Nemetschek Engineering User Contest 2009

Type: Engineering Contest

Deadline: 31 December 2008

How to Enter the Contest:

Publish your projects on the Nemetschek Engineering contest website. You can submit one or more projects in any of the categories mentioned below. Categories: CAE Constructive Elements, CAE Housing & Buildings, CAE Civil Works, CAE Industrial Buildings & Plants, CAE Special Projects, CAD Engineering, Buildings, CAD Engineering, Engineering work and special structures

Prizes: €1.250

URL Contest: Nemetschek Engineering Group

Bartram Gallery Photography Contest 2008

Type: Photo Contest

Eligibility: Open to amateurs and professionals alike

Deadline and entry fee: April 30th 2008, $50.

How to Enter the Contest:

All submissions will be entered as JPEG's online (Enter now)

There is no limit to the number of entries.

Payment must made by credit or debit card.

File size is not to exceed 10mb and 72dpi is preferred.

Prizes: $500

URL Contest: Bartram Gallery

Student Book Collection Contest 2008

Type: Collection Contest

Eligibility: Contestants must be enrolled full or part time at the University of Minnesota.

Deadline: March 5, 2008

How to Enter the Contest:

Entries must include an annotated bibliography of 25 or more titles, an essay about the collection (max of 1500 words), and an entry form. Collections must consist of at least twenty-five titles collected and owned by the student. Collections may be defined in any meaningful way. Collections need not consist exclusively of rare or hardcover books. They may contain paperbacks, maps, manuscripts, or other materials.

Prizes:

First Prize - $700
Second Prize - $500

URL Contest: University of Minnesota Libraries

Salomon Snowboards Artwork Contest 2008

Type: Artwork Contest

Eligibility: Any individual or group, professional or student and over 18 years of age, from any design field, from anywhere in the world except where prohibited by local laws, may enter the competition.

Deadline: February 29th, 2008

How to Enter the Contest:

Participants are requested to develop one or more designs with a maximum of three designs per individual or group connected to the universe of one of our targets, free of theme. The design documents are to consist of the following 2 elements:

• your original Works (Jpeg RVB 150 dpi, 21 X 14,9 cm, scale 1/2): High resolution
• your copy works (72 dpi, for upload)

Authorship and explanation of ideas:

Purpose of proposal : A brief description of your work and explanation your chosen subject (which target?, why this mood?…) within 100 words (English or French) and a declaration of authorship included in the registration form.

As final files are usually too big to send via e-mail, you will be asked to upload the file directly on our ftp server.

Prizes: Prize money is 4.500 euros split between the 5 winning entries.

URL Contest: Salomon

National Dance Week Photography Contest 2008

Type: Photo Contest

Eligibility: Open to both Ametuer and Professional Photographers.

Deadline: April 1, 2008.

How to Enter the Contest:
TWO SEPARATE EVENTS THIS YEAR
Performance Category
Photographs of dance performance (single or multiple dancers)
Classroom Category
Photographs of dance class (single or multiple dancers)

Only hard copies will be accepted. Only photographic prints or high quality jet laser prints in sizes 8 x 10 or 8 ½x 11 will be judged. Entries may be in black and white or color. Please do not send photo copies, slides or CD’s. Submit your photos to: NDW 2008 Photography Contest, c/o Dance Studio Life, P.O. Box
2150, Norton, MA 02766. All entries must be accompanied by an entry form with name of the photographer, address, phone number, fax and e‐mail address, along with the TITLE of the photograph affixed to the back of each image. All submissions to be returned require a self addressed and stamped envelope sent in at the time of submission.

Prizes:
Performance Winner - $250.00 Cash Award
Classroom Winner - $250.00 Cash Award

URL Contest: National Dance Week

Engineering Energy for the Future Essay Contest 2008

Type: Essay Contest

Eligibility: Open to individual girls and boys. This year there are three age categories:
Ages 8-11 - 3rd grade to 5th grade
Ages 12-14 - 6th grade to 8th grade
Ages 15-18 - 9th grade to 12th grade

Deadline: March 1, 2008.

How to Enter the Contest:
Energy fuels our cars, heats our homes, runs our computers and keeps the lights on. We use energy in almost everything we do, but if we aren’t careful there won’t be enough. Engineers have their work cut out for them. The world is counting on them to chart a course to a safe and clean energy future. They will need to come up with useful ways to save energy as well as ways to produce more of it. How can engineers work together to make the world work for the changing needs of people everywhere without damaging the environment? What should they be focusing on, and how will energy shape the future for engineering? Think about how much energy influences your life every day as you prepare your essay to answer the questions above.
Write an essay of no more than 750 words describing how you believe engineers will provide energy for the future. Entries may be submitted as an Email attachment to webcontest@nae.edu.

Prizes:
First-place winners will also receive a check for $500. Second-place entries will be awarded $250. Third-place entries will be awarded $100.

URL Contest: Engineer Girl

OL's Photo/Adventure Contests 2008

Type: Photo Contest

Eligibility: Open to amateur photographers who are legal residents of the 50 United States, Washington, D.C., who are at least 19 years of age on January 1, 2008.

Deadline: March 15, 2008

How to Enter the Contest:
One winner will be chosen in each of the following categories:
1. Hero Shot (Hunting)
2. Hero Shot (Fishing)
3. Live Game
4. Nature/Scenic
5. Humor

By Mail
1. Send us your best photograph from the field and the category you are entering.
2. Please be sure to include your Name, Address and Phone Number in your submission.
Submit to the following address:
Outdoor Life, Outdoor Photo Contest 2008
2 Park Ave.,
New York, NY 10016
OR

By E-Mail
1. Name the category you are entering and attach your photograph
(as a jpeg with at least 266 dpi in an email)
2. Be sure to include your Name, Address and Phone Number in your submission.
Submit to the following E-Mail address:
OLphotos@bonniercop.com

Prizes: One grand prize winner will receive $500.

URL Contest: OutdoorLife

Just Tomatoes Recipe Contest 2008

Type: Recipe Contest

Eligibility: Open to adults 18 years or older who are residents of the
United States. Professionals such as chefs, caterers, food editors, home economists or
educators, or anyone who is involved in the professional preparation of food or recipes for pay,
employees of the Just Tomatoes Company and their families are not eligible.

Timing: January 15, 2008 - April 15, 2008

How to Enter the Contest:
Recipe Contest consists of three categories:
* Pasta
* Grains
* Beans
Your recipe can be an appetizer, snack, entrée or side dish, hot or cold, for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Send your original recipe. Entries must include all of the following:
* Recipe Category
* Name of Recipe
* Number of Servings
* List of Ingredients in order of use (with specific quantities in standard U.S. measurements)
* Complete Preparation Directions including baking/cooking time and temperature in necessary
Recipe must include at least one cup of Just Tomatoes product. If using more than one product, can be combined to equal one cup.
Recipes may be submitted either by mail or electronically using our Web Entry Form.

Prizes:
$500 to the 2 Grand Prize winners, plus 2 products a month for a year.
$50 to the 2 Second Place winners, plus 24 products within a 12 month following the contest.
$25 to the 2 Third Place winners, plus a one-time shipment of 6 products

URL Contest: Just Tomatoes

“Lincoln at 200: still relevant?” Essay Contest 2008

Type: Essay Contest

Eligibility: For students who are FULL TIME students in an AMERICAN COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY during the Spring 2008 semester. You do not have to be an American citizen, but you do need to be attending an AMERICAN COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY during the eligibility period.

Submission deadline: July 31, 2008

How to Enter the Contest:
The topic for 2008 - “Lincoln at 200: still relevant?”. February 12, 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. What relevance, if any, does Lincoln's life and accomplishments have to the challenges faced by today's generation? Entries must contain a minimum of 1,500 and a maximum of 5,000 words. Applicants must include the name of their college or university with their entire and all contact information (regular and email address) must be put on the essay proper. The essay can be sent via email or regular mail to the address below.

125 W. Vine St.
Redlands, CA 92373

phone: (909) 798-7632
e-mail: archives@akspl.org

Prizes:
1st Prize $1000
2nd Prize $500
3rd Prize $250

URL Contest: www.thelincolnforum.org

Love Your Body: Poster Contest 2008

Type: Poster Contest

Eligibility: Entries are accepted from all countries.

Deadline: Postmarked December 1, 2008

How to Enter the Contest:
Posters should be graphically attractive and use a dynamic message. We especially look for images that demonstrate beauty is not limited by body size, body type, ethnicity, age or physical appearance.
Each entry must include the artist's name, address, phone number, valid e-mail address and category number on the back of each poster.
Only original artwork will be considered.
Artwork: Poster should be no larger than 9" x 12". The poster must include the words 2009 Love Your Body Campaign and the NOW Foundation web site address, www.nowfoundation.org.

All submissions must be mailed to:
NOW Foundation LYB Poster Contest
1100 H Street, NW, Third Floor
Washington, D.C. 20005

Prizes:
Category I: $400 prize for open competition (non-student)
Category II: $400 prize for undergraduate or graduate student
Category III: $200 prize for high school student
Category IV: $100 prize for elementary and middle school student
One category prize winner will be selected as the grand prize winner. The grand prize winner will receive an additional cash prize of $600.

URL Contest: www.loveyourbody.nowfoundation.org