
Prizes/Awards for Blue Ocean Ambassadors
Blue Ocean Student SUPER Ambassador of the Year
Outstanding Blue Ocean Student Ambassador
$100 for every 300 Ambassador Points earned.
SUPER Ambassadors receive the Blue Ocean Creation Program (valued at USD 997)
Key dates
Open now
Registration
Join any time and start earning points straight away.
May 1, 2027
Points deadline
Submit as soon as you reach 300 points, and no later than May 1.
May 13, 2027
Winners announced
Ambassador award winners are announced alongside the competition winners.
Join the Blue Ocean Ambassador Program
Registering is your first step. Once you sign up, you’ll receive your Ambassador Kit and join the Blue Ocean Ambassador Community, where your ambassador journey begins. You’ll also find the Ambassador Presentation, the submission template and more on the Ambassador Resources page.
Join the Blue Ocean Ambassador Community
When you become a Blue Ocean Ambassador, you join a global community of students doing the same thing you are — spreading the word, starting clubs, opening doors for other students.
Inside the Blue Ocean Ambassador Community, you can:
- Connect with ambassadors from around the world
- Ask anything — get help and guidance whenever you’re unsure what to do next
- Share your wins and cheer on fellow ambassadors
- Trade strategies that worked at other schools
- Get help starting a Blue Ocean Club at your school
It’s the home base for everything you do as an ambassador, and you’re in from the moment you register.
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After the assembly, several students approached me with questions about the competition and how they could participate. Seeing their curiosity and interest made me realize that the presentation had truly inspired them to think differently about entrepreneurship.
Krethi Karthik
Blue Ocean Student Ambassador · Ruh Continuum School, Coimbatore, India
How to Submit Your Ambassador Points
Reached 300 points? Here’s how to claim them.
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Download the template
Make your own copy of the Ambassador Submission Template in Google Slides, or download the PowerPoint version from Ambassador Resources.
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Show what you did
Add your name, then use the slides to show each activity with photos, links or screenshots as evidence.
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Add up your points
Fill in the points table on the last slide. You can submit once you reach 300 points.
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Submit by May 1, 2027
Answer a few short questions in the form, then upload your presentation as a PDF. If the file is too large, paste a link instead.
We review every submission. Award winners are announced on May 13, 2027, alongside the competition winners.
Alumni Can Also Become Blue Ocean Ambassadors
Are you an alumnus of the competition who wants to carry the blue ocean spirit forward? Join our Ambassador Program and earn Ambassador Points to gain prestige and win prizes.
Alumni earn points in all the ways listed above, plus a few that only alumni can offer.
Extra ways alumni can earn points
Supporting one another on your journeys to change the world for the better through blue ocean thinking.
Creating impact by sharing advice about your challenges, education and careers.
Acting as an approachable, impartial guide for student participants, with tips to improve the quality of their submissions.
Supporting the running of the competition, including volunteering at events and engaging with our sponsors.
How Our Ambassadors Promote the Competition
How ambassadors brought the Blue Ocean Competition to their schools and communities, from clubs and assemblies to workshops and social media. Every idea here can work at your school too.
Krethi Karthik
Ruh Continuum School, Tamil Nadu, India
Started Blue Ocean Clubs in eight schools, spoke at four school-wide assemblies, presented in eight classrooms from grades 8 to 12 and wrote six articles for his school newsletter.
Mahrus Yunus
Glenrich International School Uttara, Bangladesh
Set up a Blue Ocean entrepreneurship club with his school's Commerce Club, convinced his teachers to become Blue Ocean Teacher Champions and ran workshops for many classes.
Hugh Graves
Mita International School, Tokyo, Japan
Started a Blue Ocean Club, brought in a Blue Ocean Teacher Champion, created posters and presented in seven classrooms. He also introduced the competition at an entrepreneurship competition in Hong Kong.
Dinari Jayawardena
Glenrich International School, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Held workshops through her school's Blue Ocean Club, helping students create their pitches for the competition, and referred many students to enter.
Yuto Yamada
Mita International School, Tokyo, Japan
Started a Blue Ocean Club at his school and spoke to his peers about the competition, encouraging them to take part.
Ayaan Magoo
Carroll Senior High School, Texas, USA
Started a Blue Ocean Club at his school, shared resources and presentations about the competition with his peers, and spread the word on social media.
Justin Lim
Mindrich International Secondary School, Klang, Malaysia
Spread the word on social media, especially LinkedIn, and many new students joined the competition because of his posts. He also spoke to his class about why they should take part.
Emma Patel
North Bay Haven High School, Florida, USA
Spoke about the competition to her entire grade level and recruited peers to become Blue Ocean Ambassadors at her school conference and in classrooms.
Sristy Sood
Ohio State University, Ohio, USA
Organized a Blue Ocean intro meeting and, as a past participant, co-hosted a webinar for registered students where she shared her experience and answered their questions.
Aarnav Chandraganti
George Washington University Online High School, Texas, USA
Ran workshops and info sessions showing students how to get started, promoted the competition through presentations and announcements, and generated more than 45 referrals.
Rounak Nayak
Blossom Public School, Pune, India
Founded the Blue Ocean Seven Club, convinced a teacher to become a Blue Ocean Teacher Champion and led six Zoom sessions across six schools. More than 30 students registered through him.
Aditya Yadav
S.R.S. International School, Uttar Pradesh, India
Published 50 original Instagram posts explaining blue ocean ideas, ran a Blue Ocean Club on WhatsApp and brought in 13 new student ambassadors.
Nargiza Zufarova
Tashkent University of Information Technologies, Uzbekistan
Shared the competition with her LinkedIn, Instagram and Telegram networks and the AI and startup communities around her, then guided interested students through registration.
Brandon Walker
Munster High School, Indiana, USA
Started a club where students work on their pitches together, spoke to a civic society of parents about what the competition meant to him, and reposted Blue Ocean content across social media.
2026 Blue Ocean Student Ambassadors
Congratulations to this year's award winners.
SUPER Ambassadors
Aarnav Chandraganti
George Washington University Online High School
Texas, USA
Aditya Yadav
S.R.S. International School, Patti Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh
India
Aiza Mohammad
Heritage High School
Texas, USA
Krethi Karthik
Ruh Continuum School
India
Mahrus Yunus
Glenrich International School Uttara
Bangladesh
Nargiza Zufarova
Tashkent University of Information Technologies
Uzbekistan
Rounak Nayak
Blossom Public School
Pune, India
Shoriful Islam
Shaheed Police Smrity College
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Outstanding Ambassadors
Abdullah Al Araf Furat
Kanchkura Provati KG and High School, Bangladesh
Ahinyohe Vickeli Iba
Makurdi International Secondary School, Nigeria
Akshay Agarwal
Neerja Modi School, Jaipur, India
Aman Kumar
Sunbeam, India
Annik Choudhary
USA
Anushka Yeole
St. Lawerence, India
Atharva Naik
Indus Altum International School, Belagavi, India
Bera Gumruk
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Virginia, USA
Brandon Walker
Munster High School, Indiana, USA
Chalita Dono
Bashewam High School, Ethiopia
Chukwuemeka Nnamene
Command Day Secondary School, Enugu, Nigeria
Guru Nakkala
International School Wassenaar, Netherlands
Heldana Mewael
Ethiopia
Jai Sivasankar
Chantilly High School, USA
Md. Nayem Nayem
Udayan Uchcha Madhyamik Bidyalaya, Bangladesh
Meerab Fatima
Pakistan International School, Saudi Arabia
Njini Lefeh
GBHS Etoug Ebe, Cameroon
Rithik Vinay
SSVM World School, India
Salsabila Assyfa
Al Fityan Moslem Senior High School, Indonesia
Siddhi Jain
Medi Caps International School, India
Simran Singh Janjua
International School Wassenaar, Netherlands
Siraj Singh
Alliance Academy for Innovation, Georgia, USA
These SUPER and Outstanding Ambassadors were the most active in our 2026 ambassador community. They were joined by many more Blue Ocean Student Ambassadors around the world who shared the competition with their classmates, schools and communities. Thank you to every one of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about becoming a Blue Ocean Student Ambassador, from signing up to getting rewarded.
Who can become a Blue Ocean Student Ambassador?
Any current high school student can become a Blue Ocean Student Ambassador, wherever you are in the world. You don’t need a background in business or entrepreneurship, and you don’t need to have competed in the Blue Ocean Competition before, although it helps if you have, because you’ll know what the experience is like and can share it with other students. If you’ve already graduated from high school, you’re still welcome to join, and past participants have a few extra ways to earn points, which you’ll find in the alumni section above.
Does it cost anything to become an ambassador?
No. Joining the Blue Ocean Ambassador Program is completely free, and so is everything that comes with it, including the Ambassador Kit, the Ambassador Community and the resources we share with you through the season.
Does activity over the summer count?
Yes. The ambassador season runs from May to May, so anything you do over the summer counts toward the season ahead.
Can I be an ambassador and compete in the Blue Ocean Competition at the same time?
Yes. Many ambassadors also enter the competition, and taking part yourself makes it easier to explain the experience to other students. Your ambassador activities and your competition entry are judged separately, so one doesn’t affect the other.
How much time does it take?
As much or as little as you like. There’s no minimum commitment, and you choose which activities fit around your schoolwork. Some ambassadors share a few posts and talk to one class; others start a club and speak at assemblies. If you’re aiming for 300 points, a handful of bigger activities gets you there faster. Starting a Blue Ocean Club, bringing in a Teacher Champion and speaking at a school-wide assembly already add up to 90 points.
What happens after I register?
Once you register, you’ll receive an email with your Ambassador Kit and an invitation to join the Blue Ocean Ambassador Community. The kit explains how to earn Ambassador Points, what you can win and how to submit, along with information about the competition that you can share with other students. In the community, you can connect with ambassadors from around the world, ask questions whenever you’re unsure what to do next, and share what’s working at your school. Any activity from the current season counts towards your points, even if you did it before you registered, so keep a record and save photos, links or screenshots as evidence as you go. We’ll also send you regular emails with ideas, resources and reminders throughout the season.
What if my idea isn’t on the points list?
Go for it. Some of the most effective ambassador activities are ones we never thought to list. Add it to your submission under Use Your Creativity, explain what you did and who it reached, and include evidence just as you would for any other activity. We’ll review it and award points based on the effort involved and how many students it reached.
How do my referrals get counted?
When a student you’ve encouraged registers for the competition, ask them to enter your name in the question that asks whether they were referred by a Blue Ocean Student Ambassador. It works the same way for new ambassadors: the ambassador registration form asks whether they were referred by another ambassador. That’s how we match each confirmed registration to you, so ask them to spell your name exactly as you registered it. A student who forgets to add your name can’t be counted as your referral.
When can I submit my points?
You can submit any time during the season, as soon as you reach 300 points, and again each time you reach another 300. The final deadline for the season is May 1. Use the Ambassador Submission Template to put your presentation together, then upload it through the submission form on this page. Don’t wait until the last week: submitting early means your points are counted and you’re not rushing to gather evidence at the end.
How and when do I receive my rewards?
Every 300 Ambassador Points you earn is worth $100. You can submit as many times as you like during the season, each time you reach another 300 points, and we’ll keep a running total for you. Payments are made by bank transfer after the award winners are announced in May, and we’ll contact you for your payment details at that point.
How are SUPER and Outstanding Ambassadors chosen?
Once the season closes, we review every submission. The awards recognise the ambassadors who made the biggest impact on bringing the Blue Ocean Competition to their schools and communities during the season. Winners are announced in May, alongside the competition winners.
Want to see your name here next year?
Register as a Blue Ocean Student Ambassador and start earning points today.