Monday, October 27, 2014

2015 Creativity in the Arts and Sciences Event - Call for applications

We invite you to participate as a presenter in the 2015 Creativity in the Arts and Sciences Event (CASE), sponsored by the UF-HHMI Science For Life Program in collaboration with the College of the Arts. This event will take place Saturday, January 31, 2015 from 9-5 pmat the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom and Nadine Mcguire Theatre + Dance Pavilion. The deadline to submit in your application is Wednesday, December 3, 2014.

Undergraduate students from the University of Florida and visiting universities will be presenting: (1) scientific research posters; (2) original artwork, including visual 2D/3D art and film; and (3) music, dance, and theatre performances. CASE presenters may compete for the CASE Award within one of three categories: scientific research poster, art project, or collaboration project. Prize amounts range from $250-$1250. This monetary award can be used to attend scientific meetings, professional conferences, workshops, art exhibitions or similar opportunity, as well as to purchase research supplies. In addition, students in a collaboration are eligible to be reimbursed up to $500 on supplies used on the collaboration project.

Applications will be reviewed by the CASE Committee and you will be notified by December 10, 2014 if your application is accepted. Information on the CASE and the application can be found at http://sfl.aa.ufl.edu/case

Questions? Please read the guidelines at http://sfl.aa.ufl.edu/case, or check out the FAQ to common questions. If the question is still not answered, please contact Grace Burmester (graceb@ufl.edu)for the Science or Collaboration categories and Jennifer Hodges (jhodges@art.ufl.edu) for the Art category.