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KOKUYO DESIGN AWARD- THE PRIMITIVE

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Application Deadline: 11 October, 2023 (Before 12 noon Japan time)

LOCATION: Japan

KOKUYO DESIGN AWARD is an international competition for product design that aims to co-create with talented designers and support their activities.

ELIGIBILITY:

Any stationery, furniture or tool used in working, learning and living scenes are eligible for entry. 

Submissions must be the original work of the entrant.

Entry is free

The competition accepts entries from any corporation, individual, or group that fulfills all the following requirements, regardless of their age, sex, occupation, or nationality.

Persons who are able to give a presentation at the final judging (March 16, 2024).

* The contest organizer will pay expenses incurred by participants for travel and lodging (up to two individuals for group entries).

Persons who consent to these Rules.

* In cases when an entrant is a minor, the consent of their parent or other statutory agent is required.

BENEFIT:

Grand Prix (one winner): 2,000,000 Yen 

Merit Award (three winners): 500,000 Yen

Yokoku Award (up to twenty winners): 30,000 Yen

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NIKON SMALL WORLD PHOTOMICROGRAPHY COMPETITION

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Application Deadline: April 30th, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. ET

LOCATION: USA

The Nikon Small World Competition is open to anyone with an interest in photography through the microscope. Winners have included both professionals and hobbyists. Application opens 1 September, 2023

ELIGIBILITY:

The Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition (the “Competition”) is open only to individuals who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry and have access to a light microscope.

Upload up to three (3) photomicrographic digital images taken by the Entrant (collectively, the “Images”) to the Entry Form.

Images must be submitted in .jpeg, .png, or .tiff format.

Images should be submitted with the highest quality with regard to file size, bit depth, and resolution.

Images do not need to be taken with a Nikon-branded microscope.

BENEFIT:

There will be twenty (20) winners ranked from first (1st) place through twentieth (20th) place, plus Honorable Mention prizes, and prizes for images of distinction if and as determined by the Judges (collectively, the “Prizes”).

First Prize: Three Thousand U.S. Dollars ($3,000.00)

Second Prize: Two Thousand U.S. Dollars ($2,000.00)

Third Prize: One Thousand U.S. Dollars ($1,000.00)

Fourth Prize: Eight Hundred U.S. Dollars ($800.00)

Fifth Prize: Six Hundred U.S. Dollars ($600.00)

Sixth Prize: Four Hundred U.S. Dollars ($400.00)

Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Prizes: Three Hundred U.S. Dollars ($300.00) each.

Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth Prizes: Two Hundred U.S. Dollars ($200.00) each.

Honorable Mentions: One Hundred U.S. Dollars ($100.00) each. The number of Honorable Mention Prizes will be determined by the Judges in their sole discretion.

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