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Sunday, 23 December 2018

JUNIOR PICASSO 2018 - ART CONTEST

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 Junior Picasso 2018 is an initiative of PicassoArtContest.Com for children 2 to 8 years old. All parents from all over the world are invited to show their kid's creative and artistic talent.

Age Limit
Any male or female artist of 2 to 8 years of age is eligible for Junior Picasso 2018
How to mention age: Mention the completed age. For example, if your age is 4 years and 3 months then you should write 4  years only. If your age is 4 years 11 months then also you should write 4 years only.

How to participate in Junior Picasso 2018
Take the photograph of your painting with camera or mobile. Then click on the link below to enter the contest.

Entry Deadline:  28 December 2018

 Eligibility and Simple Rules:
Name of the contest:  :Junior Picasso 2018
Entry starts on            :12 December 2018
Entry ends on             : 28 Oct 2018
Age Limit                     : 2-8 years old. The kid should not have completed his 9 years age.
Theme or Subject       : The drawing/ painting can be on any subject or theme of your choice.
Colors to be used       : All colors/ art mediums are allowed like Crayons/ Wax/ Sketch Pens/ Water Colors/ Oil Colors/ Poster Colors etc.
Size of the Painting    : The drawing / painting may be of any size.
Layout                          : Vertical or horizontal.

Awards/ Certificates
Winners will receive Art Recognition Pack, which consists of
publication of painting in the website
publication of winner's photo in the winner's gallery
Certificate of Achievement and
recognition as 7 Star, 5 Star, 4 Star and 3 Star Artist

Award
 Score out of 1
7 Stars -  9.0 to 10.0
5 Stars -  8.0 to 8.9  
4 Stars -  7.0 to 7.9 
3 Stars -  6.0 to 6.9
No Award is offered if score is less than 6.0

Fees for Art Recognition Pack & Certificate
The fees is $0.00 for 7 Star artists
and $17.99 for 5, 4 and 3 Star Artists.

Discount may be offered for limited time only
 No extra fees for the Certificate.
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Tuesday, 20 November 2018

ICAI Commerce Wizard: A Talent Search Test

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ICAI Commerce Wizard: A Talent Search Test is a diagnostic test that measures the concept understanding ability of a student. Unlike regular tests which try only to find out how much a child knows, this test measures how well a student has understood the concepts.

Objectives

• The Commerce Wizard test will be a tool to educate, motivate the students of Country to achieve excellence in commerce stream
• The Commerce Wizard test will act as a tool for talent search in Commerce stream.
• The aforesaid test will facilitate selection of meritorious students to grant financial award as well recognition; in turn motivate to achieve excellence.
• The aforesaid test will Project ICAI as a premier accounting Body which can act as a tool for empowerment of the students.


Eligibility & Registration of Students: Students of Classes 9th,10th, 11th, 12th and B.Com./BBA/BMS/ Allied Subjects are eligible.
The Commerce Wizard will be conducted by means of in two levels i.e. Level I & Level II test

For LEVEL 1 Test - Candidates can take Test in laptop/desktop from his/her home or any other convenient place as per specified conditions of test management authorities. Candidates will arrange their desktops/ own laptops etc. and data card/internet connectivity to take the online test.
OS : Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 or later
Processor: An Intel Pentium 4 processor or later that's SSE2 capable
RAM: Min 2 GB RAM
Browser: Google Chrome
Minimum Internet Speed: 2 Mbps

Level-I (Online test)
6th January, 2019 (Sunday)
11:45 AM to 1:00 PM for Class IX and X
2:00 PM to 3:15 PM for Class XI and XII
4:15 PM to 5:30 PM for B.Com./BBA/BMS/Allied Subjects

Level-II Test 
(Online Mode in the designated test centre)
20th January, 2019 (Sunday)
09:00 am to 10:15 a.m. for Class IX
10:45 a.m. to 12.00 p.m for Class X
12:45 pm. to 2:00 pm. Class XI
2:45pm. to 4:00 pm. for Class XII
4:30pm. to 5:45 pm. for B.Com./BBA/BMS/Allied Subjects

Prizes
1st Prize - Rs.1 Lakh
2nd Prize - Rs.50,000
Top 500 Consolation Prizes - Rs.500

Registration
Registration Fee 100 INR until 30th November 2018 after 1st December, 2018 to 5th January, 2019 150 INR.

Last date: 5 January 2019

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Thursday, 1 November 2018

Sony World Photography Awards 2019 - Youth Competition

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A passion for photography often starts at a young age. The Youth competition, for all photographers aged 12-19, recognises this next generation of talented young photographers.

The 2019 brief: Diversity

The judges want to view the world as seen through the eyes of young photographers.

Prizes
Youth competition winner - Flights and accommodation to awards in London / Sony digital imaging equipment / Included in exhibition at Somerset House, London


Shortlist - Digital exhibition at Somerset House, London / Publication in winners’ book
In addition to the main prizes, all winning and shortlisted photographers will be included in a global press campaign, featured across the World Photography Organisation website and exhibited at Somerset House, London in Spring 2018.

The judges will award:

1 Youth competition winner
Up to 10 shortlisted photographers

Up to 40 commended photographers

Guidelines
To enter the Youth competition you must be aged between 12-19 on the closing date.
​You may only enter one competition. Once you have successfully submitted your images into the Youth competition you will not be able to enter the Professional or Open competition.

 The closing date for the 2019 Youth competition is January 4, 2019 - 13.00 GMT.

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Tuesday, 30 October 2018

Malayala Manorama News Quiz for Higher Secondary School Students of Palakkad

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Malayala Manorama in association with AJK College of Arts and Science is organising a News Quiz for the higher secondary students of Palakkad district.

There will be two levels.

Level 1

  • Written exam based on GK related news published in Malayala Manorama daily during November 1 to November 20
  • Sufficient copies of Malayala Manorama daily & questions will be given to registered schools by Manorama
  • Winners of school level exam will get prizes
  • School level top two students can participate in district level competitions representing the school as team
Level 2
  • Grand Finale (District level competition) among the HSS winning teams
Prizes
First Prize: INR 15000
Second Prize: INR 10000
Third Prize: INR 5000

Top 25 HSS (5 in each taluk) will get special prizes


For further information and registration: 9495173551 (9:00 am to 5:00 pm)
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Tuesday, 23 October 2018

6th National Green India Essay Competition - Kristu Jayanti College, Bengaluru

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The Department of Life Sciences, Kristu Jayanthi College, Bangalore is pleased to announce the 6th National Green India Essay Competition, 2018.

Topic: "My novel solutions to Global Warming"

Eligibility
Students of Class XI and XII

Last date: 11 November 2018


Guidelines 
  • The essay competition is to sensitize the young minds, on striking environmental issues
  • The essay should be original and handwritten on A4 sheets with a maximum word limit of 1000
  • A maximum 15 students can participate from an institution
  • Plagiarism not encouraged
  • Novel solutions for two or three environmental issues to be discussed in the essay
  • Registration form can be downloaded from the college website www.kristujayanti.edu.in by clicking the link "Green India"
  • Registration Fee: INR 250 per participant. Payment to be made through DD drawn in favour of "The Principal, Kristu Jayanti College, Bengaluru"
  • Registration form should be attested by the Principal/Head of Institution
  • The essays should be accompanied by duly filled registration form and DD
  • Winners will be announced on college on 7 January 2019
Prizes
First Prize : INR 10, 000
Second Prize: INR 7, 000
Third Prize: INR 5, 000
Ten special prizes

For details contact: Dr. Dileep Francis, Asst. Prof., Department of Life Sciences
Mobile: +91-9605603260, E-mail: greenindia2018@kristujayanti.com
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Thursday, 18 October 2018

Reach Cambridge scholarship essay competition

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The Reach Cambridge scholarship essay competition is designed for academically excellent high school students aged between 15 and 17 who would otherwise not be able to attend our summer programs. Please note that this scholarship competition is not for application to the University of Cambridge.

Prizes

Full scholarship: A fully-funded scholarship prize for one of our Spring or Summer Programs in 2019.

Partial scholarship: A partially funded scholarship prize for one of our Spring or Summer Programs in 2019.

The essay question for this year’s scholarship competition is:

“If you had a billion dollars to invest in your country, what would you invest in and why?”

How to Enter?
To enter the competition click here and submit your essay.

Terms & Conditions:

Applicants must be between the ages of 15 and 17 on 1st December 2018, and currently studying at high school.
The students must complete the essays independently – they must be original, non-plagiarised work.
The closing date for scholarship applications is 1st of December 2018 at 23:00 GMT. We will only consider full applications submitted by this date. A full application is one that includes an answer to the essay question and all other questions on the “Scholarship” tab, the letter of recommendation from your school, link to the video personal statement and also has all other sections completed on the account page.
Applicants from fee-paying schools will only be considered if their letter of recommendation confirms that they attend the school on a scholarship.
The prizes provide, without charge, all those items ordinarily covered by the program fee, including accommodation, all excursions, lectures, theatre trips, workshops and tuition, and half board meals.
These prizes do not include those items which are not ordinarily covered by the program fee: flights; transportation to/from Cambridge at the start and end of the program if travel is undertaken independently; third meal of the day (half board is provided); optional enhancements shown to have an extra fee (such as taster courses and add-ons); snacks, drinks and meals purchased away from the program; pocket money and souvenirs; books for credit courses and classes; laundry (aside from bed linen); travel insurance, medical insurance and any medical or dental fees.
It is not guaranteed that Reach Cambridge will offer scholarship prizes to any of the candidates. Reach Cambridge reserves the right to not award scholarship prizes.
Successful candidates may be offered a program that is different to their original preference. We will try wherever possible to match up your subject choice if we do need to offer a different program.
Shortlisted candidates will be notified by 31st December 2018.

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SOF - INTERNATIONAL COMPANY SECRETARIES OLYMPIAD

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The ICSO is conducted in partnership with The Institute of Company Secretaries of India, a statutory body under an Act of Parliament, under the administrative control of The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi.

Registration of Students: The ICSO is open to the students of classes 11 & 12. Prospectus containing the Registration forms are sent to all schools registered with SOF. Schools not registered may also request for prospectus by sending an e-mail at info@sofworld.org/ phone call. Schools must return the registration forms to SOF, duly filled in and complete in all respects by the due date.

The International Company Secretaries Olympiad:

The test is organized in the respective schools of the participants during school hours.

(i) The Olympiad is a written objective-type test of 60 minutes duration comprising 50 objective-type (Multiple Choice) questions for class11 & class 12.

(ii) The question paper consists of five sections:

Section-1: Quantitative Analysis Reasoning
Section-2: Economics
Section-3: Business Studies
Section-4: Accountancy
Section-5: Achievers Section

(iii) There are separate question papers for each class.

(iv) The medium of the test is English.

(v) CBSE, ICSE/ISC and State Board syllabi are followed for setting the test papers.

(vi) The exam is conducted during school hours.

AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS/RECOGNITIONS
For the academic year 2018-19, SOF will spend over Rs. 15.2 Crores on awards, Scholarships, gifts & felicitations etc.
The following awards will be provided to the winners International Company Secretaries Olympiad being held during the academic year 2018-9
AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS - STUDENTS
International, Zonal and Class topper awards will be provided to winners of ICSO.
Each winner will be entitled to one award for ICSO. The winners will be entitled to the higher level award only. For eg,. the international top 5 rank holders will be entitled to awards based on their International ranks. Awards accruing to them for Zonal ranks will be given to the next rank holder. Similarly, school award accruing to a Zonal award winner will be given to the next rank holder.

AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL
RANK
SCHOLARSHIPS
NO. OF AWARDS
1st
Rs.1,00,000/- Each + Gold Medal*+ Certificate of Outstanding Performance
2
2nd
Rs.75,000/- Each + Silver Medal*+ Certificate of Outstanding Performance
2
3rd
Rs.50,000/- Each + Bronze Medal*+ Certificate of Outstanding Performance
2
4th
Rs.25,000/- Each + Certificate of Outstanding Performance
2
5th
Rs.10,000/- Each + Certificate of Outstanding Performance
2
AT ZONAL LEVEL
RANK
SCHOLARSHIPS
NO. OF AWARDS
1st
Rs.10,000/- Each + Gold Medal* + Certificate of Zonal Excellence.
40
2nd
Rs.5,000/- Each + Silver Medal* + Certificate of Zonal Excellence.
40
3rd to 10th
Gifts Worth Rs.1000/- Each + *Medal of Distinction + *Certificate of Distinction + **Certificate of Zonal Excellence
320
11th to 25th
**Certificate of Zonal Excellence + *Medal of Distinction + *Certificate of Distinction
600
Rank 26 +
Participation Certificate
All
Medals and certificates at school level

EXAM DATE:

20TH DEC 2018 & 31ST JAN 2019

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Vigyan Prasar (VP) 9th National Science Film Festival and Competition

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9 th National Science Film Festival of India 27-31 January 2019, Chandigarh, India

Vigyan Prasar (VP), an autonomous organisation under the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India and National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India take pride to announce 9th National Science Film Festival & Competition 2019.
National Science Film Festival & Competition aims to:
 Foster, strengthen and create scientific temper through popular science films.
Recognize the initiative and output of science film makers on the specific aspects of science, technology, environment, health and related issues.
Encourage science film making
 Gives opportunity to: 
Appreciate film based science communication;
Film makers / communicators to showcase their work;
Interact with science film makers / communicators, scientists and others to gain insights on science communication.

 Categories of Films
Documentary, animation, short fiction films on science, technology, innovations, energy, environment, medicine, biographies and emerging sciences are invited from film makers / institutions / students under the following categories:
COMPETITIVE CATEGORY
Category A 
Films sponsored by government and non-government institutions / organisations : upto 60 minutes
Category B
Films made by independent film makers / production houses upto 60 minutes
Category C
Films made by college students upto 15 minutes
Category D
Films made by school students (class 6th to 12th) upto 10 minutes
 NON COMPETITIVE CATEGORY
 Category E

Films from other countries (only for screening) upto 60 minutes
ON THE SPOT COMPETITION
Category F
 On the spot short film (film to be made on-spot) upto 5 minutes

1. General conditions and guidelines for applicants in categories A to D.
a. Films produced ONLY between  1st November 2017 and 31st October 2018  will be entertained.
b. Films submitted in earlier NSFFs will not be accepted.
c. There is no entry fee.
d. Applicant (director / producer) can submit maximum two entries in suitable category. Separate entry form is required for each entry.
e. Films produced in languages other than English must be sub-titled in English.
f. Captions and credits must be clear, legible and must be within the safe areas.
g. Theme for the category E will be announced during the festival.
h. Organiser/s
 will have right to screen the awarded / nominated films as and when required for academic and noncommercial screening or travelling versions of the festival;
 will not be responsible for any damage to DVD / pen-drive submitted by the participants;
 reserve the right to reject any entry if found ineligible;
 can change the category of the film without any explanation if the film is not found suitable for the
category indicated by the applicant.
i. DVD/pen-drive of films submitted for the festival / competition will be retained by the organisers.
j. Producers & Directors of awarded films under the category A & B will have to resubmit copy of the film in Blu Ray / hard disk / pen drive.
k. It is essential to fill all the columns in the entry form, failing which the entry is liable to be rejected.
l. The award money of all the Beaver Awards will be distributed equally between the producer (copy right
holder) and the director. Trophies will be awarded director and certificates to both, the producer and
director.
m. The film should not violate the copyright / intellectual property law. In case such a violation is reported
at a later date the awardee/s will
 be liable for criminal offence.
 have to return the cash prize, trophy and certificate.
 be barred in future from participating in the NSFF competition.
2. How to participate
i. Please read carefully terms & condition of the festival before filling the form.
ii. Fill one entry form for each film.
iii. It is mandatory to send hard copy of completely filled form with the following enclosures to Vigyan
Prasar, Noida (by post/courier/by hand):
a. Pen drive/DVD containing :
 Copy of the film in mp4 format.
 Synopsis of the film in 200 – 250 words (in MS Word doc.file)
 Script of the film (in MS Word doc.file)
 Five still photographs of the film (jpeg format)
 One photograph of the director (jpeg format)
b. Hard Copy of the synopsis of the film in English
c. Certificate from the Principal/Director/HOD (Only for Category C & D )
3. Selection for the festival
a. A Screening Committee will recommend the films for the festival and Jury will select the films for
awards. The decisions of Jury will be final.
b. Shortlisted films for screening in festival will be announced during December 2018.
c. A five-day science film screening and workshop on science films will be organized during the
National Science Film Festival of India 2019  Sunday, 27th January to Thursday, 31st January 2019 at Chandigarh.
d. Two representatives from the crew of each shortlisted film (national categories) and one representative
from non-shortlisted film will be invited to attend the festival. AC III return train fare by the shortest
route, lodging and food will be provided.
e. One representative from the crew of each shortlisted film of International category will be invited to attend the festival. Lodging and food will be provided by the festival organisers.
f. If award is shared by 2 or more persons / organisations, the amount will be equally divided.
g. Organisers reserve the right to modify the rules and conditions including number and amount of
awards.
4. Last date for receipt of entries
All online entries should reach Wednesday, 31st October 2018. .
Hard copies (separate entry form for each film) should reach by 5 pm on or before 5th November 2018 along with enclosures by hand/speed post/ courier on the following address:
NSFFI 2019
Science Film Festival Division
Vigyan Prasar,
A-50 Institutional Area
Sector-62, NOIDA, UP 201 309

Last Date for submission of entries: 30th November 2017
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INTERNATIONAL CHILD ART COMPETITION - 2018

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ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION 

Each Institution or a group of students should send minimum of 50 entries however there is no limit to maximum entries. Below 50 entries will be rejected for the Competition. Individual participants, not from any institute or group, have to send a minimum of 5 entries.

AGE GROUP :
Group A - Upto 1st standard (Age upto 6 Years)
Group B - 2nd to 4th standard (Age 6 + to 9Years)
Group C - 5th to 8th standard (Age 9+ to 13 Years)
Group D - 9th to 12th standard (Age up to13+ to 18 Years)
Group E - 18 Years and above (Only for Individuals within India)

GENERAL RULES & REGULATIONS :

1) Entries can be of any subject or theme. Entries must be made by the student himself. The works aided by some other persons, can be rejected at any stage.
2) Art work can be made in any medium, like Water Colors, Pastels, Pencils, Acrylic, Crayons or Paper Cuttings, Oil paints, Charcoal , Colour pencil, etc. on any type of Paper or Canvas sheet.
3) Parcel of entries should be packed properly.
4) Every entry should have on its back:- (USE ONLY CAPITAL LETTERS) Failure of which would lead to rejection of the entry. Kindly Do not Write on the painting . Stick a Label
Participant's Name E-mail id (optional) Category
Teacher's Name Age & Standard School Name & City

Results & Exhibition of award winning entries will be displayed on the website www.starcreativeart.org latest by 15th November 2018

CATEGORIES :
DRAWING - Any theme like Scenary, Festivals, Market, Animals, Abstract,Still life, Village Scene, God and Goddess etc.
CARTOON - Dragon BallZ, Disney characters, Tom & Jerry etc.
GREETING - Festivals, Occasions, Best Wishes, Birthday, New Year etc.
CANVAS PAINTING - Any Theme on Canvas Board / Sheet / Stretched Canvas Board
SIZE OF ART WORK :
(Drawing/ Cartoon/ Greeting/ Canvas Painting)
Size of Drawing / Cartoon / Greeting should not be more then 17 inch x 14 inch
Size of Canvas Painting - Any Size

AWARDS :

Special Prizes - Cash prize of Rs 1000/- + Medal (for Best 3 Art Work)
1st Prizes - Gift worth Rs 700/- + Medal (30 prizes)
2nd Prizes - Gift worth Rs 500/- + Medal (50 prizes)
3rd Prizes - Gift worth Rs 300/- + Medal ( 150 prizes)
500 Consolation Prizes
Each participant will get a Certificate of appreciation from STAR CREATIVE ART
STAR AWARD will be given to every Institute sending more than 150 entries.
BRIGHT STAR AWARD will be given to institute sending more than 250 entries
STAR EXCELLENCE AWARD will be given to an Institute with highest number of Total Entries.
Number of 1st, 2nd and 3rd & Consolation Prizes may increase depending upon the number of enteries. The prizes will be sent by regd. post/courier latest by 15 Febuary 2019

ENTRY FEE :

For Schools & Institution (within India) Rs. 100per entry
For Schools & Institution (Outside India) US$ 3 per entry
One participant can give any number of entries to the school.

Last Date: 15th November 2018

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NCFE-NFLAT - National Financial Literacy Assessment Test (NCFE-NFLAT) 2018-19

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Financial literacy is an important life skill for the holistic development of each student. NCFE's National Financial Literacy Assessment Test (NCFE-NFLAT) is a step in that direction. This is a first of its kind national level test, conducted by the National Centre for Financial Education (NCFE), to measure the level of financial literacy among school students. Through this test, NCFE aims to encourage the school students to obtain basic financial skills which are essential for their full participation in society and life time of well being.
NCFE-NFLAT was launched in the year 2013-14 by the NCFE which is setup as part of NISM, with support from all financial sector regulators i.e. RBI, SEBI, IRDAI & PFRDA for implementation of the National Strategy for Financial Education (NSFE).

Eligibility:  Class VI to X
Student registration through School only
Approach for NFLAT 2018-19
For 2018-19 the NFLAT shall be conducted for students from 6th to 12th Standard.
a. NFLAT Jr. : This test will be conducted for students of 6th to 8th Standard
b. NFLAT: This test will be conducted for students of 9th and 10th Standard
c. NFLAT Sr.: This test will be conducted for students of 11th and 12th Standard

Registration process
NFLAT 2018-19 is open till 31st March 2019.

Direct registration by the students is not allowed. For participating in the test, the student must approach his/her school.

Currently, registration is available only for those schools who want to conduct the Online Test (computer based) in their premises.

The registration and enrollment process involves the following 4 steps:

1. School Registration: In the first step the school needs to register itself for NFLAT 2018-19. Once the registration is complete, the school will receive a ‘User ID’ and ‘Password’.

2. Student Registration: in the second step, using the ‘User ID’ and ‘Password’ received, the school needs to upload the details of students interested to participate in the test. This completes the registration process.

3. Student Enrollment: After completing the registration process, schools are required to enroll their students by selecting a ‘Date and Time’ of their choice from the available list on the page. Accordingly, each enrolled student will receive a specific ‘User ID’ and ‘Password’.

4. Take the Test: Once a student has been enrolled for a particular ‘Date and Time’, the school must ensure that he/she appears for the test using the given ‘User ID’ and ‘Password’.

Study Materials
Students can refer the following study materials to prepare for the test.
NFLAT Sr. (Class 11th and 12th) students can refer the following additional study materials also to prepare for the test.
The above materials are for reference only. Students are advised to prepare for the test based on the topics mentioned in the detailed NFLAT syllabus.

Rewards and Recognition
To encourage students for obtaining basic financial skills, each participating student is awarded a certificate, based on their performance.
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International Kids' Owl Art Contest

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Eligibility: Children up to the age of 18

Guidelines
  • Entries must be the original art of the child entering the contest, with no help from adults. We no longer accept printed owls that are just colored.
  • Entries must be an image of an owl.
  • Print out this form and TAPE the small label to the bottom right corner of the front of the image, and TAPE the larger form to the back of the image. (Do not use glue or rubber cement.) PLEASE PRINT NEATLY or type the information. Click here to see a video of how to properly label entries.
  • Entries that are not properly labeled will be disqualified.
  • Entries must be received by January 15, 2019. (Entries must be mailed; no email entries accepted.) Please allow adequate time for delivery, which can take as many as 3-4 weeks from some countries.
  • Limit one entry per person
  • Use enough postage, as "postage due" entries will not be accepted.
  • PRIZES: All properly labeled entries will be judged by area artists. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in each category will receive a mailed certificate. First prize winners in each catergory will receive a cash prize (paid through PayPal) as follows: 0-5 years: $20 USD; 6-9 years - $30 USD; 10-14 years - $40 USD; 15-18 years - $50 USD. 
  • All entries become the property of the International Owl Center and cannot be returned due to the volume of entries received. They will be used to decorate the storefronts in Houston during the International Festival of Owls the first weekend in March, and may be sold or auctioned to raise funds to support the International Owl Center. Some will be kept for temporary or permanent display at the Owl Center.
  • Results will be posted on our public Facebook page in February or March.

Entries should be mailed through the postal service to:
International Festival of Owls
P O Box 536
Houston, MN 55943
USA

Entries mailed through DHL, UPS, and FedEx should be mailed to:
International Owl Center
126 E Cedar St
Houston, MN 55943
USA
+1 507-896-6957

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Wednesday, 3 October 2018

Edu Mithra International Space Olympiad

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ISO 2018-19
International Space Olympiad is an international Quiz competition on Space Science and Technology for students of Grades 5-12. Each year with a mission to excite and encourage talents in the fields of space science and technology and intensify the aptitude of children.

ELIGIBILITY
Students studying in Grades 5-12 all over the world can participate in International Space Olympiad 2018-19

LEVELS
International Space Olympiad 2018-19 is designed to have three compelling phases of competition. The top performers of each category gets selected to participate in the next phase of competition.

CATEGORY
Junior Category : Grades 5-7.
Senior Category : Grades 8-10.
Super Senior Category : Grades 11-12.

REFERENCE
ISO 2018-19 provides sufficient reference guides and online training for each levels of competition accordingly.

Last Date of Preliminary Level Registration : October 15, 2018

 Date of Preliminary Level Examination : December, 2018

Registration Fee INR 500/- + Tax INR 90/-
The winners of ISO 2017-18 gets a free trip to NASA as Grand Prize!

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Tuesday, 2 October 2018

International Poster Competition - 26th San Diego Latino Film Festival

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Submit your poster design for a chance to be a part of SDLFF history!

Submissions to the 26th Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival are now open. The festival will be taking place March 14-24, 2019. SDLFF 2019 is seeking innovative, original, and thought-provoking works that are ‘by’, ‘about’ or ‘for’ the Latino community, that have been completed between 2017-2018.

The best part? The winning artwork will receive a prize of $1,000.00 dollars!

Who can participate?
This is an international competition, it is open to designers of all professional levels.
There is no entry fee.

Selection Process
A panel of distinguished judges (composed of artists, graphic designers, and art educators) will vote on the winning poster and finalists.

Prizes
Top Prize: $1,000.00 dollars and promotional exposure in ALL marketing festival related marketing materials
10 Finalists – 2 tickets to the 24th San Diego Latino Film Festival (March 14-24, 2019) & limited promotional exposure!

Deadline
Early Bird Submission Deadline: September 14th
Official Submission Deadline: October 12th
Late Submission Deadline: November 9th

Guidelines

Please review the guidelines provided at http://sdlatinofilm.com/callforentries2019/ carefully before submission.

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International Compost Awareness Week Poster Contest

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The International Compost Awareness Week Committee invites YOU to get involved in ICAW 2019. ICAW is looking for anyone interested in participating in our 17th Annual Poster Contest. The winning poster will be used to promote International Compost Awareness Week, May 5 -11, 2019.

POSTER THEME: Cool the Climate – Compost!

Contest Period
The contest runs from September 1 until November 5, 2018

Eligibility
Contest is open to anyone who wishes to share their artistic creativity to promote this year’s theme.
 There are 3 contest divisions: grades 3-7, grades 8-12, and college – adult. The best from each division will be entered into the final contest.
There is NO ENTRY FEE

The winning poster will serve as the promotional piece to share nationwide the 2019 International Compost Awareness Week theme.

The poster contest winner will have his/her poster reproduced and distributed to thousands nationwide. It will be the official 2019 International Compost Awareness Week poster and featured on the CCREF website as well as on the US Composting Council website too. The winning “poster artist” will have his/her name posted on the CCREF website and will be included on all print material and in any press releases in association with our annual ICAW celebration.


The successful poster winner will receive a $500 prize.
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ASK India Society's NATIONAL HANDWRITING COMPETITION 2018

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Started in 2010. This is the 9th National Level Competition. Over 200 Schools and 3 lakh Students participate every year. Students are awarded @ School Level, District Level, State Level and National Level

Competition Structure
One exam; Three rounds of evaluation
The assessment of the exam answer papers will be in three rounds.
Round 1 is for School Level. The first 3 best performers in every school, in each Category, will be awarded Handwriting Champ of the School Certificate and Medal. All the students will receive Participation Certificates.
Round 2 is for State Level. Students who qualify in the Round 1 are eligible for Round 2. This round is among the students from the same State. The first 3 best performers in State, in each Category, will be awarded Handwriting Champ of the State Trophy, a Certificate and Gift Hamper worth Rs. 2000/-
Round 3 is for the National Level. All students who qualify in the Round 2 are eligible for Round 3. This round is among the students of different states. The first 3 best performers, in each Category, in India will be awarded Handwriting Champ of the Nation Trophy, a Certificate and Gift Hamper worth of Rs. 5000/-

Competition Pattern
Eligibility
Category A – Students of standard: I, II, III and IV.
Category B – Students of standard: V, VI, VII and VIII.
Category C – Students of standard: IX, X, XI and XII.

Examination Pattern
The medium of examination will be English.
The question paper for Category B and C will be the same. Category A has to write in a four-ruled paper.
The duration of the exam is for 20 minutes.
There will be only one written exam and the same answer sheet will be evaluated for further rounds/levels (if shortlisted in a particular round/level).

Evaluation Criteria
The following points are considered while evaluating the answer papers:
a) Legibility and neatness.
b) Font formation and uniformity in fonts.
c) Joining or connectivity between letters(in cursive handwriting) and Spacing between letters(in print handwriting)
d) Pen strokes and their angle.
e) Legibility in the formation of numbers.
f) Presentability of your script by underlining with colour pens.
g) There will be negative marking for pressure applied on paper.

The minimum number of participants in any given category should be fifteen. For example; If XYZ High School sends an entry with 15 students in category A, 15 in category B and only 2 in category C, then the first three toppers in category A and B will be awarded Medals and Merit Certificates. But category C students will only get the participation certificates.

Date of Exam: Any day as per the convenience of the school management. The Last date to finish the exam is 30th November 2018. The answer sheets should reach ASK Learning Centre, Hyderabad by 15th December 2018
Time: Any time as per the convenience of the school management, 20 minutes will be allocated to each category.
Venue: Exam will be conducted in the respective school.
Results: The results will be declared in the second week of January 2019.

Awards: The award distribution function will be held in New Delhi on 23rd January 2019 which is the International Handwriting Day. For the students and the School Management who are unable to attend the Awards Function at New Delhi, their prizes will be dispatched to their respective Schools by Registered Post by February 2019.

The Jury comprises of a group of highly experienced professionals of SmartWRITE working in the field of Handwriting,

Enrollment Fee
The enrollment fees is Rs. 100/- (Rupees Hundred Only) per participant.

A Demand Draft from any Nationalised Bank should be taken for the collected amount.

The Demand Draft should be taken in the name of ASK Learning Centre.

The Demand Draft should be payable at HYDERABAD.

The Demand Draft and the School Registration Form should be couriered to the below mentioned National Controller's Office at Hyderabad on or before 15th December 2018.

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World of 7 Billion Student Video Contest 2019

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Global population challenges are real. Make a video to share your solution.
Win cash prizes by creating a short video on a global challenge impacted by population growth. All middle and high school students are eligible to enter. Information on the 2019 contest is available now.
Create a short video – up to 60 seconds – about human population growth that highlights one of the following global challenges: Preserving Biodiversity, Sustainable Resource Use, Protecting Human Rights.. All videos must include:


a) how population growth impacts the issue

b) at least one idea for a sustainable solution.

Consider narrowing your focus by concentrating on a subtheme within your topic. Possible subthemes include:

Advancing Women and Girls -access to education, gender equality,
women in government, women’s health, child marriage
Feeding 10 Billion -hunger, food waste, resource and energy use, deforestation, pollution
Preventing Pollution -impacts on air, water, and land, climate change, human and wildlife health, ecosystem destruction

Deadline for submissions is February 28, 2019.
  • All entries must be a digital video.
  • Each entry must focus on ONE of following global challenges as it relates to population growth:
    • Climate Change
    • Ocean Health
    • Rapid Urbanization
  • Students may work together in groups or submit entries as individuals.
  • The length of the video should not exceed 60 seconds (one minute), not including the 10 second title screen (see #5).
  • All entries should begin with a 10 second full-screen “title screen” that includes the following information:
    • Lead Producer’s name
    • School name
    • School city, state
    • Title of video
    • Total running time (not including the 10 second title screen)
  • All information presented in the video must be cited, giving credit to the original source. Plagiarism of any kind will result in disqualification. IF CHOSEN AS A FINALIST, you must submit a list of your sources, properly cited.
  • Each video must have one Lead Producer to serve as the main point of contact. Recognition and prizes will be given to the lead producer and all those listed as co-producers on the entry form.
  • There is no entry fee.
  • Entries may be submitted through the website starting on September 1, 2018. The deadline for submissions is 5:00 pm (eastern time, US) on Thursday, February 28, 2019. Winners will be announced no later than Tuesday, May 8, 2019.
  • All entries must be submitted in digital format.
  • No copyrighted materials (music, images, etc.) may be used for this contest unless you own the copyright or have a license to use the material for this contest. Written permission must be obtained and provided upon request for all copyrighted materials.
  • No professional assistance is allowed. Adults may assist with production but are limited to verbal guidance only. Adults are allowed to be actors or cameramen but not content contributors.
  • All portions of the online entry form must be completed when you upload your video for it to be eligible.
  • IF CHOSEN AS A FINALIST you must submit a signed/completed Parent Permission Form and a signed/completed Actor Release Form for each person appearing in your video. Forms can be scanned/emailed to: Worldof7Billion@populationconnection.org; faxed to 202-332-2302; or mailed to: World of 7 Billion contest, 2120 L Street NW #500, Washington, DC 20037.
  • Content must comply with all local and national laws of the country of origin and the United States. Content must not 1) promote illegal behavior; 2) support racial, religious, sexual or other invidious prejudice; 3) advocate sexual or violent exploitation; 4) violate rights established by law or agreement; 5) invade the privacy of any person; or 6) be otherwise inappropriate as determined by Population Connection in its sole and conclusive determination.
  • The judges’ decision is final. Entries will be judged by topic, with winners in each of the three global challenge areas: Climate Change, Ocean Health, and Rapid Urbanization. Decisions will be made based on the World of 7 Billion Judging Rubric.
  • The only compensation for submitting a video is the opportunity to be awarded a prize if the entry wins. Population Connection will pay filmmakers no additional compensation nor be liable to the filmmaker under any circumstances.


Awards will be presented as follows:

Challenge: “Advancing Women and Girls”

High School
One (1) First Place: $1,000
One (1) Second Place: $500
Two (2) Honorable Mentions: $250

Middle School
One (1) First Place: $500
One (1) Runner Up: $250

Challenge: “Feeding 10 Billion”
High School
One (1) First Place: $1,000
One (1) Second Place: $500
Two (2) Honorable Mentions: $250

Middle School
One (1) First Place: $500
One (1) Runner Up: $250

Challenge: “Preventing Pollution”

High School
One (1) First Place: $1,000
One (1) Second Place: $500
Two (2) Honorable Mentions: $250

Middle School
One (1) First Place: $500
One (1) Runner Up: $250


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Sunday, 9 September 2018

Small Hand Big Art: The Annual Art Exploration 2018-19

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‘Small Hand Big Art’ is an initiative to promote Children’s Art and to provide an opportunity for children to take pride in their creativity. Through this initiative, we seek to focus the attention of children, parents, teachers and society towards looking at Art as a Way of Life and more than just a casual hobby

Small Hand Big Art runs the Annual Art Exploration to recognize children who have talent in Art. We exhibit their work at some of Premium Art Galleries in India providing a rare opportunity to be mentored by leading luminaries from the field of Fine art, Senior Artists, Senior Faculty members of leading Fine Art Colleges, Gallery owners, Art Curators and Critics, who facilitate career guidance for children at the age when it matters the most.

Category (based on age A: 5-8 years, B: 9-12 years, C: 13-15 years, D: 16-17 years)

Highlights

  • National Level Art Competition
  • Entries will be collected through schools ONLY
  • Winners Art Work is displayed at some of the most premier Art Galleries in India
  • Four category of participants based on age A: 5-8 years, B: 9-12 years, C: 13-15 years, D: 16-17 years
  • Monetary Award of Rs 2000 each and ‘Certificate of Merit’ to the winners
  • Certificate of Participation for all students
  • Winners will be invited to attend a unique ‘Winners Mentorship Program’
  • Art Teacher of Winning Schools to be Felicitated at the Award Ceremony, for their contribution and encouragement.
  • Art Works need to be made on paper sheets of A4 or A3 size ONLY. No Art Work made on canvas will be accepted.
  • Art Work can be made on any theme/topic
  • All Certificates will carry the logo of our Collaborators and the Winners 'Merit Certificate' will be jointly signed by Small Hand Big Art and Rhode Island School of Design, USA

Process To Participate

  • Entries will be collected through schools ONLY - no individual entries to be accepted directly from Students
  • Schools to conduct Small Hand Big Art’s Annual Art Olympiad 2017-18 session during school hours on any day of their choice while the Annual Art Olympiad is open
  • ONLY those Art Work that have been made during Annual Art Olympiad 2017-18 session conducted at school, should be submitted.
  • All Art Works to be made on paper sheets of A4 or A3 size ONLY. No canvas paintings will be accepted.
  • Any theme and any type of colour or pencil can be used
  • Each student can submit a maximum of 5 Art Works.
  • Parents to send application Fees of Rs 150 per Art Work to the School(Rs 300 for two Art Work, Rs 450 for 3 Art Work submitted….Rs 750 for 5 Art Work)
  • Each Art Work to have the following details mentioned clearly at the back:
    • Name of student
    • Category
    • Mobile number of Art Teacher/ School
    • Mobile number of Parent
  • Any art work without the above information will be rejected.
  • School to send a printed list of all children who are sending Art Work along with following details:
    • Name of School, School address and phone number of Art Teacher, clearly mentioned on top of each sheet
    • Complete Name of Student
    • Category (based on age A: 5-8 years, B: 9-12 years, C: 13-15 years, D: 16-17 years)
    • Mobile number of Art Teacher/ School
    • Mobile number of Parent
  • School can retain Rs 10 per Art Work Application, from the application fee of Rs 150 collected for each Art Work submitted by the students and send Rs 140 per Art Work to organisers. The retained amount is to be utilised towards Courier Charges, Demand Draft fee and Paper charges.
  • School to issue a single Demand Draft for the application fees collected (Rs 140 x number of Art Work submitted) in favor of “KALAABUZZ PVT LTD”, payable at Bangalore Any cheque or draft received directly from the parents Will not be accepted.
  • School to send all the Art Work and Demand draft - TOGETHER - in one single packet, to organisers, through courier to Organizer’s address :
    • Small Hand Big Art,
    • 304 C12 Sandeep Vihar,
    • Kannamangala Village, Whitefield,
    • Bangalore - 560115
Last Date to send Art work
0th November 2018

Result will be declared on our website www.smallhandbigart.com on 28th February 2019
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    NASO National Astronomy and Science Olympiad

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    National Astronomy & Science Olympiad is one of the highly emerging concepts among young generation olympiad. It is one of the unique and innovative platforms which also serve an opportunity to the students by providing them the exposure to space science and also a chance to visit NASA Space Center. It is scientifically designed, age appropriate and practically matured exam which is divided in two different rounds.

    NATIONAL ASTRONOMY & SCIENCE OLYMPIAD is a platform that opens the door of limitless knowledge about the science and space explorations, for the students of class 2 to class 10 and to encourage talented young minds with amazing prizes who excel in the olympiad in different programs including workshops, quizzes and many other informative & innovative sessions handled by eminent personalities and educationalists in the field of science, its much about inspiring the young aspirants to dream bigger and to channel their interests in space science into the right path where they really belong. NATIONAL ASTRONOMY & SPACE OLYMPIAD is a venture of Navars Edutech and supported by Orion education.

    Mode of competition

    Level 1 : School Round
    • This round is to test their ground level and basic knowledge in science.
    • No special preparation required.
    • Class level syllabus 
    • 50 mcq's 60 minutes related to science and astronomy 
    • No negative marking 
    • First three toppers of level-1 from each school will be awarded medals and certificates of ranking.
    • Participation certificates will be provided to all level-1 participants. 
    • Level-1 is conducted in the school and the date is decided as per the school schedule. 
    • 10 % students will be promoted to next level.
    Level 2 : National Round

    Here students will be tested on research and exploration method of testing, and students will be competing between different schools in particular state.
    Level-2 will be conducted in february 3rd week & admit cards will be sent to schools by jan end.
    Previous year papers & astronomy syllabus material will be provided for students enrolled for level-2.
    Class level syllabus 
    20 to 25 researched based questions with 60 minutes time limit.(no negative marking) 
    Level-2 will be conducted online or in designated neutral center of particular state or zone. 
    Certificates of merit will be awarded to all the participating students of Level-2.

    Awards & Rewards

    1st winners will be sponsored to space education camp at Nasa "Kennedy Space Station" Houston for 7 days.
    2nd winners will be sponsored to "Singapore science station" for 7 days in Singapore.
    3rd winners will be sponsored to "Astro India & Science Tour" for 7 days.
    4th prize telescopes.
    5th prize 10000 planetarium tickets to students.


    How to Enroll

    Student can enroll for through school only, open/individual registrations are not allowed. No spot registration will be accepted in any case.

    School Registration
    School enrollment form must be filled and mailed before the last date of closing enrollments.

    Online Registration
    National astronomy science olympiad can also be registered through the website by filling the inquiry form. School can also download enrollment form from our website.

    Registration fee structure
        
    Round 1: inr. 120/- (exam, certification and excluding preparatory booklet)
       
    Round 2: free

    Payment for the national astronomy & science olympiad must be made through account payee cheque, demand draft or online bank transfer in favor of Navars Edutech payable at Hyderabad. School paying contributions by cash are requested to make the payment only to authorized person of the organization with the payment receipt.

    Depositing in cash in any computerized branch of Syndicate Bank with account name Navars Edutech with a/c no 30963070000627 & send original counterfoil of pay-in-slip along with the registration form, or transfering the amount in our below mentioned bank accounts.

    Study materials are available on the website at http://www.naso.in/books.html
    Last Date: October 10, 2018
    Exam Date: November and  December 2018
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