Deadline: 13 February 2012
Open to: Citizens and permanent residents of developing and transition countries
Grant: First Prize: US$ 30,000; Second Prize: US$ 5,000

Description

The Global Development Awards and Medals Competition is an innovative award scheme launched by GDN with generous support from the Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan, and other donors. Since its inception in 2000, GDN has awarded roughly US$ 2.2 million in research and travel grants to finalists and winners. Winners are chosen by an eminent jury at GDN’s Annual Conference; an event attended by over 500 practitioners in the field of development to whom the finalists present their proposals/papers.

The competition accepts applications in three categories:

1. Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project (MIDP)
2. Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development (ORD)
3. Medals for Research on Development (Medals)

Grant

Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development (ORD) is awarded to an organization/researcher(s) whose proposal to conduct research on any one of the three research themes (listed below) holds the greatest promise for improving our understanding of the relevant development issues and puts forth clear, articulate and well researched policy implications to address these development problems.

First Prize: US$ 30,000; Second Prize: US$ 5,000

Research proposals for this Award will be considered under the following three research themes only:

1. The Interactive Economy and Urban Development
2. Urban Externalities (Contagious Disease, Congestion and Crime) and Urban Poverty
3. The Enabling Environment – Housing, Transportation and Infrastructure

Eligibility

To apply for a grant, applicants must fulfill following criteria:

• Citizens and permanent residents of developing and transition countries
• Citizens of developing and transition countries who are temporarily based in a developed country but not for more than five years
• Applicant must be less than 45 years old as on 31 January, 2012
• Finalists and winners from previous years are not eligible to apply with the same or similar research proposal
• Winners from previous years cannot submit an application for the subsequent three years

Application

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  13 February, 2012 (Indian Standard Time 6:00 PM)

APPLY HERE: http://opa.gdnet.org

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Deadline: February 15, 2012
Open to: The exhibition is open to all photographers world wide, both amateur and professional.
Prizes: Juror’s Selection: $600, Director’s Selection: $250

Description

The Center for Fine Art Photography promots the art of photography by supporting the growth of creative artists through exhibitions and educational programs. They has launched a photo competition within the framework of the aternative pocesses.

Theme: alternative processes. All alternative photographic processes are eligible. This includes, but is not limited to: Albumen, Cyanotype, Van Dyke Brown, Platinum/Palladium, Gum Bichromate, Bromoil, Salt Print, Ambrotype, Tintype, Image Transfer, Ziatype, Wet Plate Collodian, Callotype, and Daguerreotype (etc.).

Juror: Christopher James is an internationally known artist and photographer whose paintings and alternative process images have been exhibited in galleries and museums in this country and abroad. His work has been published and shown extensively, including shows in The Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The George Eastman House, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The first edition of his book, The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes, received unprecedented critical acclaim and was the winner of The Golden Light Technical Book of the Year award.

Eligibility

The exhibition is open to all photographers world wide, both amateur and professional. The Center invites photographers working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought to participate in its exhibitions.

Costs

• Members: $20 for the first three images.
• Non-Members: $35 for the first three images
• Additional images may be submitted at $10 each for both members and non-members.

Applicants signing up for membership at the time they submit will receive the automatic discounted entry fee.

Prizes

With selection for this exhibition, featured artist’s work will be seen by an international audience of collectors, curators, art consultants and other advocates of fine art photography.

Each participant will be included in the Center’s Main Gallery exhibition and Online Gallery exhibition. In order to be included in the online gallery or to receive and award, you must participate in the gallery exhibition.

• Juror’s Selection: $600
• Director’s Selection: $250
• 2 liveBooks Website Awards: Valued at $399 from liveBooks.co
• 1 Blurb Book Award: valued at $250 from blurb.com
• Honorable Mention Awards: 2 year membership and a three image submission to a call for entry at the Center.

Application

Exhibit Prints: All accepted images submitted for exhibition must be printed and framed or mounted professionally. The Center recognizes that some work is non traditional and incorporates the framing as an integral part of the presentation. Please no colored mats or frames. To encourage participation by photographers from around the world, the Center offers optional economical printing and framing services. Additional details will be provided upon request.

Acceptance Notice: Everyone who submits will receive an email notification of which images were accepted. Accepted images will be posted on the Center’s website along with instructions for the gallery presentation.

Important dates: 

• Entries due: February 15, 2012
• Notice of acceptance: February 24, 2012
• Exhibition dates: May 25 – June 23, 2012
• Public / Artists’ Reception: June 1, 2012 6-9pm

 Questions about the competition?

Any questions regarding the competition should be sent to this email address:exhibitions@c4fap.org

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Deadline: 12 February 2012
Open to: All Interested from North Africa and the Middle East or North America and Europe
Fellowship: Available financial aid

Description

The objective of the Fellowship programme is to contribute to enhance knowledge and understanding between peoples and societies from Muslim-majority countries, mainly from the Arab World, and from Europe and North America. The programme creates an opportunity for emerging leaders from these societies to get acquainted with the diverse realities and cultural, political and religious environments of the others.

A group of 12 young leaders from the Middle East and North Africa visit 3-6 countries in Europe and the States in the U.S and a group of 12 y oung leaders from Europe and North America visit 3-6 countries in the Middle East and North Africa. The duration of each trip is around 18 days. During their trips, fellows are given the opportunity to meet their counterparts in other regions, and to visit governmental, media, educational, civil society and business institutions.

The Fellowship program of the United Nations Alliance of Civilization has been made possible thanks to a grant of the Federal Foreign office of Germany and is developed in partnership with the League of Arab States, the British Council, ISESCO, the Qatar committee for the Alliance of Civilization and the Institute for International Education.

Eligibility

In order to apply for the Fellowship, applicants have to meet these criteria:

• Citizens of countries located in North Africa and the Middle East or North America and Europe
• Accomplished and influential young professionals recognized by your communities with the potential to become key leaders in your field in the near future
• Active either in politics (local, national, or international), civil society organizations, media, the business sector, local communities, faith based movements, and other fields
• Willingness to use this experience in your leadership position
• Motivated and  available to take part of an approximately 15 day-full program as scheduled by the organizer and to respect  all rules and regulations on locations from the organizer and the host countries (a commitment letter will be given for you to sign)
• Be no younger than 26 and no older than 36 years of age in the year 2012
• Good knowledge of written and spoken English
• Possess a passport valid at least 6 months beyond the assigned Fellowship date

Application

All material must be submitted electronically, in English as a single file document (except videos) to the UNAOC secretariat: AOCfellow@unops.org no later than 12 February 2012, passed this date your application will not be considered so submit it as soon as possible.

The Application Packet Should Include:

1. Application fellowship 2012
2. The essay questions included in the application
3. Current resume+ photo
4. One letter of recommendation
5. A short video introducing yourself (useful but optional)

Contact Information:

UNAOC Fellowship Programme
UNAOC Secretariat
Email: AOCfellow@unops.org

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Deadline: 15 February 2012
Open to: Graduates in journalism, English and German speakers
Remuneration: Provided

Description

Foundation EurActiv operates a trainee scheme in Brussels for young people providing graded learning in EU policies. Interns are allocated either to editorial, commercial or technical tasks, depending on availability and abilities/experience. These internships are for a minimum of six months and may be extended for another six months.

EurActiv publishes in 15 languages through its own and a network of franchise offices (Editorial Mission)

They are now looking for a full-time Editorial Intern (starting date: as soon as possible).

Responsibilities include:

• Research on EU policies (experience in the EU institutions welcome)
• Assisting with sub-editing articles
• Validating and/or rewriting information on EU policies
• Preparing articles for publication
• Accomplishing various administrative tasks

EurActiv Offers :

• Interesting tasks in a multicultural environment (international team of 35 people)
• Insight into EU politics
• Insight into the work of a Brussels based EU affairs media
• Remunerated internship and possible extension of the internship

Eligibility

Position is open to the candidates matching the following profile:

• School of Journalism or other equivalent studies
• First experience in writing articles, blogs or other, but as a minimum a proven interest in journalism
• Fast, entrepreneurial, team-player, hard-working, “hands-on” approach
• Able to work independently
• Good phone, inter-personal skills and knowledge of MS Office
• Native or near native English as well as very good German

Application

Please send relevant CVs with short covering letter by no later than 15 February 2012, to selection@euractiv.com

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Deadline: 1 May 2012
Open to: MA/MPhil in art history or related academic fields
Fellowship: $30,000

Description

An internationally renowned art museum and one of the most significant architectural icons of the 20th century, the Guggenheim Museum is at once a vital cultural center, an educational institution, and the heart of an international network of museums. Visitors can experience special exhibitions of modern and contemporary art, lectures by artists and critics, performances and film screenings, classes for teens and adults, and daily tours of the galleries led by experienced docents. Founded on a collection of early modern masterpieces, the Guggenheim Museum today is an ever-growing institution devoted to the art of the 20th century and beyond.

Begun in 2001, this multi-site, ten-month fellowship offers an opportunity for a graduate student (doctoral candidates preferred) to train in the Curatorial Departments at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao; and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice. The fellow will spend a minimum of three months at each site as follows (approximate dates):

• September 15–December 15: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
• January 15–April 15: Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
• May 15–July 15: Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice

The fellowship offers exposure to the unique operational structure of the multinational museum, as well as practical museum training experience to individuals interested in pursuing careers in the curatorial field.

Fellowship

Each fellow receives funding of $30,000 (subject to taxes). The fellowship is made possible with generous support from The Hilla von Rebay Foundation.

Eligibility

MA/MPhil (doctoral candidates preferred) in art history or related academic fields. Candidates must have fluency in spoken and written English, Spanish, and Italian.

Application

To apply, please submit the following materials:

• Cover letter
• Resume/CV
• Two letters of recommendation
• Transcripts from all universities attended—including language certificates if applicable
• Writing sample (10 pages)—academic paper or excerpt from thesis or dissertation preferred
• List of relevant coursework

Applications may be sent by e-mail to jyee@guggenheim.org or by post to:

Jennifer Yee
Education Associate – Adult and Academic Programs
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue
New York NY 10128-0173

The deadline for application is 1 May 2012 and applicants will be notified of the result of their application in late July.

Contact

Please direct questions and inquiries to jyee@guggenheim.org.

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Deadline: 22 February 2012 (5pm CET)
Open to: Young journalist from the 27 EU Member States + Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey
Venue:  22 April – 2 May 2012, Alexandria (Egypt)

Description

The Euro-Mediterranean Academy for Young Journalists in cooperation with the Swedish Institute in Alexandria, Egypt invites young journalists from different media outlets (print, radio, tv, online, photojournalists) to participate in the third Euro-Mediterranean Academy for Young Journalists in Alexandria, Egypt from April 22nd 2012 to May 2nd 2012.

Born in 2007 at the Euro-Mediterranean Youth Parliament in Berlin, the first Academy was carried out in Jordan in 2008 with the support of the Goethe Institute and the Anna Lindh Foundation. This experience was brought forward in 2009 when the second edition of the Academy was implemented in Amsterdam. Today, EMAJ brings together more than 50 young journalists from both sides of the Mediterranean.

EMAJ mainstreams a new quality of news making through its intercultural webzine  – an online hub for feature-based and culturally sensitive journalism. EMAJ bridges the gap between young media-makers of the Euro-Mediterranean. We build on the ever-growing network enthusiastic young professionals whose aim is to produce high quality news from both sides of the Mediterranean.

EMAJ 2012 is a ten-day high-quality training course focused on the theme “Social Media in a Changing World”. During EMAJ, participants will experience and experiment Intercultural Journalism built around the concept of dialogue and mutual understanding.

New media have revolutionized communications. Offering higher interactivity, quicker reports, easy access to powerful and ever-growing social networks, these media constitute today new and exciting tools in journalistic practice.

EMAJ 2012 aims to provide high-quality training on new media in addition to inspiration and possibilities to reflect on the role of these technological innovations. As new media have played an important role in promoting social, political and economic change in many countries of the Euro-Mediterranean, the Academy will look at the insights of communication processes that occur through these tools.

Programme

The programme of the Academy will be divided into a theoretical and a practical section. Through training sessions and expert lectures on relevant topics in the field of New Media, Journalism, and Intercultural Dialogue and discussions of the role of media, the participants will decide on a media product and develop a common editorial line. In inter-regional teams the participants will be confronting each other’s different views, approaches and cultural backgrounds, working together on a common story.

The final outcomes will be published in a special edition of EMAJ Magazine and will constitute the basis of the printed report of EMAJ2012. Additionally a rich social and cultural programme will complement the schedule and allow all participants to get to know Alexandria and enjoy the intercultural exchange.

The working language of the EMAJ2012 is English.

Costs

All costs related to the event will be covered by the organisation, including travels, accommodation and meals. Some of the optional social and cultural programme might be at participants’ own cost.

Eligibility

Admission requirements:

• Be aged 18-35.
• Be a national of one of the 27 EU Member States + Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey.
• Be a journalist with at least two years working experience in a media outlet (also freelance).
• Be committed to take active part in the whole academy (arriving date 22nd April, departure 2nd May 2012).
• Be open-minded and interested in intercultural exchange.
• Have an excellent command of the English language (oral and written).

Application

Download and fill in the Appplication form in all its parts, including:

• A copy of a recent journalistic work (published not more than 6 months ago), if not in English provide a short summary (we accept works with URL link only).
• A journalist pitch of maximum 500 words on a story on the topic of “Social media in a Changing World” (write in your application form or give URL link).

Send your application via email with the subject (YOUR NAME_YOUR SURNAME_EMAJ2012) with the following attachments (only .doc, .pdf and .jpeg):

• Application form.
• A proof of your working experience issued by (on of) your current employer(s).
• A copy of your passport (valid for at least 6 months after May 2012).
• A copy of one your recent journalistic work.
• Your CV.

Your application should reach the following email address(es) by 22 February (5pm CET): emaj2012@emajmagazine.com and ahmedesmataly@gmail.com.

Your application will be evaluated by experienced journalists and all applicants will be notified by mid-March in order to facilitate selected participants in their visa applications and travel arrangements to Egypt.

Contact

If you have any question, please contact:

EMAJ 2012 Project Manager
Ahmed Esmat: ahmedesmataly@gmail.com

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Deadline: Before 29 March 2012
Open to: All interested scholars and researchers
Venue: Tirana, 29-30 March 2012
Costs: Participation related expenses will be covered by the organizers

Description

Albania has just entered its 100th year of existence as an independent state, since the declaration of Independence from the Ottoman Empire in November of 1912. The century of existence of Albania has had a tremendously rich and diverse history featuring celebratory, contradictable and undisclosed phenomena.

The Albanian state had a strongly precarious birth and first years of existence given the hostile regional environment and the international relations it had at the time. This threatened existence persisted until the end of the World Wars with the establishment of the communist regime. Albania spent the next five decades under one of the most isolated, Stalinist-style regimes with severe consequences on its society and economy. The last 20 years have marked a controversial transition period, which despite Albania entry to the NATO alliance and some steps towards European integration, is agreed by most scholars to be still in the process.

The next ten years will be crucially important to Albania’s future and its prospects to establish democratic governance and to consolidate a functioning state that enjoys full legitimacy and provides basic public goods to its citizens. Similarly, they will be critical to the country’s capacity to build a developed capitalist economy based on free competition. Such a development process is in essence Albania’s Europeanization project.

Therefore, the Albanian Institute for International Studies, the Albanian Media Institute and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (Albania) will organize an international symposium: Albania in the next ten years – envisioning the future, which will gather renown scholars, historians, political scientists, economist, civil society figures and a variety of other experts in the related fields.

The first part of the symposium will be dedicated to discussing important historical phases of the existence of the Albanian state.

The second part will focus more on presentations that elaborate future scenarios for Albania, taking into account a range of possibilities. Panellists will be encouraged to treat a rich spectre of variables in determining hypothetic future placements of the Albanian state and society and elaborate on potential challenges that the country is likely to face in the next decade.

Eligibility

All interested scholars and researchers are invited to make their contributions in the area of their interest/expertise.

Costs

Participation related expenses will be covered by the organizers. Selected papers will be published in English and Albanian in a dedicated symposium volume.

Venue

The event will take place in Tirana on the 29^th and 30^th of March, 2012.

Application

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Deadline: 8 March 2012
Open to: Candidates with a doctorate or equivalent research experience
Fellowship: The Trust will contribute 50% of each Fellow’s total salary costs up to a maximum of £23,000 per annum and the balance is to be paid by the host institution

Description

Early Career Fellowships aim to provide career development opportunities for those who are at a relatively early stage of their academic careers but with a proven record of research. It is anticipated that a Fellowship will lead to a more permanent academic position. Applications are welcomed in any discipline, and approximately 80 Fellowships will be available in 2012. Fellowships can be held at universities or at other institutions of higher education in the UK.

Fellowship

The Trust will contribute 50% of each Fellow’s total salary costs up to a maximum of £23,000 per annum and the balance is to be paid by the host institution. Given the prestige of the awards each Fellow may request annual research expenses of up to £6,000 to further his or her research activities.

Please ensure that applications do not include any of the ineligible costs listed here.

Fellowships are normally tenable for three years on a full-time basis, but requests to hold the award part-time over a proportionately longer period will be considered if this is appropriate for the nature of the research proposed and the career development of the individual. Please note that Fellowships of 24 months are no longer offered by the Trust. Fellowships will commence between the beginning of the 2012/2013 academic year and 1 May 2013.

Eligibility

• Applicants must not yet have held a full-time established academic post in a UK university or comparable UK institution, nor may Fellows hold such a post concurrently with the Early Career Fellowship. Those in receipt of a stipendiary Fellowship may not hold this at the same time as an Early Career Fellowship.

• All candidates must hold a doctorate or have equivalent research experience by the time they take up the Fellowship. Those who are or have been registered for a doctorate at any time may apply only if they have submitted their doctoral thesis by the closing date of 4.00pm on 8 March 2012, and confirmation of this is required as part of the application procedure. Those who at the time of commencing the Fellowship are registered for or are intending to register for degrees, professional or vocational qualifications are not eligible.

• Applications are invited from those with a doctorate who had their doctoral viva not more than 5 years from the application closing date. Hence those who had their viva before 8 March 2007 are not eligible unless they have since had a career break. Those wishing to make a case for a career break should present the case for interruption by a period of maternity leave, family commitments, illness, or other unusual circumstances.

• Applicants must either hold a degree from a UK higher education institution at the time of taking up the Fellowship or at the time of application hold an academic position in the UK (e.g. fixed-term lectureship, fellowship). Applications from those having an association with the UK academic community of less than two years’ duration will be strengthened by a move of employing institution. The intention is to support the career development of those building an academic career within the UK.

Application

Applications must be submitted online by the closing date of 4.00pm on 8 March 2012. Statements from three nominated referees should also be submitted online as part of the application procedure.

The Trust will report results to applicants by the end of May 2012.

Please download a copy of the 2012 Scheme Leaflet & Help Notes and read through carefully before completing your application.

To access the online application system please click the link here and follow the instructions.

Contact

If your query has not been answered in these pages Andreas Heiner (020 7042 9863).

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Sponsoring

The UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) will be sponsoring applications for the Leverhulme Trust’s Early Career Fellowship competition in 2012.  This is an excellent opportunity for early career researchers to access substantial and prestigious funding.

SSEES offers the largest UK concentration of research in the history, economics, politics, sociology, anthropology, culture, literature and languages of Central, Eastern and South-East Europe and Russia. You can learn more here.

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Deadline: 15 March and 23 March 2012
Open to: Researchers and scientific experts from the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Israel, FYR of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey
Remuneration: Not specified

Description

The JRC has published six vacant positions - 5 Grantholder and 1 Seconded National Expert position – for researchers and scientific experts from the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Israel, FYR of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey. Applications will be accepted from experts from research organisations, public administration bodies, national enforcement laboratories and scientists.

The openings are part of the JRC’s Enlargement and Integration Action (E&IA), which aims to give scientific and technical support to countries on the road towards EU membership, New Member States and Associated Countries, in order to support the transfer of the EU legal framework to national legislations and to facilitate scientific and technical exchange.

The JRC has also proposed 32 activities including specialised workshops, advanced training courses and small projects within its areas of competence. The workshops are set up to allow competent organisations to study the scientific and technical methods and techniques underpinning EU policy implementation. The activities are targeted at new Member States, Candidate Countries, Potential Candidate Countries, FP7 Associated Countries, and – on an ad-hoc basis – European Neighbourhood Policy Countries and Russia The activities also provide an opportunity for EU organisations to learn about the methods currently used in those countries and for both parties to discuss how the EU legislation should be implemented in the future.

Grantholder

Grantholder contracts are aimed at developing training, career development and mobility opportunities for researchers throughout their careers. The JRC offers Grantholder contracts under the national employment law of the site where the JRC Institute is established to scientists embarking on doctoral studies, to those early on in their career and to those with experience.

Here you can find the list that contains the Enlargement and Integration Action Grantholder vacancies for 2012. An update of this list (and possible extension of the deadline of some posts) is planned after this deadline and possibly some new vacancies will be added.

Please click on an individual vacancy link for more details.

Should you want to apply please follow the link in the vacancy descriptions which will direct you to the recruitment website (ESRA) of the JRC, where the Grantholder applications must be made.

Seconded National Expert

Seconded National Experts (SNEs) must come from a national, regional or local public administration, including universities and research organisations that do not see to make profits for redistribution. An SNE must have worked for his/her employer on a permanent or contract basis for at least 12 months before the secondment and shall remain in the service of that employer throughout the period of secondment. To qualify for secondment to the Commission a national expert must have at least three years of experience.

All applications for the 2012 Enlargement and Integration call will have to go through the national Missions. Please contact the Mission of your country directly to learn more and to apply.

Eligibility

Researchers and scientific experts from the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Israel, FYR of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey are eligible to apply. Applications will be accepted from experts from research organisations, public administration bodies, national enforcement laboratories and scientists.

Application

For Grantholders please follow the link in the vacancy descriptions which will direct you to the recruitment website (ESRA) of the JRC, where the Grantholder applications must be made.

For Seconded National Expert please contact the Mission of your country directly to learn more and to apply.

Deadline for applications is 15 March 2012 for Grantholders and before 23 March 2012 for Seconded National Expert.

For more information please consult the FAQ’s page.

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Deadline: 4 March 2012
Open to:  Applicants older than 16 years from the EU member states plus the following countries: Albania, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Macedonia and Turkey
Prizes:  €1000 cash prize (winners in each category) and €500 for the runners up

Description

How Passionate are you about e-Skills? Where will e-Skills take you? How do you see the Digital Revolution transforming Europe? Put your creativity to the test today and win a cash prize., and a chance to launch your career. Tell a story. Create a campaign.

Demonstrate how e-Skills can help people get a job, fuel innovation or drive creativity. How? That’s up to you, but any medium will be accepted – from mobile devices, tablets, illustrations, digital design, story-telling, music, video, posters and social media – you can post your entry on Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube or whichever digital platform suits you best.  Get going! Build a community of followers.

Categories and Theme

All entries must be in one of the following three categories to qualify.  Content must to be creative, demonstrate innovative use of the medium, be quirky, be humorous and or be a mash up.

Content may be posted onto any website or blog. You are strongly encouraged to build a community of interest demonstrating the popularity of your creative. All content will then be connected to the official e-Skills website.

• Category 1) e-Skills and me

The objective of entries in this category is to explain to an uninitiated audience what e-Skills are and how e-Skills can be developed by young people who are starting to think about their career options. Content must focus on exploring the diverse options that e-skills opens and define e-Skills in simple and easy to understand terms; so for example show how can people get e-skills or highlight examples of people making cool stuff using e-Skills.  Creative must demonstrate how people can practise e-Skills and use them in their daily lives, in their search for a job, and or how they have successfully helped someone get a job.  Get creative and tell us your story!

• Category 2) e-Skills: jobs of the future 

The objective of entries this category is to explore the different entrepreneurial opportunities that can be opened through e-Skills. Create inspirational stories that demonstrate the blue sky world of digital jobs that awaits young people. Think about the origins of Facebook, Twitter and find European equivalents or tell us of your plans to build the next Spotify or Netflix or some other new business idea by someone you know or have heard about.

• Category 3) creative e-Skills

The objective of this category is to explore all the creative avenues that e-Skills open from art to publishing literature online or digital imagery. Your creative should show how e-skills deliver jobs in creative domains.  Think about how Pixar started or a group of young artists who are working on a film or online art portal, or who may be doing some exciting creative projects. Use your imagination!

Eligibility

Candidates interested in applying must be 16 years or older (as of January 2012) and must come from one of the following countries: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom.

Entrants must meet these following criteria to qualify:

1. Provide a campaign plan on the entry form
2. Implement the campaign (post it online on any site you choose and build a community)
3. Films can be no longer than 3 minutes, and must be specifically made for Project Passion. Print contributions will have to be sent in digitally for judging (these can be posted on a blog or website of your choice)
4. Music contributions can be no more than 4 minutes in duration
5. All pre-produced material such as music must be approved for use or license free, or creative commons licensed

Prizes

Winners and runners’ up will have an all-expenses paid trip to Copenhagen in Denmark for an awards ceremony on 30 March 2012 that will involve senior members of global technology companies, European Commission Officials and of course the media.

Winners will receive cash prizes and products from leading global companies.

Application

To enter all you have to do is create content that fits one of the three categories and fill in the entry form.

Important Dates

• Deadline for entries 4 March 2012 – midnight
• Academic judging: 5 March 2012 – 15 March
• Industry Judging: 16 March 2012 – 20 March 2012
• Awards Ceremony 30 March 2012 – Copenhagen

Judging Criteria

• Demonstrate innovative use of the medium
• Include the theme – e-Skills: there is a job waiting for you
• Meet the 3 minute film limit / 4 minute music limit if in these categories
• Must be created for Project Passion Competition
• Must include a supporting campaign plan/ strategy/execution plan
• Any entries that are deemed to be offensive or culturally insensitive are automatically disqualified

Contact

Any questions regarding the competition should be directed to:

Natalia Kurop, Director of Communications and Marketing, DIGITALEUROPE
E: natalia.kurop@digitaleurope.org F. +32 2 609 53 39 >> M. +32 487 34 05 71

The Official Website

Please note that Mladiinfo does not give scholarships or any financial support, but only informs about different opportunities. Click on the direct link to the official page above to apply for the program.