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The Reach Cambridge Scholarship Essay Competition

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Deadline: 1 December 2014
Open to: international  students aged 14-19 years old
Prizes: 100% of the program fee for a 3 week course and 100% of the program fee for 1 week Global Leaders course

Description

Reach Cambridge offer academic residential study programs in Cambridge. This year they are offering a Scholarship Essay Competition for Summer 2015, which is designed  for academically excellent students who would otherwise not be able to attend their summer programs. The students need to write an essay answering the following question: “In an age of quick and easy global communication, what is the value of face-to-face interaction and learning with other school students from all over the world?”.

Through this Scholarship Essay Competition Reach Cambridge offers international high school students the opportunity to gain an invaluable academic experience in one of the top educational facilities in the world. Participants stay in the world-renowned Cambridge University, located just 50 miles north of London. As well as an unrivaled academic environment, students experience British culture in the stimulating and distinguished surroundings of the University City of Cambridge in the south-east of England. Reach Cambridge combines classes, lectures and workshops with a varied program of exciting activities and excursions across Britain.

Eligibility

The competition is open to international students  between the ages of 14 and 19 (inclusive) in the year of the relevant program.

Prizes

First Prize

Three week scholarship (awarded to a maximum of 2 students): 100% of the program fee for either a 3 week July or a 3 week August course in 2015 at the Cambridge University.

Second Prize

One week scholarship (awarded to a maximum of 3 students): 100% of the program fee for the 1 week Global Leaders course in 2015 at the Cambridge University.

Application

In order to enter the competition you must set up a Reach Cambridge account HERE. During the application process you will need to upload your essay (no longer than 1000 words). Besides a letter of recommendation from a member of staff at your school must be sent to: scholarship@reachcambridge.com.

The deadline for applications is 1st of December 2014. Winners will be will be notified by 31st December 2014.

For further information please visit the official website.

 

Essaymama’s Christmas Writing Contest

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Deadline: 25 December, 2014
Open to: writers from around the world
Prizes: 15 best works will be added to the printed “Best EssayMama’s Stories: Christmas Edition” book; $ 330 will be given to each of the top 3 writers.

Description

Christmas is fast approaching and Essaymama is here to treat the most talented writers with great prizes! With what do you associate Christmas?

For EssayMama there are Christmas decorations, flashlights, frosty smell of pine needles and of course “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. Christmas gives us inspiration; you just need to add a little motivation and effort! So, (attention!), EssayMama essay writing helper announces Christmas Writing Contest! Yes, exactly. This is a great opportunity for all talented writers to express themselves.

Submission Guidelines

  • Type Prose (no min, 4,000 words MAX).
  • Topic Christmas. The story can be written in any style – instructive, funny, sad, for children. The main thing – it must be about Christmas.
  • Language English only
  • Formats .doc, .rtf, .odt, and .docx
  • 100% unique All submissions will be checked via Copyscape.
  • Participation in the contest automatically constitutes your agreement to the Terms and Conditions and the rejection of any claim.
  • Mail title should be [EssayMama Christmas Writing Contest], your name.

Participants should be:

all talented writers from around the world can send your stories

Prizes

First prize. Each of the top 3 writers will be awarded with $330. Additional Prizes. 15 best works will be added to the printed “Best EssayMama’s Stories: Christmas Edition” book and published on the best resources for writers. Every winner will get his/her own copy via mail. Christmas dreams come true – you will become popular!

How to Apply?

 

Deadline – December 25, 2014. Submit your stories from November 5 till December 25, 2014.

One participant can send only one story!

Stories will be checked by our team during the period from December 26, 2014 till January 04, 2015. The final results will be announced January 05, 2015.
The winners will be published on our site. Also, each winner will receive a personal email alert.

Entry Fee $ 0. Just “like” Essaymama Facebook page and share on your own Facebook page the post about Essaymama Writing contest. Link to your shared post on Facebook is the ‘entry fee’ to the competition, so do not forget to add it to your letter!

Submit to info[at]essaymama.com

 

The Humanity Photo Awards 2015

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Deadline: 15 April 2015
Open to: photographers worldwide
Prize: cash awards, accommodation and travel allowance for winners to attend the awards ceremony

Description

Humanity Photo Award 2015 invites all responsible photographers who respect and love life, to take their cameras, in the form of feature photography:

  • to explore and rescue the endangered folk cultures of nationalities worldwide;
  • to record, spread and share the multi-cultures of the world with the aim of enhancing mutual understanding and exchanges of human beings and promoting the world peace and development;
  • to record the changes and evolution of various folk cultures in a genuine, vivid and profound way;
  • to contribute to the World Folklore Photo Museum with world culture records.

In Humanity Photo Award there are 5 categories you can compete in:

  • Portrait & Costume: Portraits of people from different nationalities; costumes and adornments featuring diverse ethnic cultures, including everyday dress, ceremonial dress, hats and shoes, adornments and hairstyles,etc; the making of costumes and adornments; distinctive attire customs such as dressing etiquette and taboos;
  • Architecture: The construction process, structure, interior layout and furniture adornments of traditional dwellings, public facilities and special architecture (e.g. religious buildings); the influence of the surroundings reflected on features of the local architecture; dwelling habits of different ethnic groups;
  • Living Custom: The usual living habits, such as diet modes, food making, cleaning ways and related taboos; ecological consciousness, education forms and folk medicine in different regions; comprehensive and serial life customs of a specific region, a nationality or a tribe;
  • Production & Commerce: The traditional ways of production under certain ecological environments, such as fishing, hunting, farming, forestry, animal husbandry, etc.; materials processing such as handicrafts industry and folk crafts; services that make life easy; business activities such as products transportation and trade;
  • Festivities: Annual and seasonal festivals, festivals on production and recreation, religious ceremonies, temple fairs; traditional sports,
    recreational activities, music, dances and local dramas performed during festivals, especially showing their positive role in communications among local peoples and nations.
  • Traditional Rites: Birth rites, adult rites, weddings, funerals, morality etiquette, etiquette showing respect for the aged; celebrations for individuals and families, village and family rites, worshiping rites, taboo rites and folk religious rites.

For each category you need to submit 8-14 photos.

Eligibility

There are no restrictions on entrants in terms of profession, gender, age, nationality, country or region.

Awards

Five awards will be offered in accordance with the judging criteria:

  • The Grand prize: There will be total of 6 Grand prizes for one each category. The grand prize includes US $2.000, food, accommodation and travel allowance for the Grand ceremony;
  • Documentary Awards: Total of 60 DA and one award includes food, accommodation and travel allowance for the Grand ceremony;
  • Jury’s Special Awards: Number will be determined by the judges and each award includes food, accommodation and travel allowance for the Grand ceremony;
  • Nomination Awards: Total of 100 Awards and the winners will get food, accommodation and travel allowance (only a few will get a travel allowance) for the Grand ceremony;
  • Performance Awards: Total of 500 Awards and the selected candidates will get a meal at the ceremony.

Application

You can submit your entries here. In order to submit your pictures first you need to create an account and provide the required information.

For more information please visit the official webpage.

 

Worldwide Essay Contest: Education In 50 Years

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Deadline: 15 February 2015
Open to: for college students and young writers from all over the world
Prize: up to $500

Description

Bid4papers announces an international essay writing competition. Show your creativity and writing skills, take part in this contest, and win $500 doing what you like most – composing.

Write an essay “Education In 50 Years: A Futurist’s Perspective”

Be creative, use your imagination, and try to cover some of the following questions in your essay:

How do you imagine education of the future? What will it look like? Will technologies play an important role to education process? What will the role of a teacher be? What will a student of the future look like?

  • Language: English
  • Style: academic, non-academic
  • Length: 750 to 1,500 words
  • Format: PDF or Word document
  • Participants must be 25 years and younger

Eligibility

College students and young writers from all over the world are eligible to apply

Awards

 

  • 1st place prize – $500
  • 2nd place prize – $200
  • The most interesting and creative essays will be published on our Facebook for you to have a chance of winning our special 3rd prize! An author of the essay with more likes will become the owner of 3Doodler 3D Printing Pen!

Winners will be announced on February, 25, and they will be notified via email. Plus, we will publish their works in our blog and share them via our social media profiles.

Application

To enter the Contest, email your submission, including your full name and “Education In 50 Years Contest” in the email subject line, to contact@bid4papers.com. One submission per person, please!

The best in-house writers of Bid4papers.com will evaluate your essays for originality, creativity, proper grammar, spelling & punctuation.

Please share this opportunity with your friends and family by tweeting #essaycontest, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Google Plus. (Not required, but appreciated.)

Need more details? Submit your questions to: contact@bid4papers.com or leave a comment below.

Good luck with your submission!

For more information please visit the official webpage.

 

Days Japan International Photojournalism Awards 2015

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Deadline: 15 January 2015
Open to: any photographer regardless of age, occupation, gender or nationality
Prize: medals and cash prizes worth up to US$10,000

Description

The monthly photojournalism magazine DAYS JAPAN was launched in March 2004 in response to the burgeoning demand for quality reporting from the world’s many war fronts and conflicts that claim so many lives today. The world-class photographers who contribute to their publication do their work at great peril, many risking their lives for their shots. Regardless of how the photos are taken, DAYS JAPAN aims to always tell the truth from the perspective of victimized civilians and not of those exercising authority through military or other power.

They are now accepting entries for the 11th DAYS JAPAN International Photojournalism Awards contest to be held in 2015.

Eligibility

Any photographer may apply, regardless of age, occupation, gender or nationality.

Prizes

  • First Prize: One (1) person – Trophy and Supplementary Prize (cash prize of 1 million Yen [approx. US$10,000] and a digital camera and lens were awarded in 2014)
  • Second Prize: Two (2) persons – Trophy and Supplementary Prize (cash prize of 300,000 Yen [approx. US$3,000], digital cameras and lens were awarded in 2014)
  • Third Prize: Three (3) persons – Trophy and Supplementary Prize (cash prize of 100,000 Yen [approx. US$1,000], compact digital camera digital camera lends and so on were awarded in 2014)
  • Special Prize by Jury: Nine (9) persons – Trophy and Supplementary Prize (cash prize of 100,000 Yen [approx. US$1,000], digital camera lens, pentables and so on were awarded in 2014)
  • Public Prize: Four (4) persons – Trophy and Supplementary Prize (cash prize of 50,000 Yen [approx. US$500] RAW developing software were awarded in 2014)

Application

All works must be sent by postal delivery and arrive by 15 January 2015. Please note that all works should be declared as having “no commercial value” if sent from overseas, so as to avoid complications with customs offices. Send the works to the address:

The 11th DAYS JAPAN International Photojournalism Awards 2015
Takeuchi Building 402
1-37-19 Matsubara
Setagaya-ku
Tokyo 156-0043
Japan

Photographs must have been taken in the two-year period between January 2013 and December 2014. Submitted works may be photo essays or portfolios. Please make sure that all works include a short biography (about 100 words) of the photographer, and ensure that the application form AVAILABLE HERE includes: title of work; captions (maximum 50 words per caption); location; date of shooting; whether the originals were shot on film or taken by digital camera (if taken by digital camera, also include the file size of digital data); along with the photographer’s name, address, e-mail address and telephone number.
Please submit the photographs in digital files or prints.

For further information please contact kikaku@daysjapan.net.

Visit the official website HERE.

 

 

The Cultural Innovation International Prize

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Deadline: 5 February 2015
Open to: everyone aged 18 or over
Prize: €10,000

Description

The Cultural Innovation International Prize is a biannual competition announced by the “Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona” to stimulate innovation in the field of culture, recognise the importance of research as an integral part of projects and explore the possible cultural scenarios of coming years.

The first call for entries ties in with the 20th anniversary of the CCCB and is being held in partnership with  “Audiences Europe Network”, a working platform that brings together cultural institutions and organisations from different European countries with the aim of fostering reflection on audiences in the sphere of culture. For this call for entries, corresponding to 2014-2015, the theme is “Audience/s”. Entrants for the Prize are required to submit a project that will create, produce and/or feature cultural contents. The format, subject and/or management methods must provide an innovative response to these questions: What do we understand today by audience at cultural centres, museums and similar spaces? What are the real needs of these new audiences? Do centres and museums satisfy them? What innovations could they introduce in order to fulfil their mission?

Eligibility

The Prize is open to everyone aged 18 or over, of any nationality and resident in any country, who can enter individually or collectively in the form of a non-profit organization.

Prize

The author or authors of the winning project will receive a prize of 10.000 Euros. If appropriate, the project can also be developed at the CCCB, which will provide the necessary support.

Application

In order to enter the competition projects can only be registered and submitted via online, using the form you can access once you have registered as a user HERE. The projects must be submitted as a pdf file. The document must be in English, Spanish or Catalan and may include images, tables or graphic content. Only one project can be presented per person or group in each call for entries.

The deadline for entries is 5 February 2015.

For further information please visit the official website.

 

Smithsonian.com’s 2014 Photo Contest

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Deadline: 28 November 2014
Open to: Photojournalists and amateurs worldwide
Award: up to US$ 2,500

Description

The Smithsonian magazine is accepting submissions for its annual photo contest.

Contestants can submit up to 15 photos to each of the following six categories: the natural world, travel, people, the American experience, altered images and mobile photos.

Contestants can submit up to 15 photos to each of the following six categories:

  • The Natural World: Animals, plants and landscapes; geological or climatological features; and scientific processes and endeavors.
  • Travel: Locales, peoples or activities in the United States and abroad that convey a sense of place.
  • People: Individuals from all walks of life.
  • The American Experience: Events, objects or activities connecting the American people to their history or their cultural heritage; photographs that tell us what it means to be an American and provide a sense of what it is like to live in this country.
  • Altered Images: Photographs manipulated for artistic purposes by applying digital and/or traditional special effects (i.e. colorizing, toning, collage, photo composites, HDR, etc.).
  • Mobile Photos: Photographs taken with a phone or tablet.

Eligibility

Photojournalists and amateurs worldwide can enter this contest.

Award

Smithsonian.com will award eight prizes, as follows:

  • Grand Prize: $2,500
  • Category Winners: The winners of each of the six categories will receive $500.
  • Reader’s Choice: The winner of the online Readers’ Choice award will receive $500.

Application

The deadline is Nov. 28.

In order to apply, register HERE.

If you have any questions, check the FAQ section

The official web-page.

 

The Global Innovation Fund Grant Opportunity

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Deadline: ongoing
Open to: social enterprises, non-profit organizations, for-profit firms, government agencies and researchers around the world
Grant: ranging from £30,000 to £10 million

Description

The Global Innovation Fund is an independent global nonprofit organization which invests in social innovations that aim to improve the lives and opportunities of millions of people in the developing world.

Through their grant programme they look for innovative solutions to global development challenges with the potential for substantially greater impact than existing approaches, especially for poor and vulnerable groups. GIF is open to funding a wide range of innovative organisations and projects at varying stages in their development, ranging from early start-up stages to larger scale implementation. GIF offers three stages of financing to pilot, test and scale innovations.  It supports innovators who are committed to using and generating rigorous evidence about what works, and invests the largest funding amounts in innovations that can demonstrate evidence of success and that have potential to spread across multiple emerging markets.

Eligibility

GIF supports teams from social enterprises, for-profit firms, non-profit organizations, government agencies, and researchers across all relevant sectors and doing work based in any eligible country in the developing world.

Grant

GIF offers grants, loans (including convertible debt), and equity investments ranging from £30,000 to £10 million. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred capital type and amount on their application.

Application

The GIF’s application process involves three steps:

  • 1.Initial application: applicants must register HERE and submit a summary business plan or project proposal with an explanation of how the innovation creates social impact.
  • 2.Full application: after submitting an Initial Application, the most competitive applicants will be invited to provide additional information through the submission of a Full Application, which requires a more detailed description of the applicant’s innovation plan.
  • 3.Grant agreement: once an application has been conditionally approved through GIF’s review process, GIF will negotiate a funding agreement with the applicant.

There is no deadline for this grant scheme. Applicants are encouraged to apply at any time, and GIF will review applications on a rolling basis.

For further information please visit the official website.

 

Think-Eat-Save Student Challenge

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Deadline: 16 November 2014
Open to: all students at the secondary and university levels from any school worldwide
Award: up to US$ 5,000

Description

Check out your pantry or your fridge and imagine just throwing away one third of all the food that is in there. Imagine throwing away one third of the food in your shopping cart after paying for it. Or picture all those lunch trays at your school and imagine one third of them being wasted. Food waste is a massive global problem that has negative humanitarian, environmental and financial implications and schools are a huge part of this story. For instance, in England, schools throw out some 123,000 tonnes of food a year, costing around £250 million a year. If you are an American student, you are responsible for 67 pounds of discarded lunch waste every school year.

Think-eat-save Student Challenge is calling all food waste warriors in high schools and universities worldwide to fight food waste and compete for thousands of dollars of prizes. Your task is to uncover how much food gets wasted in your schools, organize a team and take action to reduce food waste. Take action by launching a team project that will prevent or reduce food waste. Raise awareness among students and teachers to stop wasting food. Spread the word to all your friends on your social media networks. If they choose your project, your team or school will receive a cash prize to further support your initiative.

Eligibility

This competition is open to all students at the secondary and university levels from any school worldwide. To participate, students must undertake an activity or a project that will address any of the following:

  • Assess the level of food waste that is generated by the school and identify/understand the causes of this;
  • Generate an idea or ideas for eliminating or reducing food waste in their schools (for example, better planning, preparation, storage, consumption of the food in their cafeterias; recycling or redistribution of left-overs; etc.) and undertaking a project to implement at least one of these;
  • Raise awareness in their schools or communities on the issue of food waste and why it should be reduced and eventually eliminated.

Award

Three winning projects will be selected and will receive cash prizes as follow:

  • First place: US$ 5,000;
  • Second place: US$ 3,000;
  • Third place: US$ 2,000;

Application

You can start your application by registering on the official website by clicking the “dig in” option. Once you have undertaken your chosen project or activity, come back to your account and report on the results of your action for evaluation. The deadline to take the challenge is 16 November, 2014.

For more information please visit the official webpage.

 

Enter the London Int’l Creative Competition, Deadline is Oct 20!

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ENTER
THE 8TH ANNUAL
LONDON INT’L
CREATIVE COMPETITION

Deadline: October 20, 2014

Submit your work to the world’s most prestigious creative competition: The London International Creative Competition.

15 FINALISTS & 50 SHORTLIST

Two prize-winner will be chosen each year by the jury to receive the £2,000 cash prize for professional and £1,000 for students. 15 Finalists will receive the LICC trophy. The jury-selected Finalists and Shortlist will be published in the LICC Annual Awards Book, on the website and will be announced to the creative arts and media outlets worldwide.
Enter today to receive global recognition by receiving a coveted LICC trophy and be published in the annual book.
Architectural, Audio/Music, Design (Environmental/Fashion/Graphic/Interior), Drawing/Illustration, Installation, Mixed Media, NetArt/Web Design, Painting, Performance art, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Textile,Video and Film, Writing, …

ENTER YOUR WORK

2013 WINNERS
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2012 WINNERS
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London Creative Awards Was held 2 November 2013 at Mews 42 gallery in London.
LICC Artist of the Year 2013 is Georges Pacheco for “Amalthée”, the New Talent of the Year 2013 is Lais Pontes, for “Born Now Here”.

LICC Artist of the Year 2012 was presented to Emrah Yucel, for “Turkish Airlines: Turkey Be Our Guest”, Pat Swai was voted the New Talent of the Year for “Lost Flamingos in the Cloud Forest”.

SUBMIT YOUR WORK TODAY