University of Nebraska Kearney

Purpose 

• The purpose of this contest is to recognize individuals who have taken exceptional photographs while participating in a Study Abroad program as a University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) Student. Through the lens of a study abroad participant, the UNK Office of Study Abroad hopes to capture, acknowledge, and share the once-in-a-lifetime experience available to Lopers. 

Who Can Participate

• Only UNK Students who have successfully completed a study abroad program through UNK can participate.
• For the purpose of this contest a study abroad program is defined an international experience in which coursework was completed and will be part of the student’s UNK degree program.
• Study Abroad Alums must currently be enrolled as a full or part-time undergraduate student at UNK in order to participate. 

Rules

• There is no entry fee.
• Each Study Abroad Alum is allowed to enter three photographs into the contest per program.
• Photographs need to be in color, and taken from a high resolution camera.  Photos should be able to be enlarged to at least 5x7 without having a pixilated appearance.  The contest participant or other UNK student participants must be featured in the photograph.
• The photograph must be the work of the contest participant.
• Photographs may be edited.  However, any edits that distract from the photograph will result in disqualification (as determined by the judging committee).
• The photograph must depict the student’s host country/region where the study abroad program was located.
• The photograph must promote the unique educational, professional, or personal experience gained through a study abroad program.

Submission

• All entries must be submitted electronically to Ann Marie Park (parkam@unk.edu).  If you have difficulty emailing the photo due to size limitations, feel free to physically bring your submission to the Office of Study Abroad on a zip drive for photo transfer purposes.
• The photo must be attached to the email as a jpeg document.  Save the document as Participant Name_Photo Contest.  The subject of the email should also be Participant Name_Photo Contest. 
• Participant information must be included in the body of the email.  Include: participant’s name, NUID, and UNK email address.
• Participants must electronically submit a summary describing their photograph (can be attached as a Word Document or typed into the body of the email).  The summary should include:  name of participants in photo, where the photo was taken, the date the photo was taken, the study abroad program the participant was completing, and an explanation of why the photo is unique.  It is suggested that summaries are approximately 100 words.
• These descriptions will be used to promote study abroad and will serve as photograph descriptors. 

Photograph Rights

• All entries become property of the UNK Office of Study Abroad. 
• If you submit a photograph it is understood that you have granted these non-exclusive rights to the Office of Study Abroad.
• Photographer name, entries, and photo description may be published in print and electronic form, used for promotional purposes without further compensation, utilized on the Study Abroad Website, in UNK Study Abroad Social Media Outlets, and in other UNK marketing materials.
• Photos will not be returned after the competition.

Judging

• Judging will be overseen by the UNK Office of Study Abroad.
• A committee will be formed to select winners.
• Judges will be looking for photographs that capture the characteristic phenomena, scenes, and people that UNK students were immersed in as part of their study abroad program.
• Photos that inspire the audience and capture senses beyond what a typical postcard could do will have the best chance to win.

Awards

• Submissions will be considered to be featured in a UNK Study Abroad Calendar and other publications.
• Prizes will be awarded to winners.
• Participants will be notified of the contest results through their Loper Email Account.  Please note that no judging critiques will be provided.
• Winners and participants will have 14 days after email notification to schedule a meeting with Ann Marie Park in order to select their prizes.  Exceeding the 14 day period will cease your award and alternates will be contacted.

Deadline

• All submissions must be received by 5:00pm on the last day of the Fall Semester (Thursday of Finals Week), during the contest year.

Questions or Concerns?

• To address questions or concerns, please contact Ann Marie Park via email at parkam@unk.edu.  You can also schedule a time to meet Ann Marie during her regular office hours.