Description

The 2019 edition of the contest is now over. The finalists will be published on our Facebook. You can vote for your favorite picture between November 25th at 9 a.m. and November 27th 2019 at 4 p.m. The winners will be anounced on November 29th 2019 on our Website and our Facebook page.

Good luck to all participants!

The Student Life Office invite you to participate in our annual international student photo contest. We want to discover Québec through new eyes, through your own lens!

There are many prizes up for grabs!

Conditions for participation

You must be an international student enrolled at Université Laval in 2019. You must fill out the registration form below before 23:59 on November 3, 2019.

The photos of the finalists will be published on our Facebook page and the public will be invited to vote between November 25th at 9 a.m. and November 27th 2019 at 4 p.m.

The winners will be anounced on November 29th 2019 on our Website and our Facebook page.

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Registration form

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Please note that the registration form is available only in french.

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Important

If you are having trouble submitting your photos, we invite you to clear the cache of your browser. If this does not work, you can try using a private browser window of changing your browser. It is better to use a computer rather than a tablet or smartphone. As well, it is better to use a PC rather than a Mac.

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Categories and eligibility criteria

3 categories

Encounters

A stay abroad is often marked by encounters. Send us a photo of encounters that have been significant during your stay in Québec. Photos in this category must feature people or animals

Post card

Trips abroad are filled with discoveries: unforgettable rural and natural landscapes. Submit your best landscape photos in this category.

My stay at UL

Your experience at Université Laval (UL) is an important part of your stay in Québec. Share a photo that illustrates a highlight of your studies or your life here, on the campus. Photos in this category must have been taken on campus or contain a UL symbol.

Eligibility criteria

  • For each application, please specify the category.
  • Each photo or video must include a title and a brief description (country, location, people, action, etc.).
  • Photos must be submitted in JPG format with a minimum resolution of 500 ko.
  • Photos must have been taken during your stay in Canada.
  • You cannot submit a photo already submitted to the contest a previous year.
  • Submit before November 3th, 2019 at 11:59 p.m.

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Important

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Awards and selection criteria

A jury of three Université Laval employees, one international student and one photograph will select the finalists and winners. For each category, the jury will select 12 photos maximum as finalist.

$100 per winner in the Encounters, Post Card and My stay at UL categories
Selection criteria:

  • Conformity with the theme
  • Originality (approach of the theme)
  • Emotion conveyed by the photo
  • Quality of image
$100 for the People’s Choice Award
Public vote on Facebook. The voting period will end on November 29th, 2019 at 4 p.m.
Copyright

By entering this contest, students give Université Laval their consent to use, whether for advertising purposes or not, their names and photos, regardless of format, through any means or broadcast medium and without any time or territorial restrictions. The material will be used with utmost respect for both the authors and the people appearing in the photos. Contestants must guarantee contest organizers that the photos submitted do not infringe on third party rights.

In the event that a contestant should decide, for a serious and valid reason, to withdraw his or her authorization to broadcast his or her work, he or she must notify the Bureau de la vie étudiante. On reception of this notice, Université Laval commits to no longer broadcasting or authorizing the broadcast of this material.

Information
Geneviève Roberge
418 656-2131, poste 4791
genevieve.roberge@bve.ulaval.ca