Application Deadline: April 30, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET
LOCATION: USA
The introduction of this new category, titled Small World in Motion, encompasses any movie or digital time-lapse photography taken through the microscope and adds a new, distinct discipline to the competition. The movies are judged and honored as a separate category in the competition, complete with prizes for first, second, and third places.
ELIGIBILITY:
The Nikon Small World in Motion Video 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. The following individuals are not eligible to enter the Competition:
Employees of Nikon Instruments Inc., Shaw & Todd, Inc., their respective parent companies and affiliated companies, and/or the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee,
The Competition Judges, regardless of the date of appointment, and/or their immediate family and household members, and/or
Individuals engaged (as a business owner or employee) in the manufacture, distribution, and/or sale of microscopes, related accessories, and/or photographic equipment.
During the Competition Entry Period, visit www.nikonsmallworld.com (the “Website”)
Upload up to three (3) photomicrographic digital videos taken by the Entrant (collectively, the “Videos”) to the Entry Form.
Videos must be submitted in .mp4, .mpg, .wmv, .avi, .or .mov format.
Videos may not exceed sixty (60) seconds.
Videos may not include the use of sound and may not include any graphics of any kind.
Videos should be submitted with the highest quality with regard to file size, bit depth, and resolution.
Videos do not need to be taken with a Nikon-branded microscope.
PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPETITION AND/OR THE RECEIPT OF ANY PRIZE MAY BE RESTRICTED OR VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
BENEFIT:
The top 5 prize winners are selected and ranked by the Small World in Motion Judges.
| 1st Prize | USD $3,000 |
| 2nd Prize | USD $2,000 |
| 3rd Prize | USD $1,000 |
| 4th Prize | USD $800 |
| 5th Prize | USD $600 |
| Honorable Mentions | USD $200 each The number of Honorable Mention Prizes will be determined by the Judges in their sole discretion. |
