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AMS WEATHER BAND PHOTO CONTEST

Application Opens: 10 June, 2024; Deadline: 30 August, 2024 at 5:00 PM Eastern

LOCATION: USA

The 2024 AMS Weather Band Photo Contest begins 10 June, 2024, and the submission deadline is 30 August, 2024 at 5:00 PM Eastern. See the Rules and Prizes below for more details. Photos of weather, water, and climate from the subtle to the extreme; think clouds, waves, storms, and other atmospheric, oceanic, or hydrologic conditions.

ELIGIBILITY:

The contest is open to the public, employees of AMS, and AMS members and volunteers. Amateur or professional photographers are welcome. Entry is FREE.

Entrants must be 13 years old or older.

A maximum of one (1) photo can be submitted per person. Each photo submitted must be under 5 MB.

Although you retain the copyrights of photos submitted to AMS, you are assigning AMS the nonexclusive right to publish or use them, including modification, in current and subsequent print or digital formats for any purpose without compensation, notification, or permission. Attribution will be given whenever possible. You represent that you own all copyrights to your submitted materials. 

Photos are being accepted starting Monday, 10 June, and must be received by Friday, 30 August 2024, at 5:00pm ET to be eligible for the contest.

Winners will be announced in Fall 2024 and contacted via email.

Photo Requirements:

Digital photography only; no prints will be accepted.

Watermarked photographs will not be accepted. 

Minimum 2000 pixels wide at 300 dpi. 

All photographs should accurately reflect the subject matter and the scene as it appeared. Photos that have been digitally altered beyond standard optimization may not be entered.

Digital images should be in JPG format, and may not exceed the size limit of 5 MB.
Photographs with text added may not be entered.

AMS reserves the right to color correct and/or crop photo entries if necessary.

BENEFIT:

1st Place: $500
2nd Place: $300
3rd Place: $200
Members choice: $500

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FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL AWARDS IN PHYSICAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE CALL FOR NOMINATION

Application Deadline: July 1st, 2024

LOCATION: France

The Fondation L’Oréal and UNESCO invite you to nominate eminent women scientists for the 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards. The 2025 International Awards will honour five outstanding researchers in Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science, each working in one of the following regions: Africa and the Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America.

ELIGIBILITY:

The candidate must be recognized for her scientific excellence by the international scientific community

Be actively involved in scientific research

Be involved in any field of Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science.

Selection Criteria:

The candidate’s outstanding contribution to the advancement of science,

The impact of the candidate’s research work on the current state of her scientific field (number, quality and impact of publications, conference presentations, patents…),

The recognition of the candidate by peers within her discipline through publications,

The recognition of the candidate’s commitment to education, teaching activities, mentoring and/or to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals more broadly.

You can nominate several candidates or renominate a candidate you presented in the past by updating the applications in the platform.

BENEFIT:

Amount Per Endowment: €100,000

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