Northeastern University – Research: Art or Science?

Sometimes taking images for research isn’t just for the sake of data–cells, structures, everything can have its own beauty when captured on a screen. If you have been coveting any great shots of your research (or experimental mistake that just looked cool), the “Research: Art of Science?” competition may be for you.

The “Research: Art or Science?” Photo Prize provides undergraduate and graduate students conducting research a unique opportunity to showcase their work through photography. Students are allowed to submit an image and a description that speaks to the research they are conducting. All images and descriptions will be judged by a panel of experts from across the Northeastern University campus. Top images will be printed and displayed at an event that will take place in Spring 2018. Cash prices will be available for winners.

Selection Criteria

Photos will be judged on originality, technical excellence, composition, overall impact, artistic merit and subject matter relevance to art and research (including non-scientific research), except that the People’s Choice award will be determined based on which of the honorable mentions receives the most votes.

Potential winners will be required to complete and return a liability/publicity release within 14 days. If a potential winner fails to return these documents on time, an alternate potential winner may be selected in their place.

You will retain all rights to any photograph you submit — including ownership if applicable.

If you submit a photograph to enter the Photo Contest, you grant the organizers a royalty-free, nonexclusive right to:

• Display the photograph in the spring event.
• Allow third-parties to share the photograph on social media.
• Use the photograph on the Internet and in Social Media in support of our mission.
• Use the photograph in the university’s internal and external communications materials including but not limited to web sites and web publications, fact sheets, fund raising publications, advertising, multimedia, presentation and membership services, annual report and alumni magazine.
• Provide your photograph to other individuals and organizations for university-related use in news stories, newsletters, reports, slide shows, displays, web pages, videos, membership premiums, and the like
• Use, in connection with the Photo Contest, your name, city, state and country of residence in promotions and other publications
• Retain a digital copy of your photograph that will be archived in the university photo library and accessible to university staff via the university’s internal online photo archive

The organizers will endeavor to credit all photographs with the caption “Person’s Name” when the full name is available.