Show off your personal style
The University of Iowa is a great showcase for creativity of all forms. We want to see your style and how you make Iowa your home! Enter the Amazing Room contest for your chance to win fun prizes for having the best room on campus. You could win the grand prize of a $100 in Hawk Dollars and a $100 Iowa City Downtown District gift card for each resident of your room! Entries will be accepted beginning Friday, September 29, 2023.
Note: Resident Assistants are not eligible to participate in the contest. However, we advise you to encourage the residents on your floor to submit for your chance to win the top RA prize ($100 gift card from Iowa City Downtown District)!
How to enter the Amazing Room Contest
Complete the entry form and submit 3-6 pictures of your room. If you have trouble with the entry form, you can also email uhd-marketing@uiowa.edu with the following:
- Subject of the email must be "Amazing Room Contest."
- Three to six pictures of your (clean!) room, one including a shot of you and your roommate or roomates.
- Your name(s).
- The name of your residence hall.
- Short paragraph explaining what inspired the decoration of your room.
Contest prizes
- All submissions will receive a coupon for each resident for a complimentary smoothie at Power Cafe.
- Grand prize winner: $100 Downtown Iowa City gift card and $100 Hawk Dollars for each resident of the room.
- Category winners (best single, best double, best triple, best quad): $50 Hawk Dollars and a $50 Downtown Iowa City gift card for each resident.
- Runners up: $50 Hawk Dollars
- Resident Assistant winner: Resident Assistants who have the most residents on their floor submit an entry will receive a $100 Downtown Iowa City gift card.
Key dates
September 29
Entries will be accepted starting on this date.
October 13
Deadline to submit for the Amazing Room Contest. Entries are accepted until 11:59 p.m. (CST).
October 23
The top entries in each hall and room-type category will be contacted and have photoshoots arranged.
October 31
The category winners, runners-up, and grand prize winning room will be selected and announced.
Enter the 2023 Amazing Room Contest
University Housing and Dining's Amazing Room Contest is open to all residents who live on campus. Think your room has what it takes to be the most amazing room? Prove it!
The submission deadline is October 13, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. (CST).
The grand prize winning room will be selected and announced in October 2023.
Good luck!
Amazing Room Contest rules
- Late entries will be disqualified.
- One room from each of the residence halls will be selected as finalists by University Housing and Dining based on cleanliness, creativity, best use of space and individuality.
- If living in a double, triple, quad occupancy room or apartment, all roommates must agree to enter the contest.
- Entries that display a violation of the University Housing and Dining residence hall policy and terms and conditions will be disqualified.
- By entering the contest, participants agree to the use of their photographs and name to be used by University Housing and Dining in electronic and print publications.
- Entries are restricted to University of Iowa students currently living in the University residence halls, with a contract in good standing.
- Finalists will be contacted by University Housing and Dining about doing a brief professional photo shoot in their room for judging and promotional purposes.
- The grand prize-winning room will be selected based on cleanliness, creativity, best use of space and individuality.
- Social media presence or "likes" will not be factored into the selection of the grand prize winning room.
- Grand prize winners will need to complete paperwork to receive their prize and may need to report the prize on their tax forms.
- For students that win a gift card, this gift amount will be reported to financial aid and could potentially impact a student's financial aid package.