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Graduate Research Photo Competition Do you have a photo that captures your graduate research? Enter the FGS/GSA photo competition to win an award and a chance to have your photo permanently displayed in the FGS/GSA offices in the MacKimmie Tower and the Last Defence Lounge. COMPETITION AWARD First place will receive $500, second place will receive $300 and third place will receive $100. Photos will also be displayed online and will be open to a People’s Choice vote. The winner of the People’s Choice Award, occurring from January 2nd-21st, will receive $100 gift certificate from the UCalgary Bookstore. There will also be two Honourable Mentions with no cash prizes. In addition, the winning photos will be professionally framed and displayed in the FGS and GSA offices in the MacKimmie Library Tower. COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS The contest is open to all UCalgary Graduate Students. To be considered in the contest, all submissions must be: Original, unpublished photographs Taken by the student submitting the photo Digital, high resolution photographs in JPEG format Able to be printed as 11x14 prints Students can submit a maximum of one photo. In addition to your photo submission, please supply a PDF files which includes your name, degree sought, program and a brief abstract of between 150 and 250 words about how your image captures your research project. Judges will base their decisions on image quality, originality, and relationship to the project. Call for Submissions: Photos submitted as part of the Graduate Research Photo Competition must be in a jpeg file format, and must be able to be printed as an 11 X 14 image. Images submitted must also be taken by the student making the submission, and have a description/caption with a maximum of 250 words. The photo competition will be publicized through FGS and GSA newsletters, social media, as well as other forms of media deemed appropriate. Judging Criteria: Photos entered into the competition will be judged on the following: - Image Quality Composition Creativity Abstract/Link between photo and research People’s Choice Award: Photos entered into the Graduate Research Photo Competition will be publicized on the FGS Facebook page along with their descriptions/captions. Graduate students will be invited via newsletters, social media, and other appropriate media to vote for their r photo. Voting will occur via “Likes”, and the photo with the most “Likes” after the duration of the competition will be declared the winner of the People’s Choice Award. The winner will be awarded with a gift certificate from the UCalgary Bookstore, and their photo will be framed for display. Winners: Contestants who come in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place will receive awards. The winner of the People’s Choice will receive a gift certificate to the UCalgary bookstore. There will be a total of $900 distributed across contestants placing 1st-3rd, this award will be distributed through the FGS scholarship office. The gift certificate for the People’s Choice winner will be distributed through the GSA. All photos submitted by competition winners will be framed for display, in addition, we will be picking two more photos entered into the competition be displayed as well. Awards Ceremony: During the awards ceremony, competition winners will be revealed, and awards/certificates will be presented. Award Ceremony Follow-Up: After the Graduate Research Photo Competition, FGS and GSA will contact all contestants via email informing them whether they won or not, and thanking them for their participation. Results will be publicized in the GSA newsletter, and the winning photos will be distributed between FGS and GSA offices and the Last Defence Lounge. The winning photos will also be publicized in a UToday article in February. Any remaining certificates after the award ceremony will be held at the GSA office and remain available for pick up at later date. WAIVER While you have copyright to use your photo for your own research, the submission of photo in the contest permits FGS and GSA the right to display your images in other media (e.g. website, social media). However, these images will not be used for marketing purposes. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION December 31, 2016 Please send your submissions to [email protected] Judgeship January 1st – 14th, 2017 Reception January 26, 2017, 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm, Last Defence Lounge