One Theory’s #OneTribe #OneVibe Scholarship Award
One Theory for People & Planet™ is offering two (2) $1,000 scholarship awards to U.S. students who will be attending college in Fall 2021! To enter, follow us on Instagram and respond to the following prompt:
One Theory values people and the planet, and we strive to make our impact on the world meaningful where it counts. For us, it’s about formulating skincare products with thoughtful, human-friendly ingredients and giving back what we’ve taken from our planet by planting five trees for every order. That’s what is beautiful to us! We truly believe that each day is a new opportunity to do something great and just one person, one product and one order can make all the difference in the world.
Tell us about what’s beautiful to you! We’re looking for entries that share just ONE issue that you believe is affecting people and/or the planet the most today, and share ONE cool thing that you are doing to make the world better for tomorrow.
To truly share the love, we will also plant 1 tree for each scholarship entry! So, no matter who wins—earth wins!
Deadline for all submissions is June 4, 2021.
Questions? Email us at scholarshipcrew@onetheoryusa.com.
The Rules!
Who is Eligible:
- Open to all high school, college, and graduate students who will be attending college in the United States.
- No GPA requirements, but must be in good academic standing and be able to demonstrate enrollment for Fall 2021.
- You’ll need a social media (Instagram/IG) account to enter.
To Enter:
- Follow us (@onetheorylife) on Instagram!
- Comment on any of our scholarship posts about where you’ll be going to school in the Fall (if you know!)
- On your IG social media account:
- Option 1: Upload a short 60-second video answering the prompt.
- OR, Option 2: Upload a photo and write an essay (500 words or less) answering the same question.
- Complete the application form below.

OPTION#1 Entry Rules: Instagram video!
- Complete the application on our website.
- VIDEO: Post a video of yourself to Instagram describing to us what you’re doing to improve people and planet. Entry should be up to 60 seconds.
- TAG: @onetheorylife in your video.
- CAPTION: Your caption should say, “Check out my #onetribescholarship entry sponsored by One Theory for People & Planet #skincare that cares. My #onetheory entry just planted one tree!”
- Videos must be posted and available until winners are selected. We’ll need to be able to see the video entry on your page—so public profiles are preferred at least until the contest is over.
- Share to your other social media accounts for extra love!
OPTION# 2 Entry Rules: Instagram Photo + Standard Essay!
- ESSAY: Complete the application on our website and upload your essay!
- Essay entry should be up to 500 words. Include your Instagram handle (@yourinstaname) in the header of your document. PDFs preferred.
- PHOTO: Post a photo of yourself to Instagram showing us what you’re doing to improve people and planet.
- TAG: @onetheorylife
- CAPTION: Your captions should say, “Check out my #onetribescholarship entry sponsored by One Theory for People & Planet #skincare that cares. My #onetheory entry just planted one tree!”
- Photos must be posted and available until winners are selected. We’ll need to be able to see the photo entry on your page—so public profiles are preferred at least until the contest is over.
- Share to your other social media accounts for extra love!
Your video or photo/essay entries will be judged on…
- Overall presentation quality and how well you respond to the prompt!
- What you’re doing for people and planet.
- Your creativity, passion, and heart!
- Whether or not you actively share your entry post to your other social media and tag us and/or send us a screenshot! (Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, TikToc, etc)
- Note: We won’t penalize you for not sharing, but we will favorably consider those who are passionate or enthusiastic about sharing their entry! So it’s not mandatory, but loved!)
- Inclusion/mention of One Theory including our mission and/or products. (Not mandatory, but loved!)
Other Important Info!
- All entries must be new content that you’ve created. Entries will be judged by One Theory employees, partners, and our #onetribe newsletter subscribers!
- We will plant one tree for each completed entry that we receive via our partnership with Eden Reforestation Projects.
- Winners will be contacted directly and will be announced publically in July 2021 on our Instagram, Facebook and on our website.
- Scholarship funds will be paid directly to your college of choice.
Good luck to all!
– One Theory for People & Planet