The 2008 Theme: The Environment
Every day our planet is changing and there are signs of need that we must address. Polar bears are drowning. Glaciers are melting. Forests are being cut down. At the same time, there are good signs: people and businesses are recycling more, and learning how to reduce their carbon footprints. Scientists are researching renewable energy such as wind and solar power, and cities are taking steps to improve air and water quality. Artists are informing and inspiring us about what's at stake if we fail to act. The world needs solutions, and the good news is that everyone can help.
This year, Microsoft is calling on young programmers, artists and technologists around the world to "imagine a world where technology enables a sustainable environment." We’re challenging students to bring their ideas to life in a multifaceted competition that comprises nine categories, each catering to a different technological or artistic affinity. Students’ work will reflect valuable, real world solutions, while giving them the opportunity to compete for cash prizes. When coupled with the power of technology the potential of young people is unlimited and the ideas they develop for the Imagine Cup could significantly improve the lives of millions of people around the world. In this competition, everyone wins. Each of us has a unique skill to contribute. Together we can make a difference and have fun during the journey. Welcome to Imagine Cup 2008.The 2008 World Finals will be held in Paris France from July 3-8, 2008.
Software Design
In the software design competition, students create real world, dynamic and powerful software solutions using Microsoft tools and technology. Competitors are asked to demonstrate innovation on the Microsoft .NET Framework and Microsoft Windows platform as they conceive, test, and build applications that can change the world for the better. This competition is the only one that is run locally, not online. Countries and regions who participate select their own team to advance to the worldwide finals in Paris in July 2008.
Visit the Software Design competition page to learn more.
Embedded Development
Devices are becoming smaller, more portable and are having a greater impact on our everyday lives. Formerly the Windows Embedded Student ChallengE, this competition challenges students to go beyond the desktop, challenge your creativity, and to build a complete hardware and software solution using Windows CE and the hardware provided. A team of three-four competitors, and a faculty mentor will build a working prototype of a device that will have an impact on solving some of our world’s toughest problems.
Visit the Embedded Development competition page to learn more.
Game Development
As video games are becoming a major part of mainstream entertainment the opportunity to do something socially responsible with the medium has arrived. This year's "Xbox 360 Games for Change Challenge" will represent the first time a game development category has been available during the Imagine Cup. This year's challenge will be the ultimate test of a student's creative and technical skills as they create a game that is not only entertaining but has a social message about creating a sustainable environment. Utilizing Microsoft's ground breaking new XNA Game Studio Express, competing students from around the world will have the chance to gain international exposure for their games. Not only will cash prizes be awarded, these winners will then have an opportunity to come to Microsoft and present their entry to the Microsoft games management team for possible inclusion as a download in the popular Xbox LIVE Arcade service or MSN Games Web site. The first place team, or individual, will also win the opportunity to become an apprentice at Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business as part of its internship program. We're announcing the winner next spring 2008 at the worldwide finals in Paris, France. Game Development is a game contest briefed by Games for Change and XNA Technology team.
Visit the Game Development competition page to learn more.
Project Hoshimi
Comic-style graphics bring to life the world of Professor Hoshimi and his faithful crew of scientists and programmers as they engage in a fantasy battle of life and death. Programmers are faced with very real challenges, and compete directly online with people across the world to see who can create the fastest program to save the day. The game requires coding skills and algorithmic ability to devise and implement strategy for a multi-player head-to-head game. The results play out in a real-time 3-D environment for all to see.
Visit the Project Hoshimi competition page to learn more.
IT Challenge
Students are challenged to develop, deploy, and maintain IT systems that are efficient, functional, robust and secure. Additionally, students must demonstrate proficiency in the science of networks, databases, and servers, and the areas of analysis and decision making in IT environments.
Visit the IT Challenge competition page to learn more.
Algorithm
Through a series of brain teasers, coding challenges, and algorithmic puzzles, students discover and implement the right algorithms, attempting feats like decoding the human genome and routing millions of packets across networks.
Visit the Algorithm competition page to learn more.
Photography
By using a photo essay format, students are challenged to communicate a story about creating a sustainable environment using only photos as the communication medium.
Visit the Photography competition page to learn more.
Short Film
This invitational highlights the art and science of telling a story. Students are challenged to share a perspective on the Imagine Cup theme and to express themselves in the digital media. From concept and storyboard to footage and editing, the participants must be able to create a film that moves the audience while conveying its strong purpose and meaning.
Visit the Short Film competition page to learn more.
Interface Design
Creativity and usability are the necessary ingredients to create a well-designed user interface, one that contributes to a successful piece of software or Web application. This invitational challenges designers all over the world to create functional, compelling, forward-thinking user interfaces. Competitors have a unique opportunity to envision an application, connect it to the theme of the Imagine Cup, and show the world how their skills bring it to life.
Visit the Interface Design competition page to learn more.
For more exciting contests, visit http://www.contest.googlepages.com
24 December 2007
Austrian Cartoon Award 2008
Theme: The theme of the contest is Soccer and is split into two categories: 1. Humor 2. Portrait
Open to: The contest is open to all cartoonists and illustrators worldwide. Applicants can be either professionals or amateurs and must be 18 years of age by the date of application.
Procedure:
1st round: 28 February 2008
Final round: 120 finalists will be notified either via e-mail or post. Originals must be signed and submitted latest by the 20 March 2008.
Audience Award: All 130 nominations of the final round will also be displayed online underwww.cartoonaward.com between 20 January 2008 and 20 May 2008. The entry with the highest score will be awarded the “Audience Price” and win a prize-money of EUR 1.500
The ACA Cartoon Award Annual 2008: The M+N Medienverlag (publisher) will publish the 130 best cartoons in the ACA Annual.Each contestant who donates his original piece of art to the exhibitor receives a free of charge ACA Annual.
Click Here for more information
For more exciting contests, visit http://www.contest.googlepages.com
Open to: The contest is open to all cartoonists and illustrators worldwide. Applicants can be either professionals or amateurs and must be 18 years of age by the date of application.
Procedure:
1st round: 28 February 2008
Final round: 120 finalists will be notified either via e-mail or post. Originals must be signed and submitted latest by the 20 March 2008.
Audience Award: All 130 nominations of the final round will also be displayed online underwww.cartoonaward.com between 20 January 2008 and 20 May 2008. The entry with the highest score will be awarded the “Audience Price” and win a prize-money of EUR 1.500
The ACA Cartoon Award Annual 2008: The M+N Medienverlag (publisher) will publish the 130 best cartoons in the ACA Annual.Each contestant who donates his original piece of art to the exhibitor receives a free of charge ACA Annual.
Click Here for more information
For more exciting contests, visit http://www.contest.googlepages.com
2008 Expatriate Writing Contest
Theme: Professionals, freelancers and aspiring writers are invited to write articles which describe their experience living abroad. Making the move to live abroad is for many the ultimate transition — often the fulfillment of a lifelong dream, in other cases the result of chance and circumstance. We are seeking inspiring articles which also provide in-depth practical descriptions of your experience moving and living abroad, including discussions of immigration, personal and family life abroad, housing, work, social interactions with the natives, food, culture, and potential prejudices encountered.
Open to: The Contest is open to professional, freelance and aspiring writers from any location around the globe.
Deadline: 31 January 2008
Prize: First prize $500, second Prize $150 and third prize $100. Any other articles selected as runners-up for publication on TransitionsAbroad.com will receive a $50 payment.
Click Here for more information.
For more exciting contests, visit http://www.contest.googlepages.com
Open to: The Contest is open to professional, freelance and aspiring writers from any location around the globe.
Deadline: 31 January 2008
Prize: First prize $500, second Prize $150 and third prize $100. Any other articles selected as runners-up for publication on TransitionsAbroad.com will receive a $50 payment.
Click Here for more information.
For more exciting contests, visit http://www.contest.googlepages.com
Imagine Cup 2008
The Imagine Cup is one way Microsoft is encouraging young people to apply their imagination, their passion and their creativity to technology innovations that can make a difference in the world – today. Now in its sixth year, the Imagine Cup has grown to be a truly global competition focused on finding solutions to real world issues.
The 2008 Theme: The Environment
Every day our planet is changing and there are signs of need that we must address. Polar bears are drowning. Glaciers are melting. Forests are being cut down. At the same time, there are good signs: people and businesses are recycling more, and learning how to reduce their carbon footprints. Scientists are researching renewable energy such as wind and solar power, and cities are taking steps to improve air and water quality. Artists are informing and inspiring us about what's at stake if we fail to act. The world needs solutions, and the good news is that everyone can help.
This year, Microsoft is calling on young programmers, artists and technologists around the world to "imagine a world where technology enables a sustainable environment." We’re challenging students to bring their ideas to life in a multifaceted competition that comprises nine categories, each catering to a different technological or artistic affinity. Students’ work will reflect valuable, real world solutions, while giving them the opportunity to compete for cash prizes. When coupled with the power of technology the potential of young people is unlimited and the ideas they develop for the Imagine Cup could significantly improve the lives of millions of people around the world. In this competition, everyone wins. Each of us has a unique skill to contribute. Together we can make a difference and have fun during the journey. Welcome to Imagine Cup 2008.The 2008 World Finals will be held in Paris France from July 3-8, 2008.
Competition Categories
Below is an overview of the 2008 Competition invitationals.
Software Design
In the software design competition, students create real world, dynamic and powerful software solutions using Microsoft tools and technology. Competitors are asked to demonstrate innovation on the Microsoft .NET Framework and Microsoft Windows platform as they conceive, test, and build applications that can change the world for the better. This competition is the only one that is run locally, not online. Countries and regions who participate select their own team to advance to the worldwide finals in Paris in July 2008.
Visit the Software Design competition page to learn more.
Embedded Development
Devices are becoming smaller, more portable and are having a greater impact on our everyday lives. Formerly the Windows Embedded Student ChallengE, this competition challenges students to go beyond the desktop, challenge your creativity, and to build a complete hardware and software solution using Windows CE and the hardware provided. A team of three-four competitors, and a faculty mentor will build a working prototype of a device that will have an impact on solving some of our world’s toughest problems.
Visit the Embedded Development competition page to learn more.
Game Development
As video games are becoming a major part of mainstream entertainment the opportunity to do something socially responsible with the medium has arrived. This year's "Xbox 360 Games for Change Challenge" will represent the first time a game development category has been available during the Imagine Cup. This year's challenge will be the ultimate test of a student's creative and technical skills as they create a game that is not only entertaining but has a social message about creating a sustainable environment. Utilizing Microsoft's ground breaking new XNA Game Studio Express, competing students from around the world will have the chance to gain international exposure for their games. Not only will cash prizes be awarded, these winners will then have an opportunity to come to Microsoft and present their entry to the Microsoft games management team for possible inclusion as a download in the popular Xbox LIVE Arcade service or MSN Games Web site. The first place team, or individual, will also win the opportunity to become an apprentice at Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business as part of its internship program. We're announcing the winner next spring 2008 at the worldwide finals in Paris, France. Game Development is a game contest briefed by Games for Change and XNA Technology team.
Visit the Game Development competition page to learn more.
Project Hoshimi
Comic-style graphics bring to life the world of Professor Hoshimi and his faithful crew of scientists and programmers as they engage in a fantasy battle of life and death. Programmers are faced with very real challenges, and compete directly online with people across the world to see who can create the fastest program to save the day. The game requires coding skills and algorithmic ability to devise and implement strategy for a multi-player head-to-head game. The results play out in a real-time 3-D environment for all to see.
Visit the Project Hoshimi competition page to learn more.
IT Challenge
Students are challenged to develop, deploy, and maintain IT systems that are efficient, functional, robust and secure. Additionally, students must demonstrate proficiency in the science of networks, databases, and servers, and the areas of analysis and decision making in IT environments.
Visit the IT Challenge competition page to learn more.
Algorithm
Through a series of brain teasers, coding challenges, and algorithmic puzzles, students discover and implement the right algorithms, attempting feats like decoding the human genome and routing millions of packets across networks.
Visit the Algorithm competition page to learn more.
Photography
By using a photo essay format, students are challenged to communicate a story about creating a sustainable environment using only photos as the communication medium.
Visit the Photography competition page to learn more.
Short Film
This invitational highlights the art and science of telling a story. Students are challenged to share a perspective on the Imagine Cup theme and to express themselves in the digital media. From concept and storyboard to footage and editing, the participants must be able to create a film that moves the audience while conveying its strong purpose and meaning.
Visit the Short Film competition page to learn more.
Interface Design
Creativity and usability are the necessary ingredients to create a well-designed user interface, one that contributes to a successful piece of software or Web application. This invitational challenges designers all over the world to create functional, compelling, forward-thinking user interfaces. Competitors have a unique opportunity to envision an application, connect it to the theme of the Imagine Cup, and show the world how their skills bring it to life.
Visit the Interface Design competition page to learn more.
For more exciting contests, visit http://www.contest.googlepages.com
The 2008 Theme: The Environment
Every day our planet is changing and there are signs of need that we must address. Polar bears are drowning. Glaciers are melting. Forests are being cut down. At the same time, there are good signs: people and businesses are recycling more, and learning how to reduce their carbon footprints. Scientists are researching renewable energy such as wind and solar power, and cities are taking steps to improve air and water quality. Artists are informing and inspiring us about what's at stake if we fail to act. The world needs solutions, and the good news is that everyone can help.
This year, Microsoft is calling on young programmers, artists and technologists around the world to "imagine a world where technology enables a sustainable environment." We’re challenging students to bring their ideas to life in a multifaceted competition that comprises nine categories, each catering to a different technological or artistic affinity. Students’ work will reflect valuable, real world solutions, while giving them the opportunity to compete for cash prizes. When coupled with the power of technology the potential of young people is unlimited and the ideas they develop for the Imagine Cup could significantly improve the lives of millions of people around the world. In this competition, everyone wins. Each of us has a unique skill to contribute. Together we can make a difference and have fun during the journey. Welcome to Imagine Cup 2008.The 2008 World Finals will be held in Paris France from July 3-8, 2008.
Competition Categories
Below is an overview of the 2008 Competition invitationals.
Software Design
In the software design competition, students create real world, dynamic and powerful software solutions using Microsoft tools and technology. Competitors are asked to demonstrate innovation on the Microsoft .NET Framework and Microsoft Windows platform as they conceive, test, and build applications that can change the world for the better. This competition is the only one that is run locally, not online. Countries and regions who participate select their own team to advance to the worldwide finals in Paris in July 2008.
Visit the Software Design competition page to learn more.
Embedded Development
Devices are becoming smaller, more portable and are having a greater impact on our everyday lives. Formerly the Windows Embedded Student ChallengE, this competition challenges students to go beyond the desktop, challenge your creativity, and to build a complete hardware and software solution using Windows CE and the hardware provided. A team of three-four competitors, and a faculty mentor will build a working prototype of a device that will have an impact on solving some of our world’s toughest problems.
Visit the Embedded Development competition page to learn more.
Game Development
As video games are becoming a major part of mainstream entertainment the opportunity to do something socially responsible with the medium has arrived. This year's "Xbox 360 Games for Change Challenge" will represent the first time a game development category has been available during the Imagine Cup. This year's challenge will be the ultimate test of a student's creative and technical skills as they create a game that is not only entertaining but has a social message about creating a sustainable environment. Utilizing Microsoft's ground breaking new XNA Game Studio Express, competing students from around the world will have the chance to gain international exposure for their games. Not only will cash prizes be awarded, these winners will then have an opportunity to come to Microsoft and present their entry to the Microsoft games management team for possible inclusion as a download in the popular Xbox LIVE Arcade service or MSN Games Web site. The first place team, or individual, will also win the opportunity to become an apprentice at Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business as part of its internship program. We're announcing the winner next spring 2008 at the worldwide finals in Paris, France. Game Development is a game contest briefed by Games for Change and XNA Technology team.
Visit the Game Development competition page to learn more.
Project Hoshimi
Comic-style graphics bring to life the world of Professor Hoshimi and his faithful crew of scientists and programmers as they engage in a fantasy battle of life and death. Programmers are faced with very real challenges, and compete directly online with people across the world to see who can create the fastest program to save the day. The game requires coding skills and algorithmic ability to devise and implement strategy for a multi-player head-to-head game. The results play out in a real-time 3-D environment for all to see.
Visit the Project Hoshimi competition page to learn more.
IT Challenge
Students are challenged to develop, deploy, and maintain IT systems that are efficient, functional, robust and secure. Additionally, students must demonstrate proficiency in the science of networks, databases, and servers, and the areas of analysis and decision making in IT environments.
Visit the IT Challenge competition page to learn more.
Algorithm
Through a series of brain teasers, coding challenges, and algorithmic puzzles, students discover and implement the right algorithms, attempting feats like decoding the human genome and routing millions of packets across networks.
Visit the Algorithm competition page to learn more.
Photography
By using a photo essay format, students are challenged to communicate a story about creating a sustainable environment using only photos as the communication medium.
Visit the Photography competition page to learn more.
Short Film
This invitational highlights the art and science of telling a story. Students are challenged to share a perspective on the Imagine Cup theme and to express themselves in the digital media. From concept and storyboard to footage and editing, the participants must be able to create a film that moves the audience while conveying its strong purpose and meaning.
Visit the Short Film competition page to learn more.
Interface Design
Creativity and usability are the necessary ingredients to create a well-designed user interface, one that contributes to a successful piece of software or Web application. This invitational challenges designers all over the world to create functional, compelling, forward-thinking user interfaces. Competitors have a unique opportunity to envision an application, connect it to the theme of the Imagine Cup, and show the world how their skills bring it to life.
Visit the Interface Design competition page to learn more.
For more exciting contests, visit http://www.contest.googlepages.com
23 December 2007
6th Annual The Ugly Necklace Contest, 2008
Theme: Ugly Necklaces. You've seen them! Perhaps you've even worn them. Perhaps you've been reluctant to tell someone that they were wearing an Ugly Necklace. Perhaps you've hidden some of your own-designed Ugly Necklaces somewhere in your bead room or closet. Perhaps someone you loved gave you a very Ugly Necklace. Now's your chance to make something truly Ugly, and have great fun with it.
Open to: The Contest is open to residents of the United States, or any other country or locality, who are at least eighteen years old.
Prizes: First prize - a $992.93 shopping spree on the Land of Odds web-site, Runner-Up prize -$399.07 shopping spree on the web-site.
Deadline: 15 March 2008
For more exciting contests, visit http://www.contest.googlepages.com
Open to: The Contest is open to residents of the United States, or any other country or locality, who are at least eighteen years old.
Prizes: First prize - a $992.93 shopping spree on the Land of Odds web-site, Runner-Up prize -$399.07 shopping spree on the web-site.
Deadline: 15 March 2008
For more exciting contests, visit http://www.contest.googlepages.com
Austrian Cartoon Award 2008
Theme: The theme of the contest is soccer and is split into two categories:
1. Humor
2. Portrait
Open to: The contest is open to all cartoonists and illustrators worldwide. Applicants can be either professionals or amateurs and must be 18 years of age by the date of application.
Procedure: 1st roundAll entries for this award must be received on or before 28th february 2008 either online or via post (only copies!) to be considered by the ACA Jury. The best 120 nominations of the first round will qualify for the final and deciding round of the Austrian Cartoon Award 2008.
Final roundAll participants of the final round will be notified either via e-mail or post. Originals must be signed and submitted latest by the 20th march 2008 - copies or prints will not be accepted!Should the deadline not be met, the application will be disqualified and the following best entry from the first round will be nominated to take part in the final round.From the final 120 nominations the jury will select the best three in each category.
Finalist will receive a written notification and be invited as guests to the award winning ceremony in Graz/Austria.
Audience Award: All 130 nominations of the final round will also be displayed online under www.cartoonaward.com between 20th january 2008 and 20th may 2008.Every online registered visitor can select his favourite artists from the shortlist of nominations and submit up to three votes.The entry with the highest score will be awarded the “Audience Price” and win a prize-money of EUR 1.500,-.
The ACA Cartoon Award Annual 2008: The M+N Medienverlag (publisher) will publish the 130 best cartoons in the ACA Annual.Each contestant who donates his original piece of art to the exhibitor receives a free of charge ACA Annual.
For more information and more exciting contests, visit http://www.contest.googlepages.com
1. Humor
2. Portrait
Open to: The contest is open to all cartoonists and illustrators worldwide. Applicants can be either professionals or amateurs and must be 18 years of age by the date of application.
Procedure: 1st roundAll entries for this award must be received on or before 28th february 2008 either online or via post (only copies!) to be considered by the ACA Jury. The best 120 nominations of the first round will qualify for the final and deciding round of the Austrian Cartoon Award 2008.
Final roundAll participants of the final round will be notified either via e-mail or post. Originals must be signed and submitted latest by the 20th march 2008 - copies or prints will not be accepted!Should the deadline not be met, the application will be disqualified and the following best entry from the first round will be nominated to take part in the final round.From the final 120 nominations the jury will select the best three in each category.
Finalist will receive a written notification and be invited as guests to the award winning ceremony in Graz/Austria.
Audience Award: All 130 nominations of the final round will also be displayed online under www.cartoonaward.com between 20th january 2008 and 20th may 2008.Every online registered visitor can select his favourite artists from the shortlist of nominations and submit up to three votes.The entry with the highest score will be awarded the “Audience Price” and win a prize-money of EUR 1.500,-.
The ACA Cartoon Award Annual 2008: The M+N Medienverlag (publisher) will publish the 130 best cartoons in the ACA Annual.Each contestant who donates his original piece of art to the exhibitor receives a free of charge ACA Annual.
For more information and more exciting contests, visit http://www.contest.googlepages.com
3rd Art Clay Silver Photo Contest
Theme: Interior and objective items made with Art Clay Series along with a story about what it means to you and what it offers in your daily life. (But this is not an Accessories Contest!)
Deadline: 11 January 2008
Exhibition: Winners will be displayed at the 32nd Japan Hobby Show, in Tokyo from May 8 – 10, 2008.
Prizes: Grand prize award (1): 100,000JPY (about 870USD) + 100g ACS
Award of Excellence (2): 50,000JPY (about 435USD) + 50g ACS
Judges’ Special Award (4): 20g ACS
Other prizes: 20g ACS
For more information and more exciting contests, visit http://www.contest.googlepages.com
Deadline: 11 January 2008
Exhibition: Winners will be displayed at the 32nd Japan Hobby Show, in Tokyo from May 8 – 10, 2008.
Prizes: Grand prize award (1): 100,000JPY (about 870USD) + 100g ACS
Award of Excellence (2): 50,000JPY (about 435USD) + 50g ACS
Judges’ Special Award (4): 20g ACS
Other prizes: 20g ACS
For more information and more exciting contests, visit http://www.contest.googlepages.com
18 December 2007
03 December 2007
Inspired by Diabetes Creative Expression Competition
Theme: There is no restriction on subject matter — as long as it reflects how diabetes inspires you in your family, your community or as part of a larger global community. There are four participant categories for submission, depending on the creative medium you would like to use:
Short essay or poem — 500 words or less
Photograph(s) — Up to three prints
Original drawing or painting — No larger than 43 cm x 66 cm (17" x 26")
Music — Original composition, up to three minutes in length (instrumental and lyric)
Who Can Enter: People with diabetes, children, families and friends are encouraged to enter the contest. Healthcare professionals are also invited to enter. The designated participant categories are:
Children (age sub-groups 5-6, 7-8, 9-12, 13-17 years old at the time of entry; includes children with diabetes or family members under 18)
Adult with diabetes (ages 18 and older)
Family member or friend of person with diabetes
Healthcare professional
Deadline: 31 January 2008;
Prizes:1st-3rd Place Winners : $500 USD contribution to charity and a special trophy.
Grand-Prize Winners: $5,000 USD contribution to charity, special trophy and an all-expense paid trip for the winner and a guest to attend the media briefing announcing the winners of the global competition, along with the opening of the global exhibition.
Click Here for more information
visit http://www.contest.googlepages.com for more exciting contests...
New Scientist Great Experiment Competition
Theme: Enter your video in our New Scientist Experiments Competition. You need to include a concise explanation of what you are filming and it should be something that can be done, in or around the home
Open to:This competition is open to anyone aged 18
Deadline: 31 December 2007
Prize: The First Prize is a digital video camera with a minimum RRP value of £1,500, with two Runner Up prizes of digital handheld video cameras with a minimum RRP value of £250 each.
Click Here for more information
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Theme: There is no restriction on subject matter — as long as it reflects how diabetes inspires you in your family, your community or as part of a larger global community. There are four participant categories for submission, depending on the creative medium you would like to use:
Short essay or poem — 500 words or less
Photograph(s) — Up to three prints
Original drawing or painting — No larger than 43 cm x 66 cm (17" x 26")
Music — Original composition, up to three minutes in length (instrumental and lyric)
Who Can Enter: People with diabetes, children, families and friends are encouraged to enter the contest. Healthcare professionals are also invited to enter. The designated participant categories are:
Children (age sub-groups 5-6, 7-8, 9-12, 13-17 years old at the time of entry; includes children with diabetes or family members under 18)
Adult with diabetes (ages 18 and older)
Family member or friend of person with diabetes
Healthcare professional
Deadline: 31 January 2008;
Prizes:1st-3rd Place Winners : $500 USD contribution to charity and a special trophy.
Grand-Prize Winners: $5,000 USD contribution to charity, special trophy and an all-expense paid trip for the winner and a guest to attend the media briefing announcing the winners of the global competition, along with the opening of the global exhibition.
Click Here for more information
visit http://www.contest.googlepages.com for more exciting contests...
New Scientist Great Experiment Competition
Theme: Enter your video in our New Scientist Experiments Competition. You need to include a concise explanation of what you are filming and it should be something that can be done, in or around the home
Open to:This competition is open to anyone aged 18
Deadline: 31 December 2007
Prize: The First Prize is a digital video camera with a minimum RRP value of £1,500, with two Runner Up prizes of digital handheld video cameras with a minimum RRP value of £250 each.
Click Here for more information
visit http://www.contest.googlepages.com for more exciting contests...
Mobile Rules! Annual Business Plan and Application Competition
About the Contest: The competition is divided into two tracks:
1. The first is for qualified developers working on mobile applications for Nokia platforms in four categories: ‘multiplayer and connected games’, ‘multimedia’, ‘enterprise’ and ‘infotainment’.
2.The second is aimed at entrepreneurs, small businesses, start-ups and academic institutions and is for business plans in the mobile space, both those designed specifically for mobile devices and those that make existing static businesses mobile.
Eligibility: The Competition is open to all individuals, developers and entrepreneurs.
Prizes: See Here
Deadline: Dadline for submitting business plans is 16 november 2007 and for applications it is 25 January 2008 .
Click Here for more information.
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LAM FACIAL PLASTICS IDEA CONTEST
About the contest: Dr. Lam believes in the power of Web 2.0. No matter how creative he and his staff are already, there are ideas out there (your ideas) that are better, more innovative, more dynamic, and more original. Dr. Lam is looking for you to submit as many and all ideas to him that pertain to improving his business, increasing his web presence, getting him on Oprah!, enhancing his marketing, or ANY IDEA!!!
Eligibility: Anyone can enter, any age, anywhere in the world.
Prizes: 1st Place $5000, 2nd Place $1000, 3rd Place $500 worth of Skin-Care Products by Jan Marini.
Deadline: 31 march 2008
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About the Contest: The competition is divided into two tracks:
1. The first is for qualified developers working on mobile applications for Nokia platforms in four categories: ‘multiplayer and connected games’, ‘multimedia’, ‘enterprise’ and ‘infotainment’.
2.The second is aimed at entrepreneurs, small businesses, start-ups and academic institutions and is for business plans in the mobile space, both those designed specifically for mobile devices and those that make existing static businesses mobile.
Eligibility: The Competition is open to all individuals, developers and entrepreneurs.
Prizes: See Here
Deadline: Dadline for submitting business plans is 16 november 2007 and for applications it is 25 January 2008 .
Click Here for more information.
visit http://www.contest.googlepages.com for more exciting contests...
LAM FACIAL PLASTICS IDEA CONTEST
About the contest: Dr. Lam believes in the power of Web 2.0. No matter how creative he and his staff are already, there are ideas out there (your ideas) that are better, more innovative, more dynamic, and more original. Dr. Lam is looking for you to submit as many and all ideas to him that pertain to improving his business, increasing his web presence, getting him on Oprah!, enhancing his marketing, or ANY IDEA!!!
Eligibility: Anyone can enter, any age, anywhere in the world.
Prizes: 1st Place $5000, 2nd Place $1000, 3rd Place $500 worth of Skin-Care Products by Jan Marini.
Deadline: 31 march 2008
Click Here for more information.
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Photo ContestInternational Geoscience Programme, IGCP
UNESCO’s International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) launched a photo contest on 1 September on the theme of The Changing Face of the Earth, to raise awareness among youth of the state of the planet.
Open to:15–20 year-olds around the world
Prize: 40 prizes
Deadline: 31 January 2008.
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World Press Photo contest
Theme: Images on - Spot News, General News, People in the News, Sports Actions, Sports Features, Contemporary Issues, Daily life, Portraits, Arts and Entertainment Nature.
Open to: The contest is only open to professional photographers
Deadline: 10 January 2008
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UNESCO’s International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) launched a photo contest on 1 September on the theme of The Changing Face of the Earth, to raise awareness among youth of the state of the planet.
Open to:15–20 year-olds around the world
Prize: 40 prizes
Deadline: 31 January 2008.
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World Press Photo contest
Theme: Images on - Spot News, General News, People in the News, Sports Actions, Sports Features, Contemporary Issues, Daily life, Portraits, Arts and Entertainment Nature.
Open to: The contest is only open to professional photographers
Deadline: 10 January 2008
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Contests
Internationaal Cartoon Festival Cultuurcentrum Knokke-Heist: Annual Cartoon Contest
Theme: NO Theme
Open to: Anybody aged at least 18
Deadline: 19 January 2008
Prizes: See Here
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LAN & BLISSLIVING HOME GLOBAL DESIGN COMPETITION
Theme: You are challenged to create an original design for a new bedding ensemble including the following components:
1 duvet set (1 duvet cover and 2 pillow shams)
1 sheet set (1 fitted sheet, 1 flat sheet, and 2 pillow cases)
Decorative pillows (3-6 pillows)
Eligibility: The Lan – Blissliving Home Global Design Competition is an international contest. It is open to all.
Prizes: Trip to china for the winners with many more prizes.
Deadline: 20 January 2008.
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L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators of the Future Contest
Theme: Not specified (Though it wishes to bridge cultural, economic and language barriers)
Open to: The Contest is open to new and amateur artists worldwide who have not been professionally published and paid.
Deadline: The Contest shall contain four quarters each year, running October 1- December 31, January 1-March 31, April 1-June 30, and July 1- September 30. To be eligible for a quarter, the entry must be postmarked on - or before - the last day of the quarter. The Contest year ends at midnight on September 30.
Prizes: There will be three co-winners in each quarter. Each winner will receive an outright cash grant of U.S. $500 and a trophy. Winners will also receive eligibility to compete for the annual Grand Prize of an additional cash grant of $5,000 together with the annual Grand Prize trophy.
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Theme: NO Theme
Open to: Anybody aged at least 18
Deadline: 19 January 2008
Prizes: See Here
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LAN & BLISSLIVING HOME GLOBAL DESIGN COMPETITION
Theme: You are challenged to create an original design for a new bedding ensemble including the following components:
1 duvet set (1 duvet cover and 2 pillow shams)
1 sheet set (1 fitted sheet, 1 flat sheet, and 2 pillow cases)
Decorative pillows (3-6 pillows)
Eligibility: The Lan – Blissliving Home Global Design Competition is an international contest. It is open to all.
Prizes: Trip to china for the winners with many more prizes.
Deadline: 20 January 2008.
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L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators of the Future Contest
Theme: Not specified (Though it wishes to bridge cultural, economic and language barriers)
Open to: The Contest is open to new and amateur artists worldwide who have not been professionally published and paid.
Deadline: The Contest shall contain four quarters each year, running October 1- December 31, January 1-March 31, April 1-June 30, and July 1- September 30. To be eligible for a quarter, the entry must be postmarked on - or before - the last day of the quarter. The Contest year ends at midnight on September 30.
Prizes: There will be three co-winners in each quarter. Each winner will receive an outright cash grant of U.S. $500 and a trophy. Winners will also receive eligibility to compete for the annual Grand Prize of an additional cash grant of $5,000 together with the annual Grand Prize trophy.
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Contests
ICAW Poster contest 2008
Theme: The possibilities are endless...Compost!
Open to: Everyone
Deadline: 14 December 2007
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WORLD SPACE CREATORS AWARDS 2008
Theme:The WORLD Space Creators Awards ask design professionals and students to envision a new concept in shop style, a venue conceived to promote “customer-to-shop interaction”.
Open to:This competition is open to professional as well as non-professional entrants of all nationalities and ages.
Deadline: 10 January 2008 - 31 January 2008
Prizes: Professional Competition:
Interior Design Award - open number of winnersVisual Design Award- open number of winnersAs part of their award
Student Competition:
1st Prize: Interior/Visual Display (combined)- 1 winner ¥200,000
Honorable Mention - open number of winners ¥50,000
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Theme: The possibilities are endless...Compost!
Open to: Everyone
Deadline: 14 December 2007
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WORLD SPACE CREATORS AWARDS 2008
Theme:The WORLD Space Creators Awards ask design professionals and students to envision a new concept in shop style, a venue conceived to promote “customer-to-shop interaction”.
Open to:This competition is open to professional as well as non-professional entrants of all nationalities and ages.
Deadline: 10 January 2008 - 31 January 2008
Prizes: Professional Competition:
Interior Design Award - open number of winnersVisual Design Award- open number of winnersAs part of their award
Student Competition:
1st Prize: Interior/Visual Display (combined)- 1 winner ¥200,000
Honorable Mention - open number of winners ¥50,000
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Contests
The 2008 Willesden Herald International
Theme: There is no specific theme.
Eligibility: Anyone can enter.
Prize: The prizes for 2008 are: 1st place £5000. For nine runners up, publication of their short-listed stories in the New Short Stories anthology together with the winner
Deadline: 21 December 2007.
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PARSEC Short Story Contest
Theme: Metallic Feathers
Eligibility: The contest is open to non-professional writers
Prizes: First prize $200. A second and thirdprize in the amounts of $100 and $50.
Deadline: 15 April 2008
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L. Ron Hubbard's writers of the Future Contest
Theme: All types of science fiction, fantasy and dark fantasy are welcome.
Open to: The Contest is open only to those who have not had professionally published a novel or short novel, or more than one novelette, or more than three short stories, in any medium.
Deadline: The Contest shall contain four quarters each year, running October 1- December 31, January 1-March 31, April 1-June 30, and July 1- September 30. To be eligible for a quarter, the entry must be postmarked on - or before - the last day of the quarter. The Contest year ends at midnight on September 30.
Prizes: There shall be three cash prizes in each quarter: a First Prize of $1,000, a Second Prize of $750, and a Third Prize of $500, in U.S. dollars or the recipient's locally equivalent amount. In addition, at the end of the year one Grand Prize winner shall receive an additional $5,000.
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Theme: There is no specific theme.
Eligibility: Anyone can enter.
Prize: The prizes for 2008 are: 1st place £5000. For nine runners up, publication of their short-listed stories in the New Short Stories anthology together with the winner
Deadline: 21 December 2007.
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PARSEC Short Story Contest
Theme: Metallic Feathers
Eligibility: The contest is open to non-professional writers
Prizes: First prize $200. A second and thirdprize in the amounts of $100 and $50.
Deadline: 15 April 2008
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L. Ron Hubbard's writers of the Future Contest
Theme: All types of science fiction, fantasy and dark fantasy are welcome.
Open to: The Contest is open only to those who have not had professionally published a novel or short novel, or more than one novelette, or more than three short stories, in any medium.
Deadline: The Contest shall contain four quarters each year, running October 1- December 31, January 1-March 31, April 1-June 30, and July 1- September 30. To be eligible for a quarter, the entry must be postmarked on - or before - the last day of the quarter. The Contest year ends at midnight on September 30.
Prizes: There shall be three cash prizes in each quarter: a First Prize of $1,000, a Second Prize of $750, and a Third Prize of $500, in U.S. dollars or the recipient's locally equivalent amount. In addition, at the end of the year one Grand Prize winner shall receive an additional $5,000.
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Contests
Doreen and Jim McElvany 2008 Nonproliferation Challenge Essay Contest
About the contest: In an effort to spur new scholarship and policy initiatives to address today's vexing proliferation problems, CNS and its journal, The Nonproliferation Review, are launching an essay contest. The contest is designed to find and publish the most outstanding new papers in the nonproliferation field. Although we will not exclude essays with a historical orientation (if they provide guidance for current or future policy), our priority is to generate new insights and recommendations for resolving contemporary nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons challenges, including those involving both state and non-state actors.
Eligibility: This contest is open to persons worldwide, except for current faculty, staff, and students of the Monterey Institute of International Studies, members of The Nonproliferation Review editorial board, and anyone involved in reviewing or judging submissions. To be eligible for the student prize, an entrant must be enrolled at a college or university at the time of submission.
Prizes: One Grand Prize of $10,000 will be awarded to the author(s) of the best paper from all entries. Outstanding Student Essay Prize: $1,000.
Deadline: 31 March 2008
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Oakseed Ministries’ 2008 Essay Contest
Theme: You may choose one theme from the following topics:
Equal rights for Children with Disabilities
Breaking Barriers: Attitude and Friendship
The Importance of Communication
Poverty and Children with Disabilities
Through the Eyes of a Child with Disabilities
God's Compassion for Children with Disabilities
Things I have Learned from my Friend who has a Disability
Eligibilty: To be eligible to submit an essay, students must meet the age requirements as of April 15, 2008. Age Categories are:
17 & under: 5,000 characters or less (approx. 1000 words in length).
18-22: 7,500 characters or less (approx. 1500 words in length).
Deadline: All entries must be postmarked by 15 April2008.
Awards: $1,000 will be awarded to the author of the best essay in each of the two age categories. Second place essays will receive a $500 award and Honorable mention will receive a $250 award.
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About the contest: In an effort to spur new scholarship and policy initiatives to address today's vexing proliferation problems, CNS and its journal, The Nonproliferation Review, are launching an essay contest. The contest is designed to find and publish the most outstanding new papers in the nonproliferation field. Although we will not exclude essays with a historical orientation (if they provide guidance for current or future policy), our priority is to generate new insights and recommendations for resolving contemporary nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons challenges, including those involving both state and non-state actors.
Eligibility: This contest is open to persons worldwide, except for current faculty, staff, and students of the Monterey Institute of International Studies, members of The Nonproliferation Review editorial board, and anyone involved in reviewing or judging submissions. To be eligible for the student prize, an entrant must be enrolled at a college or university at the time of submission.
Prizes: One Grand Prize of $10,000 will be awarded to the author(s) of the best paper from all entries. Outstanding Student Essay Prize: $1,000.
Deadline: 31 March 2008
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Oakseed Ministries’ 2008 Essay Contest
Theme: You may choose one theme from the following topics:
Equal rights for Children with Disabilities
Breaking Barriers: Attitude and Friendship
The Importance of Communication
Poverty and Children with Disabilities
Through the Eyes of a Child with Disabilities
God's Compassion for Children with Disabilities
Things I have Learned from my Friend who has a Disability
Eligibilty: To be eligible to submit an essay, students must meet the age requirements as of April 15, 2008. Age Categories are:
17 & under: 5,000 characters or less (approx. 1000 words in length).
18-22: 7,500 characters or less (approx. 1500 words in length).
Deadline: All entries must be postmarked by 15 April2008.
Awards: $1,000 will be awarded to the author of the best essay in each of the two age categories. Second place essays will receive a $500 award and Honorable mention will receive a $250 award.
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Contests
WRITE ON'S ESSAY CONTEST!
Theme: My favorite place
Deadline: December 31,2007.
Open to: See Here
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NASA 50th Anniversary Essay Competition
Topic 1:Describe how you benefit today in everyday life due to NASA aerospace technology and spinoffs from the last 50 years. Topic 2: Describe, 50 years from now, how your everyday life may benefit from NASA's future aerospace technology. Due Dates:The Competition Opens on October 15, 2007Notice of Intent December 7, 2007Final Entry Is Due on or Before January 7, 2008
Eligibility: Any U.S. students enrolled in an middle school, junior high school (under tha age of 15) in the U.S. or its territories is eligible to enter the competition for cash prizes. Non-U.S. citizens and students in international locations can enter as well, but they are not eligible for cash prizes.
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Third Annual Diversity Essay Competion
Theme: The purpose of this year's essay competition is to examine the role of freedom of religion in the context of contemporary society. As in previous years, we hope that the topic will stimulate a healthy conversation among young people.
Therefore we invite young people to share their views on the following topic:
On February 10, 2004, the French Parliament voted 494 to 36 to approve a legislative bill which bans all conspicuous “religious” articles of faith from public schools. The bill passed France's national legislature and was signed into law by President Jacques Chirac on March 15, 2004. The law disproportionately affects those for whom the wearing of “religious” articles is considered an obligation, not a choice—an obligation that cannot change, whether the practitioners are in public or private spheres.
In an essay of 1,000 words, please discuss the implications of the French ban for the minority communities of France who have been impacted by it. In your essay, please take only one of the two positions below:
If you favor the ban: While engaging with issues faced by communities impacted by the ban, please discuss how France’s conception of secularism (laïcité) can be used to shed light on the ban.
If you oppose the ban: What makes you oppose it? Please outline a strategy through which the international community may be mobilized to force France to repeal the ban.
Eligibility:
You should have been between 14 to 19 years old on December 31, 2006 to qualify for the competition
All entries will be considered without regard to race, sex, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, religious affiliation, or disability
Deadline: 01 February 2008.
Prize: First Place: $1,000.00, Second Place: $500.00 ,Third Place: $250.00
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Theme: My favorite place
Deadline: December 31,2007.
Open to: See Here
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NASA 50th Anniversary Essay Competition
Topic 1:Describe how you benefit today in everyday life due to NASA aerospace technology and spinoffs from the last 50 years. Topic 2: Describe, 50 years from now, how your everyday life may benefit from NASA's future aerospace technology. Due Dates:The Competition Opens on October 15, 2007Notice of Intent December 7, 2007Final Entry Is Due on or Before January 7, 2008
Eligibility: Any U.S. students enrolled in an middle school, junior high school (under tha age of 15) in the U.S. or its territories is eligible to enter the competition for cash prizes. Non-U.S. citizens and students in international locations can enter as well, but they are not eligible for cash prizes.
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Third Annual Diversity Essay Competion
Theme: The purpose of this year's essay competition is to examine the role of freedom of religion in the context of contemporary society. As in previous years, we hope that the topic will stimulate a healthy conversation among young people.
Therefore we invite young people to share their views on the following topic:
On February 10, 2004, the French Parliament voted 494 to 36 to approve a legislative bill which bans all conspicuous “religious” articles of faith from public schools. The bill passed France's national legislature and was signed into law by President Jacques Chirac on March 15, 2004. The law disproportionately affects those for whom the wearing of “religious” articles is considered an obligation, not a choice—an obligation that cannot change, whether the practitioners are in public or private spheres.
In an essay of 1,000 words, please discuss the implications of the French ban for the minority communities of France who have been impacted by it. In your essay, please take only one of the two positions below:
If you favor the ban: While engaging with issues faced by communities impacted by the ban, please discuss how France’s conception of secularism (laïcité) can be used to shed light on the ban.
If you oppose the ban: What makes you oppose it? Please outline a strategy through which the international community may be mobilized to force France to repeal the ban.
Eligibility:
You should have been between 14 to 19 years old on December 31, 2006 to qualify for the competition
All entries will be considered without regard to race, sex, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, religious affiliation, or disability
Deadline: 01 February 2008.
Prize: First Place: $1,000.00, Second Place: $500.00 ,Third Place: $250.00
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Contests
Association of Private Enterprise Education Essay Contest
Theme: Contestants will choose from the following three topics: 1. What causes prosperity? 2. What is the role ofethical behavior in a Free Market? 3. Can Free Markets protect the environment?
Deadline: 01 December 2007
Open to: Full-time students 25 or younger
Awards: 1st Prize: $2500 2nd prize: $2000 3rd prize: $1500
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The S.E.VEN Fund Student Essay Competition
Theme: Poverty can be regarded as a matter of exclusion from networks of productivity, and not simplyas having an unequal portion of what is imagined to be a fixed number of economic goods. In that sense, ending worldwide poverty is serious business. Describe enterprise based solutions to poverty in this context.
Awards: three (3) undergraduate student prizes of US $10,000 each and one (1) graduate student prize of US $20,000.
Deadline: 07 December 2007.
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The Grey School of Wizardry Essay Contest
Theme: "What is the Most Astounding Magickal Beast?"
Who Can Enter: This contest is open to all aspiring Wizards between the ages of 18 and 138 years old. Contestants do not have to live in North America -- entries are welcome worldwide!
Deadline: 30 December 2007.
Awards: The four Winners will each receive a scholarship to the Grey School of Wizardry, worth the tuition of one "year-level" (24 credits). Each Winner will also each receivea copy of A Wizard's Bestiary by Oberon Zell-Ravenheart and Grey School 's very own Ash "LeopardDancer" DeKirk. Also, each Winner will also receive a powerful Wand from Willowroot Real Magic Wands aligned with their element.
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