1. Applicant(s)

1.1 | You are applying to the competition*
As an individualAs a group (up to five people in the group within the same age category)

1.2 | Age category of the competition you are applying for*
14 to 18 years old (possibility for groups to include two 19 years old participants)19 to 24 years old25 to 30 years old

1.3 | Parental authorisation
If you are applying for the age category 14 to 18 years old, please upload below a signed written approval document from your parents for your participation in the Youth Competition (for group applications, please upload one file with all signed parental approvals). Mandatory.

I, [name of the parent], authorise my child [name of the participant] to participate in the OceanICU Youth Competition by submitting a science outreach material. I have read the competition’s Terms of Reference and accept them.
I acknowledge that, if my child’s application is selected as one of the laureates of the competition, my child’s science outreach material will be published / disseminated via the OceanICU website, newsletter and social media channels and featured at the European Ocean Carbon Summit in Brussels (Belgium) on 26 May 2027, as described in the Terms of Reference. I allow OceanICU partners to publish and exhibit my child’s science outreach material as part of the communication on the results of the Youth Competition. Published and exhibited science outreach material will clearly indicate the credit for this material which has been included in the competition’s application form.
If my child’s application is selected as one of the laureates of the competition, I accept that my child’s name, the name of my child’s school (if participation in the competition was organised in the framework of school activities) and the age category my child applied under are publicly communicated in communication on the results of the Youth Competition and dissemination of my child’s science outreach material.
Date,
Name,
Signature.

Upload parental authorisation(s)
Files must be less than 20 MB.
Allowed file types: pdf. *

1.4 | If you are applying for the age category 14 to 18 years old, please indicate the name of the teacher who has supported you and the name of the school.
Name of the teacher

Name of the school

1.5 | Please complete your applicant(s) information*

Note: Your e-mail address will only be used to send you information about the Youth Competition. Information about your country of residence will be used by OceanICU partners to analyse general participation statistics related to the Youth Competition. General anonymised participation statistics will be used in project reporting.

Person 1

Your first name*

Your last name*

Your email address*

Your country of residence*

Person 2

Your first name

Your last name

Your email address

Your country of residence

Person 3

Your first name

Your last name

Your email address

Your country of residence

Person 4

Your first name

Your last name

Your email address

Your country of residence

Person 5

Your first name

Your last name

Your email address

Your country of residence

1.6 | What is your main activity?*
Schooling / Education: secondary / high schoolSchooling / Education: vocational educationSchooling / Education: higher educationResearch: PhD studentResearch: postdoctorateProfession in a sector of the blue economyProfession in formal or informal educationOther professionOther
Information about your main activity will be used by OceanICU partners to analyse general participation statistics related to the Youth Competition. General anonymised participation statistics will be used in project reporting.

1.7 | How did you learn about this competition?*
OceanICU websiteOther websiteOceanICU newsletterOther newsletterSocial mediaSomeone I work / study withOther

2. Science outreach material

2.1 | Title of your science outreach material (maximum 80 characters with spaces):*

2.2 | Short introduction text about your science outreach material (maximum 1,200 characters with spaces):*

2.3 | Credit for your science outreach material (e.g. Your name(s), All rights reserved):*

2.4 | Format of your science outreach material (select from the list below):*
Document (e.g. poster, interview, board game)Presentation (e.g. slideshow)Storytelling (e.g. comics)Images (e.g. infographic)Short video uploaded on YouTubeSound recording uploaded on a podcast channel

2.5 | Question addressed (select one from the list below):*
Why is it important to understand how the biological carbon pump works?How do scientific researchers carry out their work in the OceanICU project (e.g. methods of collecting samples, data analysis, modelling, remote sensing, laboratory experiment, stakeholder focus groups)?How does research on whales help us understand ocean carbon?How does research on fish help us understand ocean carbon?How does research on cold water corals help us understand ocean carbon?How does research on zooplankton help us understand ocean carbon?How does research on marine particles help us understand ocean carbon?What makes OceanICU an interdisciplinary project and why is interdisciplinarity important for researching the biological carbon pump?What tools does OceanICU develop to make better decisions for sustainable management of the ocean in the future?How have human activities and pressures influenced the ocean carbon cycle, and how has OceanICU contributed to this research field?

2.6 | Description of the science outreach material layout format (optional details or comments):

2.7 | Please upload your science outreach material or provide the link to YouTube (if you are submitting a video) or a podcast channel (if you are submitting a podcast or a sound file).*

Upload your science outreach material AND/OR a document with the link to your science outreach material

Document upload – Max 20 MB – Allowed file types: pdf, jpg *

And/or link to video/sound file

3. Eligibility criteria statements

3.1 – I/ we have read the OceanICU Youth Competition Terms of Reference, fully understand them, and accept them.*

3.2 – I/we declare that all work submitted is my/our original work and was created specifically for this competition. No artificial intelligence (AI) tools were used to generate or create any part of the submitted material except for subtitles, translations, checking grammar or supplementing my/our own research.*

3.2.1 – Did you use AI?*
YesNo

3.2.2 – If you used AI, can you specify what you used AI for and why?

3.3 – I/ we confirm that I / we have respected all rights related to copyright and right to image in the production of our science outreach material.*

3.4 – I/ we hold full responsibility and liability on the content of my/our science outreach material.*

4. Data Privacy Policy

4.1 As a participant in the OceanICU Youth Competition

4.1.1 – I/ we acknowledge that the personal data (name and email) we have provided in this form will be used by the partners of the OceanICU project solely for the purpose of organising the OceanICU Youth Competition, as described in the Terms of Reference, and project reporting.*

4.1.2 – I/we agree to have my/our name(s) included in the list of participants in the OceanICU Youth Competition and to the use of my/our name(s) for e-mailing of participants’ certificates.*
YesNo

4.2 If my/our application is selected as one of the laureates of the OceanICU Youth competition*

4.2.1 – I/ we acknowledge that if our application is selected as one of the laureates of the competition, my/our science outreach material will be published / disseminated via the OceanICU website, newsletter and social media channels and featured at the European Ocean Carbon Summit in Brussels (Belgium) on 26 May 2027, as described in the Terms of Reference. I / we are the owner(s) of this science outreach materials and allow OceanICU partners to publish and exhibit it as part of the communication on the results of the Youth Competition. Published and exhibited science outreach material will clearly indicate the credit for this material which I / we have included in this form*

4.2.2 I/we accept that my/our name(s), the name(s) of the school(s) if applicable and the age category I/we applied under are publicly communicated in communication on the results of the Youth Competition and dissemination of my/our science outreach material (e.g. website article, social media post).*

Thank you for submitting your application in the OceanICU Youth Competition!

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