Science without Border Challenge 2019

Science without Border Challenge is an annual Art Competition which aims to motivate students to be a part of the protection and conservation of the world’s oceans and aquatic resources. This is the seventh edition of the annual science competition. The Theme for 2019 competition is “Connected Ocean: No Barriers, No Boundaries, and No Borders ". Candidates need to harness their artistic skills and creative vision to create a piece of art that illustrates how the ocean is connected. 

The application for the Science without Border Challenge has started, and the candidates can apply online before the given deadline. It is conducted by Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation which is a US Based Not for profit organisation.

It is a global art competition open for children of age 11 to 19 years with scholarships of up to $500 awarded to the winning entries. Students can apply under 2 categories

• Middle School: Age 11 years to 14 years
• High School: Age 15 years to 19 years

In 2016, entries were received from over 150 students from 17 countries including Hungary, India, Kenya, New Zealand, and Pakistan.

More about Science without Border Challenge

The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation’s Science Without Borders Challenge is an international art competition that engages students to promote the need to preserve, protect, and restore the world’s oceans and aquatic resources. All around the world, nations, organizations, schools, and individuals can observe and take part in the contest. This challenge is created to get students and teachers interested in ocean conservation through various forms of art.

The prize for the first three winners of the Science without Border Challenge 2019 will be accordingly. The name of the winners will be declared publically.

The candidates willing to participate in the challenge need to fill the application form through online mode and send it to the organising body with the artwork. The Science without Border Challenge is free of cost. There is no entry fee to apply for the challenge. The candidates can download the form by following the link given below

Click here to apply online

Participants below 13 years of age: Parents of participants younger than the age of 13 should fill and send the COPPA agreement form along with the application form.

• Middle School: Age 11 to 14 years
• High School: Age 15  to 19 years

Guidelines for Creating Artwork & Submission

• Original work: All artwork must be an original work by the contestant and shall not infringe on any copyrights or any other rights of any third parties. For instance, drawing a character from a cartoon or movie is not considered an original work. Candidates must send their original artwork. Digital copies of artwork are NOT permitted.
• Individual Submission: All submissions must be made by an individual artist. Group submissions are not permitted.
• The candidates have to use the mentioned specifications in their artwork. The candidates must use the following specification.
  • Type: 2D
  • Size: There is no minimum or maximum size requirements for the artwork.
  • Media of the artwork includes pencil, paint, marker, ink, crayon and chalk.
• A 150 words write up: The participants of the challenge should give a Title to the artwork, Description of media used by the participant, a write up of maximum 150 words on how the arts relate to the theme.
  
• If the explanation of artwork or the artwork itself is plagiarized, then candidates can be disqualified.
• Name and Signature: Candidates must write their first and last name and age in pencil on the back of their artwork. Also include the same teacher’s first and last name, email, and phone number that you listed on your Entry Form. They should also place their signature on the front, right-hand corner of your artwork

Artwork Submission

The contestants participating must submit an Entry Forms. It is preferred that the candidates submit their forms online at (www.lof.org/SWBChallenge). All the fields on the Entry Forms must be filled out in order to be considered for awards.

Candidates need to send the original artwork to the address mentioned below:

Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
Science Without Borders Challenge
PO Box 5913, Annapolis, MD 21403, USA

Things to be taken care of while sending the original artwork

If you are sending the artwork in a flat package, put something rigid in with it, so it does not get bent. This seems to minimize damage, but you may want to make sure the art is protected on both sides with additional packaging. We recommend that you do not fold your artwork. If you can roll your artwork, we suggest putting the artwork in a mailing tube.

The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation keeps the right to disqualify artwork if felt offensive. The artwork will be judged by the panel of Artists, Scientists and Educators.

• Categories: The artwork will be judged under two categories i.e.
  • Middle School: Age 11 years to 14 years
  • High School: Age 14 years to 19 years
• Criteria for Judging: The artwork of the participants will be judged on the following basis:
• Quality of the artwork
• Originality
• Adherence to the theme.

Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
SWB Challenge
130 Severn Avenue, Suite 100 Annapolis,
MD 21403

Phone: 443.221.6844 Extension 205
E-mail: heemsoth@lof.org