SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS TO THE
ILLINOIS INTERNATIONAL PHOTO CONTEST
International Programs and Studies & Study Abroad Office
What made you want to capture this moment in time? How did this experience make you feel?
If you could caption your photo, what would you say?
BRINGING TOGETHER OUR CAMPUS, OUR COMMUNITY, OUR WORLD.
Photos may be submitted to three categories:
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Personal transition: How did study abroad affect your goals, values, and perception of the world? Suggestions for photo content include:
local acquaintances and friends, host families, participation in local traditions, and locations or landmarks of inspiration.
Academic transition: What did you learn through study abroad? How did this enrich your academic career? Suggestions for photo content
include: interaction with classmates or teachers, participation in coursework or fieldwork, engagement in the local student community.
Career transition: How did study abroad change or enhance your career goals? Suggestions for photo content include: volunteering, internship
experience, fieldwork, or research abroad.
Take a look at our winning photographs from last year!
http://international.illinois.edu/iw/contest2014.html
Rules & Requirements
 Entrants must be current students or recent graduates who have studied abroad through a University of Illinois program or gone abroad with a
University of Illinois RSO. International students at Illinois may submit photos representing their experiences studying in the U.S.
 Entrants may submit up to one photo per category. Photos must be of high quality (1MB+). Winning photos will be enlarged and printed – please
use a high pixel count. Creativity through photo editing and enhancing is encouraged but not necessary.
 All photo submissions must also include a 100-300 word explanation on how your photo illustrates your personal/academic/career transition.
Entries will be judged both on the quality of the photo(s) and the accompanying essay.
 Photos must be original work and have been taken during the entrant’s study abroad program.
 Photos must be appropriate for posting on university materials. Obscene, provocative, or otherwise questionable content will not be considered.
 Entries are due on or before February 15, 2015 to the Study Abroad Office at sao-inquiries@illinois.edu. Entries received after the deadline will
not be eligible.
 Entries that fail to comply with the Entry Requirements will be disqualified.
 Please be mindful that there may be restrictions about taking photographs during certain cultural and/or religious events, so ask permission
before you start taking photos, especially of people you don’t know. Similarly, letting subjects know if you plan to post your photos on the
internet or circulate them publically in any other way is advisable, particularly when photographing children or individuals in private contexts.
Judging & Awards
A panel of students, staff, and community members will select the winning photographs. Prizes will be awarded to the winners in all 3 categories.
Entries will be announced and displayed in a local gallery during International Week (April 6-12, 2015) and published in the Illinois International
Review. Selections from each category will also be featured on the website for the Study Abroad Office (studyabroad.illinois.edu) and International
Programs and Studies (http://international.illinois.edu/about/index.html).
Ownership
Photographers retain the copyright of their photographs. But, by entering the contest, photographers agree to have their submitted photograph(s)
displayed at all International Week events; on the Study Abroad Office (SAO), International Week (IW), and International Programs and Studies (IPS)
websites; and any other distribution materials without any fee or other form of compensation, and agree that Study Abroad Office and International
Programs and Studies may make and retain copies of the photograph for archival purposes.
Entries (including non-winning entries) may be selected for display or use in other SAO, IW, or IPS materials without permission from the
photographer. Entries will never be used by any of these units in any manner for sales. In the event that ownership of any photograph submitted to
this competition is contested in any manner, SAO, IW, and IPS retain the discretion to disqualify that photograph and discontinue use of the
photograph. ALL photos (both winners and non-winners) will become the property of the Study Abroad Office, International Week, and International
Programs and Studies and will not be returned.
For Submission
 Include the Entry Form on the 2nd page of the document
 Essays may typed into the Entry Form below, or submitted as a separate attachment
 Ensure you have electronically or physically signed and dated the Entry Form
 Label your photos using your last name, hyphen, with the category you are submitting to (i.e Smith-Personal, Smith-Academic, SmithCareer)
 Photos must be uploaded in a JPEG document that makes for easy downloading
ENTRY INFORMATION
(You can type your responses directly into the document or handwrite them.)
Name of Entrant: ____
NetID: ____
Major: ____
Study Abroad Program: ____
Program Location: ____
Email: ____
Term: ____
Entry #1
Category: ____
Title of Photo: ____
People in Photo: ____
Location of Photo: ____
Approximate Date Taken: ____
Entry #2 (if applicable)
Category: ____
Title of Photo: ____
People in Photo: ____
Location of Photo: ____
Approximate Date Taken: ____
Entry #3 (if applicable)
Category: ____
Title of Photo: ____
People in Photo: ____
Location of Photo: ____
Approximate Date Taken: ____
Please attach 100-300 words explaining how each of your photos illustrates its specific category.
(This is not required, but preference will be given to photos with an explanation.)
I, the undersigned, do herby consent to the use by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign of my image
described above, in (1) the photograph described above; and (2) any photograph reproduced either in whole or in
part from the photograph described above: regardless of whether these materials are used for fundraising,
advertising, publicity, or any other purpose on behalf of either the university or its Foundation.
I warrant that I have the full right and authority to grant this consent.
In addition, I waive all claims to compensation or damages based on the use of my image by either the university
or the Foundation. I also waive any right to inspect or approve the finished photograph.
I understand that this consent is perpetual, that I may not revoke it, and that it is binding on my, my heirs and
assigns.
I warrant that I am at least 18 years of age and that I am competent in my own name insofar as this consent is
concerned. I further attest that I have read this consent form and fully understand its contents.
_____________________________________________________
Signature
(Typed into the document or handwritten)
Date