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

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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INTERNATIONAL YOUTH MATH CHALLENGE

Application Deadline: Sunday 15. December 2024, 23:59 UTC+0

LOCATION: Germany

The International Youth Math Challenge is one of the biggest online math competitions for students from all around the world. Unleash your creativity, knowledge, and math skills to win awards and cash prizes worth over 700 USD. Take this unique opportunity and participate today!

ELIGIBILITY:

In order to participate in IYMC, you have to be a high-school or university student. Depending on your age (over 18 years or under 18 years), you will have to solve more problems to qualify for the next round. Students from all grades and all countries are invited to participate!

To solve the problems, you should be smart, open-minded, and creative. You should have a working internet connection to submit your solution online.

To qualify for the pre-final round, you have to solve at least three (under 18 years) to four (over 18 years) of the five problems correctly. The math problems vary in topic, difficulty, and subject. The problems range from geometry to number theory to make sure that everyone finds interesting problems to work out! This competition will sharpen your mind and prove your math skills!

Successful participants are honored with certificates and qualify for the pre-final round of IYMC

BENEFIT:

All participants receive participation certificates. The best students receive the 1. prize, 2. prize, and 3. prize with a cash prize of respectively 150 USD, 100 USD, and 50 USD (in both age categories). There are also special national awards:

A successful participation allows you to join the IYMC network: You will get the rare chance to connect and exchange with outstanding, similar-minded, and inspiring students worldwide.

Winners and motivated students are encouraged to become official IYMC ambassadors, with the aim of inspiring students and encouraging them to engage in math and participate in IYMC

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