2015-4-1

The 4th National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) Picture Contest – What can you do for the environment now?

April 1 (Wednesday), 2015
Public Relations Office, Planning Department, National Institute for Environmental Studies
Contact （029-850-2453)

The National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) is pleased to announce the 4th NIES Picture Contest, for Junior-High School students nationwide. This contest, which is this year being held for the fourth time, aims to deepen the interest and understanding of the next generation in environmental issues, as they will determine the future of such issues as well as the future of environmental research.

The theme of the current contest is: "What can you do for the environment now?" - and the submission deadline for entries is May 29 (Friday: postmark date). Selected entries will be displayed on the NIES homepage from July, and all entrants will also receive a commemorative prize. In addition, the winning entries will be displayed during the National Institute for Environmental Studies Summer Open House, to be held on July 18 (Saturday), 2015.

Application details for "The 4^th NIES Picture Contest"

1. Theme

What can you do for the environment now?

We would like you to imagine a scene which takes into account the things you think that the people around you could or should do for the sake of our environment. The scene should depict the results of these actions and the kind of hometown, lifestyles, or world that would come about. You can also choose to draw people going about these activities.

2. Eligibility

Junior High-school Students

3. Entry Specifications

Picture Size = L 54cm X H 38cm. The picture should be drawn laterally. Writing can be incorporated in the picture. (Please also include a description or explanation of the picture in less than 200 words)

Fill-in application form (see below) and attach it to the back of your picture (if you are entering as part of a school or other group please enter the contact details of the supervisor; if you are entering individually enter the contact details of your parent or guardian)
Entries are limited to original works which have not previously been presented
To avoid creasing or bending, send your entry in a boarded envelope
The copyright of the works entered into the competition will revert to the applicant. Entries will be returned to all applicants (in the case of entries as part of a school or other group, they will be returned to the supervisor)
Any personal information shared during the application process will only be used in relation to the current competition, and for no other purpose
Application Form
[PDF 53KB]

4. Deadline

May 29 (Friday), 2015 (items postmarked up to/on this date)

5. Send Entries to

National Institute for Environmental Studies
Planning Department,
16-2 Onogawa,
Tsukuba city
Ibaraki,
305-8506 JAPAN

6. Judging Panel

Competition Panel (President and Staff, National Institute for Environmental Studies)

7. Prizes

"Outstanding" - Top Prize: 1 person; "Excellent" - Second Prize: 2 persons; Honorable Mention - eight persons; Commemorative Prize - all applicants.
Separate prizes will be awarded to all the top places.

8. Posting of Prizewinning Entries

Prizewinning entries will be published on the homepage of the National Institute for Environmental Studies from July (prizewinners will be contacted directly in advance)

9. Exhibition of Entries

There will be an exhibition of the entries at the National Institute for Environmental Studies Summer Open House, to be held on July 18 (Saturday), 2015, and on the homepage of NIES.

10. Prize-giving Ceremony

A ceremony will be held during the National Institute for Environmental Studies Summer Open House on July 18 (Saturday), 2015.

11. URL

http://www.nies.go.jp/event/contest/2015/index.html (Japanese only)

12. Sponsors

Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education, Tsukuba City Board of Education, Tsukuba-mirai City Board of Education, Ushiku City Board of Education, Tsuchiura City Board of Education, Joso City Board of Education, Moriya City Board of Education, Shimotsuma City Board of Education

Contact

National Institute for Environmental Studies, Planning Department, 029-850-2453