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awards, competition, Events, Opportunities

LOEWE FOUNDATION CRAFT PRIZE, AN INTERNATIONAL AWARD CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE IN CRAFTSMANSHIP. 

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Application Deadline: October 30, 2024  (23:59 CET)

LOCTION: Spain

The LOEWE FOUNDATION seeks to recognize uniquely talented artisans whose artistic vision and will to innovate set new standards for the future of craft.

ELIGIBILITY:

All participants must be professional artisans of 18 years or older at the time of the submission of entries. Entries may be made by an individual or collective (as a ‘group submission’). Businesses and mercantile companies of any kind are excluded. All nationalities are welcome.

Each participant can present either one single piece of work or one series of works, understood as a number of objects considered as a single artistic creation (henceforth, ‘the Work’). This should fall within an area of the applied arts and, as a guide, within the following categories: ceramics, bookbinding, enamelwork, jewellery, lacquer, metal, furniture, leather, textiles, glass, wood, paper, etc.

Materials and products outside the categories listed are not excluded; they may be accepted by the Experts Panel if they comply with the aim and requirements of the competition. Dangerous, prohibited or alive materials are excluded. All Works must:

Be owned by the participant, at all times, since its creation until the end of the License period,

Be an original one-off piece, handmade or partly handmade by the participant,

Have been recently created (in the last five years),

Have won no prizes previously,

Be innovative, in the sense that it updates tradition,

Demonstrate artistic intent,

Be able to travel and be installed by LOEWE and/or the LOEWE FOUNDATION.

BENEFIT:

The Prize for the winning piece of work is fifty thousand euros (50,000 euros). The winning entry can be made up of either one single piece of work or one series of works.

The Prize for the works awarded with a Special Mention is five thousand euros (5,000 euros), regardless of the number of Special Mentions granted.

Prizes will be subject to the withholding of the corresponding Spanish personal income tax (Impuesto sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas, IRPF) in accordance with current legislation in Spain.

The works created by the Winner and Finalists will be included in the exhibition ‘LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2025’ (herein after ‘the Exhibition’) and its accompanying catalogue, on view in Madrid in the
spring of 2025 or any other location that LOEWE FOUNDATION may deem appropriate.

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master's, Opportunities, Scholarships

UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY LAW SCHOOL: WA COOKE, JANE COOKE AND ALFRED GODFREY SCHOLARSHIP

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LOCATION: Australia

Established by the WA Cooke, Jane Cooke, and Alfred Godfrey bequests, this scholarship has been made available by the generosity of three benefactors of the University of Sydney Law School. The scholarship is made possible by combining three separate bequests, all of which set the same terms and conditions.

ELIGIBILITY:

You must:

have an unconditional offer of admission to study full-time in a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Master of Criminology (MCrim) (Research) or Master of Laws (LLM) (Research) within the Sydney Law School

be willing to conduct research in the disciplines of law

hold at least one of the following degrees in law:

an honours degree (first class or second class upper) or equivalent

a master’s degree by research

a master’s degree by coursework with a High Distinction or Distinction level including a research component equivalent to 25% of one year’s full-time enrolment

a degree in Law together with research and/or professional experience deemed to be equivalent to first class honours.

Note: Preference will be given to commencing candidates, though the Scholarship may exceptionally be awarded to currently enrolled full-time PhD, MCrim by Research or LLM by Research students demonstrating progress towards timely thesis completion and exceptional research achievements.

BENEFIT:

This scholarship can be awarded as either Primary or Supplementary scholarship.

When offered as primary, the Scholarship will provide a primary stipend allowance up to $50,000 per annum as per the below duration:

up to 1.75 years for a successful full-time MCrim by Research or LLM by Research recipient. No extension is possible.

up to 3 years for a successful full-time PhD recipient with a possible six months extension.

When offered as supplementary (stipend), the Scholarship will provide a supplementary stipend allowance to match a total stipend value (i.e. primary plus supplementary) up to $50,000 per annum as per the below duration:

up to 1.75 years for a successful full-time MCrim by Research or LLM by Research recipient. No extension is possible.

up to 3 years for a successful full-time PhD recipient with a possible six months extension.

When offered as either primary or supplementary (one-off payment), the Scholarship value will be paid as a one-off payment on receipt of Scholarship Acceptance Form. The value of the scholarship will be mentioned in the offer letter. 

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