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SCIENCE WITHOUT BORDERS INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ART CONTEST

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Application Deadline: Monday, March 3, 2025,

LOCATION: USA

The Science Without Borders® Challenge is an international contest that engages students and teachers in ocean conservation through art. This annual competition inspires students to be creative while promoting public awareness of the need to preserve, protect, and restore the world’s oceans and aquatic resources, contributing to the overarching goals of the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation.

ELIGIBILITY:

This international art competition is open to all students 11-19 years old. Students must be enrolled in primary or secondary school, or the home school equivalent. College and university students are not eligible for this contest.

Work will be judged in two categories based on age, with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes awarded for each:

Students 11-14 years old

Students 15-19 years old

Before beginning your artwork, make sure to review the Contest Rules for more information on the types of art we are looking for. For example, the Science Without Borders® Challengeonly accepts original 2-dimensional pieces of artwork students have created by hand, such as a painting or a drawing. 

See the Guidelines for Submitting Artwork for tips on how to upload your artwork. Although the application process is online, semi-finalists will be required to mail in the original artwork in order to be eligible to win. 

BENEFIT:

Winners of the Science Without Borders® Challenge will be awarded with the following scholarships:

1st Place: $500

2nd Place: $350

3rd Place: $200

They also offer a “People’s Choice” award, in which the winners in each age group receive a $50 scholarship.

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D-PRIZE CHALLENGES

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Application Deadline: 3 November 2024 at midnight PT (Pacific Time) 

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

D-Prize is exclusively interested in ventures that will scale the distribution of an already proven poverty intervention in the developing world.

ELIGIBILITY:

D-Prize challenges are open to anyone or any team. The sole restriction is that individuals and their immediate family on the judging panel may not participate as contestants.

D-Prize is also open to any business model (for-profit, non-profit, and everything in between).

You are not competing against other applicants. We typically fund at least 15 proposals per competition, regardless of which challenge track was selected.

Proposals must be written in English. However, your English does not need to be perfect

to apply, and grammar and vocabulary errors will not be penalized. We only want to understand your idea.

Proposals must be submitted following the instructions in this packet.

Extra material outside of the proposal will not be considered.

Revisions to proposals after submission will also not be considered.

Only one proposal per person or partnership will be considered.

BENEFIT:

All winners will be awarded up to $20,000. The award is offered in the form of a convertible grant.

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