Rules

Starship – Online Round (September 8 – October 6, 2025)

Platform: Website

• Contestants create an account and take the test on the website www.starawards.vn.
• Each contestant selects 1 of the 3 main topics of the competition to complete their test. Once chosen, the topic will remain the same throughout the online round. Each contestant can take the test up to 6 times, with each attempt consisting of 40 questions to be answered within 30 minutes, covering a variety of question formats.
• The Top 100 contestants with the highest scores will advance to the next round.

Side Competition via Facebook – “Be The Star” (Participation requires prior registration on the website)

• Each contestant creates one short video in English discussing the competition’s theme and submits it via https://starawards.vn.
• To be eligible, contestants must register and complete their profile on the competition’s website.
• Eligible submissions will receive an email confirmation within 2–5 days and will be opened for public voting on the Organizing Committee’s official Facebook fanpage.
• At the end of the submission period, the Organizing Committee will select the Top 10 videos per cluster with the highest votes for judging and choose the Top 3 individual winners per cluster.

Starplus – Selection Round (October 10 – October 17, 2025)

• The Top 100 contestants from the online round in each cluster will be contacted by the Organizing Committee to complete a test following the format decided by each cluster’s committee.
• The Top 18 contestants will advance to the Cluster Finals.

Starlight – Cluster Finals (October 27 – November 23, 2025)

The Top 6 teams from each cluster will compete in three challenges:

• Warm-up: Each team answers a set of 10 short questions within 3 minutes, related to the competition’s 3 main topics.
• Debate: Teams will draw lots and be paired into 3 matchups to debate social issues within one of the main topics provided by the Organizing Committee.
• Decision: The 3 winning teams from the debates will answer the same final question related to the competition’s theme. The team with the most outstanding answer will be the cluster’s champion and will advance to the National Finals.

Star Union – National Finals (December 5–6, 2025)

The 6 cluster-winning teams will compete in four parts:

Part 1 – Awareness (10%): Teams prepare and present an introduction of their team on stage.

Part 2 – Quick Take (20%):

Teams answer 20 questions related to the competition’s theme in various formats. Teams compete to buzz in first; if incorrect, the opportunity passes to the next team.

Part 3 – Strategy (70%):

• Teams are paired according to topics drawn after the Cluster Finals, resulting in 3 matchups. Each pair of teams will work on the same case study.
• Teams present their ideas and proposed solutions. All team members must participate in the presentation.
• Each presentation lasts a maximum of 10 minutes; exceeding the time will result in a 10-point deduction per minute.
• After presenting, teams answer 1 question from their opponent (within 3 minutes) and additional questions from the judges.
• After this part, the 3 winning teams from each matchup advance to the decisive round.

Part 4 – Decision: The 3 winning teams from the matchups will answer the same final question related to the competition’s theme. The team with the best answer will be crowned Champion of the 14th Star Awards 2025.