JAPAN PRIZE 2009

Office of Grant Writing & Publications 202 Jesse Hall University of Missouri Columbia, MO 65211 573 882-9500 phone 573 884-8371 fax

Limited Submission Announcement

JAPAN PRIZE 2009 calls for entries of educational audiovisual multimedia products. Since its establishment in 1965 as an international educational program contest, JAPAN PRIZE has been contributing to the development of educational broadcasting around the world and to fostering international understanding and cooperation. In 2008, it evolved into the International Contest for Educational Media and expanded its target to include a variety of educational media using sound and images such as TV programs, videos, websites, games and other interactive materials. Educational programs that show high quality audiovisual effects using sound and images and contribute to the improvement of education worldwide will be awarded and include the following:

1. Linear content (The first broadcast, issue, or circulation date must have been between August 1, 2008, and July 31, 2009.)

2. Websites (The website must have been updated after August 1, 2008. It must be possible to browse the website in Tokyo between August 10 and October 28, 2009.)

3. Game software (The first sale or circulation date must have been between August 1, 2008, and July 31, 2009.)

4. Other interactive materials (The first sale or circulation date must have been between August 1, 2008, and July 31, 2009.)

The materials should have an audio-visual configuration that can be introduced through broadcasting because the entered programs may be broadcast in contest-related programs. The Audiovisual Division includes five categories: Pre-school, Primary, Teen, Continuing Education, and Welfare Education.

Because MU is limited to one entry in each category for this program, letters of intent must be submitted to the Office of Research, ltdsub@missouri.edu, no later than 4:00 p.m., Friday, June 19, 2009. Letters of intent should be limited to drafts of the required 1) summary of the entry, 2) educational aims, and 3) method to achieve desired aims.

URL for more information: http://www.nhk.or.jp/jp-prize/english/

This notice is being sent to deans, directors, and chairs in health and life science disciplines. Please forward it to other faculty members who may be interested.

All limited submission announcements can be tracked by deadline via the Calendar at research.missouri.edu or by announcement date via the Limited Submissions listing at http://research.missouri.edu/ogwp/lsa.htm.