Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Global Culture Photography Competition

If you are a UF student, faculty, staff, or alumni traveling abroad, or if you are an UF international student or scholar, you are eligible to enter the 2014 Global Culture Photography Competition. 

Categories: Enter one category only.

1) Study Abroad & Service Learning Students (UF sponsored): Open to all current students who have taken part in a UF Study Abroad program in 2013 or 2014, as well as students who participated in a UF sponsored service learning program abroad. Photographs must have been taken during a trip abroad and reflect the competition theme of "Global Culture."

2) International Students, Scholars & Employees (F-1, J-1, H-1B, TN, E-3, O-1): Open to all current UF international students, scholars, faculty and employees on visa types listed above. Photographs must have been taken anywhere in the United States in 2013 or 2014, meeting the theme of "Global Culture."

3) UF Faculty, Staff & Alumni: Open to all current or retired University of Florida faculty and staff, as well as UF alumni. Photographs must have been taken abroad in 2013 or 2014 and reflect the theme of "Global Culture."
Awards: Judges will award a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each of four categories. 1st prize winners will each receive $100, 2nd prize winners will receive $50 and 3rd prize winners will receive $25.

Deadlines: Submission period opens August 11, 2014. All entries must be received electronically by October 10th, 2014. Winners will be notified by October 24, 2014.
No photographic experience required; just a love for snapping pictures and a yearning to explore! 

Information about submission instructions, rules, and Permission to Use Photo Agreement will soon be posted at http://www.ufic.ufl.edu/PD/photocontest.html