Terms & Conditions

Last updated: 09 Jan 2026

Before The Contestant (You) Submits The Applications On Our Website, Please Read All Rules And Regulations. This Terms And Conditions (T&C) Are Imposed By ASEAN International Youth Piano Competition (AIYPC). By Submitting The Application, You, Or Your Parents Or Legal Guardians If You Are Under The Age Of 18, Understand And Accept These Requirements, Rules And Regulations.

1. AIYPC 2026 Competition is held by online video submission. Applications from Contestants who are under the age of 18 must be filled and submitted by a parent or legal guardian.

2. For each competition, Contestants are permitted to submit more than one application. Each application must specify one age group, exam grade or repertoire within that category. If the Contestant wishes to apply for multiple categories, separate applications must be submitted. If the Contestant wishes to apply for multiple categories using the same repertoire, separate application must be submitted for each category. The duration of the music piece must be calculated individually for each application form and it should not exceed the duration limitation specified for that category.

3. Each application is separate and subject to application fee. Payment of Application Fees is via Bank Transfer, details of contestant’s full name and category of entry should be included. Bank Details as follows:

Bank Account Name: EUROPAC INTL YOUTH MUSIC FESTIVAL SDN BHD
Bank Account No: 8011543891
Bank Name: CIMB Damansara Utama Branch

Registration fees must be paid in full before deadline of 30 Apr 2026. Proof of payment via bank transfer payslip or screenshot must be uploaded with your application

The application fee is non-refundable.

4. All Contestants of the competition will receive an official certificate and a digital certificate. Only the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and the Rising Star Award Prizewinners are qualified to receive a trophy.

5. The competition results and decisions are final and not to be negotiated. The Jury Council decisions and opinions are strictly confidential and will not be published. You, or your parent or guardian if you are under the age of 18, or any representative thereof, shall not engage in any form of communication, on any subject relating to the competition decision, with any member of the Jury Council.

6. Video performance of each Contestant shall be evaluated by one or a set of jury. The jury set may vary by Category. The set of jury shall evaluate and assign a final score. We will rank and award the Contestants according to their final scores. There is no prescribed limitation on the number of recipients for each tier of awards. For information regarding score criteria, please refer to AIYPC Rules and Regulations Clause 2.

7. Special awards may also be awarded based on the recommendations of the Jury Council.

8. AIYPC reserves the right to invite different guest jury than the list published to evaluate the performance without prior notice.

9. Announcement of results will be published on 8 May 2026 on our website, social media and direct email to each contestant.

10. We reserve our rights to reject any application which does not meet the competition requirements or such Contestants whose application may have negative effects on our reputation.

11. You must submit the video before the deadline on 30 Apr 2026. If you need to re-submit your application for any reason, please contact enquiries@aiypc.com on details.

12. To uphold fairness and equity to all contestants, the scoring will be made exclusively upon material received. Any personal conditions or other additional accomplishments of a Contestant will not be considered into judging. The assessment will be made exclusively on the quality of the video submission.

13. To ensure the fairness of the competitions, contacting a jury member through any methods for any topic or matter regarding the competitions during any stage of the competition period is strictly prohibited. Any Contestant, his/her parent or legal guardian if the Contestant is under the age of 18, who makes an attempt, or on whose behalf any attempt is made, to communicate with any member of the Jury during any stage of the competition period may face penalties such as disqualification. This is to ensure jury members can assess contestants without any external influence and pressure.

14. If the application fee has been refused, or charged back, in any case, the application will be considered as cancelled, and any previously submitted applications will be withdrawn automatically. Contestant must submit bank slip of successful transfer of application fees before deadline of 30 Apr 2026.

15. By agreeing to this T&C, you allow us to use your personal information included in the application form for the purpose of promoting the competitions, promoting the award winners and other similar marketing purposes. We may publish your personal information on our websites, our social media platforms, our digital or hardcopy publications, etc.

16. Any Contestant, his/her parent or legal guardian if the Contestant is under the age of 18, who do not want his/her personal information to be used by us as above must notify us within a reasonable period of time before the closing date of the competition.

17. The winner of competitions may be asked to participate in publicity.

18. You will retain ownership of all intellectual property rights (including copyright) in your submission, but you, or your parents or legal guardian if you are under the age of 18, agree to grant us a licence to use it (in full and in parts) for the relevant competition and event and for any other purpose connected to the competitions and events.

19. The licence will last for the duration of the relevant intellectual property right and includes the right for us to:

(a) edit or modify his/her submission (including resizing, adjusting the colour and adding elements such as text);

(b) adapt it or incorporate it into other materials;

20. You, or your parents or legal guardian if you are under the age of 18, confirm your submission:

(a) is your own original work and does not breach any third party’s intellectual property rights (for example, by including a company’s trade mark without permission);

(b) is not defamatory, offensive, threatening, discriminatory, distasteful, pornographic or illegal;

(d) does not contain anything which may be confidential or commercially sensitive.

21. If your submission contains photographs or video images of people, you must ensure that you inform them that you intend to use the material for the purposes of the relevant competition and event and obtain their consent.

22. We may ask you for evidence of any such consent and reserve the right to disqualify the submission if you are unable to provide it or if we have doubts about its adequacy.

23. By agree to this T&C, you allow us to use your intellectual property for the purpose of promoting the competitions, promoting the award winners and other similar marketing purposes. We may publish your intellectual property on our websites, our social media platforms, our digital or hardcopy publications, etc.

24. Any Contestant, his/her parent or legal guardian if the Contestant is under the age of 18, who do not want his/her intellectual property to be used by us as above must notify us within a reasonable period of time before the closing date of the competitions.

25. You are not entitled to any fees for granting the license and you are not entitled to terminate it unless we agree in writing.

26. If you are the teacher of a prize winner and are willing to be listed as one of the AIYPC “Teachers of Talent”, please fill in the form (which shall be accessed to after the results publishing) on our website with your title and the music institution. If you are a student filling in on behalf of your teacher, please make sure you have obtained your teacher's consent beforehand. It is applicant’s responsibility to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of the submitted information. We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by the defective information.

27. We reserve the right to change the conditions from time to time. If you, or your parents or legal guardian if you are under the age of 18, continue to use the Website (or any part thereof) following such change, the continued use shall be deemed to be your acceptance of such change. It is your responsibility, or your parents or legal guardian’s responsibility if you are under the age of 18, to check regularly to determine whether the conditions have been changed. If you, or your parents or legal guardian if you are under the age of 18, do not agree to any change to the conditions then you must immediately stop using the Website.

28. AIYPC will not be legally responsible to contestants for any losses that were not foreseeable to us or to you at the time of entry to the relevant event or which are caused by a third party.

29. For any Contestant who causes damage to our brand reputation, who is in breach of this T&C and causes distress to AIYPC staff, jury, or other Contestants, we reserve the right to delete all promotion information of the Contestant and cancel the scores and ranks of the Contestant from our competition record.

30. The Award and Scholarship may be subject to additional terms and conditions imposed as deemed fit by AIYPC.

31. We are not liable for any damage or loss to an award caused by you or any third party. If an award is damaged or fails to be delivered, we have no obligation to provide a replacement prize. For cash awards, we are not responsible for paying the bank transaction fee.

32. All physical awards and medals are non-exchangeable, non-transferable and no cash alternatives will be offered.

33. It is your responsibility to ensure that the delivery address you give us is correct and accurate and that there is somebody to sign for and take delivery of the goods from the delivery service used. If the prize is returned because of the courier’s decision, or that you provided inaccurate address, or that postal service could not complete the delivery to you for whatever reason, then you will be responsible for the redelivery costs.

34. Competition Records:

(a) Upon participation in competitions provided by AIYPC, you hereby grant us the unequivocal consent to record, document, and display your Participation record and achievements on the ranking sections of AIYPC public platforms. You are hereby apprised that no proprietary entitlements are vested in you concerning these records. The archival records of competition accolades and standings bear no monetary significance, are intrinsically aligned with the specific competition, and are non-exchangeable for any material currency nor eligible for any form of restitution.

(b) The award documentation bestowed upon you by us accords you a personal, non-exclusive, non-assignable, non-sublicensable, revocable, and circumscribed right to access Virtual Content, exclusively in conjunction with your utilization of the relevant services offered by AIYPC.

(c) AIYPC retains an absolute discretion to alter, reposition, expunge, or rescind any or all competition records, in totality or in part, at any given moment, with or without antecedent notice to you, absolving us of any consequent liabilities. On occasion, we may recalibrate the presentation modality of records (for instance, revising the minimum competition wins required for websites listing).

(d). For the excision of any competition award history or record affiliated with you, please request a removal by writing to us.

35. Third-party tools are provided "as is" and used at your own risk. New features are also subject to these Terms. We are not responsible for third-party links; review their policies.

36. Personal information is governed by our Privacy Policy.

37. You agree to indemnify us from third-party claims due to your breach. Unenforceable provisions will be severed. These Terms are the entire agreement.

38. Governing Law: Malaysia. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance. Contact: enquiries@aiypc.com, or Whatsapp: 60 10-388-0881