The work student researchers do can be groundbreaking and life-changing for the general public. To help students spread the word about their own work, there are four national competitions coming up from January to April where students can learn new skills, meet people and possibly win cash prizes.<\/p>\n
Science! Action! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Organizer: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)<\/em><\/p>\n Deadline: Jan. 18<\/em><\/p>\n To enter the Science, Action! contest, students submit a maximum 60-second video and a 100-word written description of a research project or initiative at Brock University that is funded by NSERC.<\/p>\n \u201cYour video should explain cool research using everyday language,\u201d says the website<\/a>. \u201cIt should be creative, informative and look and sound great.\u201d Cash prizes range from $2,500 to $3,500.<\/p>\n See Brock\u2019s entries last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n Science Exposed<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Organizer: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)<\/em><\/p>\n Deadline: Jan. 31<\/em><\/p>\n This is a photographic competition devoted exclusively to images of scientific research. The competition is also open to faculty. There are three jury prizes of $2,000 and a People\u2019s Choice prize of $1,000.<\/p>\n \u201cShowcase your work and creativity to provide Canadians with a whole new perspective on science,\u201d says the website.<\/p>\n A Brock University team was a finalist last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n For more information on these three competitions, visit the VITAE Essential Skills<\/a> site.<\/p>\n The Storytellers<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Organizer: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)<\/em><\/p>\n Deadline: Jan. 31<\/em><\/p>\n In a maximum of three minutes on video or in a 300-word document, student researchers tell Canadians about a SSHRC-funded project they are pursuing at Brock University.<\/p>\n \u201cGrab our attention, be creative, push the boundaries: use a podcast, video, infographic\u2014or surprise us with something new,\u201d says the website<\/a>. The top 25\u00a0submissions will receive a cash prize of $3,000 in the first round of judging and the final five winners will receive an expense-paid trip for their presentations to be featured at the 2017\u00a0SSHRC Impact Awards event in Toronto.<\/p>\n Three Minute Thesis (3MT<\/em><\/strong>) <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Brock\u2019s 3MT Challenge preliminary round<\/em>, Feb. 16<\/em><\/p>\n Deadline for presentation abstracts: Jan. 31<\/em><\/p>\n This annual competition gives grad students three minutes to explain their research in a way that captivates judges and others from outside their discipline. The winner of Brock\u2019s challenge is awarded $500 and runner-up $250. See complete details in The Brock News.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t