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2025 BANFF MOUNTAIN PHOTO ESSAY COMPETITION 

Application Opens January 9th; Deadline: May 5, 2025

LOCATION: Canada

The competition’s goal is to showcase the best in mountain-themed photo essays—to recognize the best stories told through a series of still images. They invite photographers to submit photos to illustrate their mountain-related stories, whether culture, adventure, wildlife, sport, environment or natural history. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Entry is free.

Submissions will be accepted in the form of photographic essays
only.

Images can depict any mountain story consisting of culture,
adventure, wildlife, sport, environment, or natural history.

The competition is open to amateur and professional
photographers.

Only digital image files will be accepted

Important: Each digital image file name must follow this
format: YOUR LAST NAME underscores YOUR FIRST NAME
underscore ESSAY NAME underscore IMAGE NUMBER

Submit three (3) to five (5) images which tell a story.

Please include a short description of the photo essay.

2025 Rules and Regulations 

BENEFIT:

$3000 CAD Grand prize 

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UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD ROYAL SOCIETY NEWTON INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS

Application Deadline: 18 March 2025

LOCATION: England

This Royal Society scheme provides support for outstanding early career researchers to make a first step towards developing an independent research career through gaining experience across international borders.

ELIGIBILITY:

Supports outstanding early-career researchers in developing independent research careers.

Open only to researchers based outside the UK who do not hold UK citizenship.

Applicants must hold a PhD by the start of funding and have no more than seven years of full-time postdoctoral experience.

A mutually beneficial proposal must be developed with an Oxford Physics host scientist.

Offers flexibility for personal circumstances, including part-time working.

All questions should be directed to: fellowships@physics.ox.ac.uk.

Royal Society Deadline: 18 March 2025

Departmental EOI Deadline: 20 January 2025

BENEFIT:

Provides 2 years of funding covering salary, research expenses, and relocation/visa costs (including dependents).

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