FIFTH VAE SCIENTIFIC NARRATIVE AWARD
UNIVERSITAT DE VALÈNCIA ESTUDI GENERAL

REGULATIONS

1 PARTICIPANTS

Any person of whatever age, nationality or residence may apply for the VAE Scientific Narrative Award.

2 CHARACTERISTICS OF WORKS SUBMITTED

Works submitted must be original and unpublished.

Entries shall be narrative works on subjects which are based on or describe or include scientific or technological advances in any field of knowledge. They shall be written in Valencian, Spanish,  English or French, on 100 to 200 double-spaced, typewritten DIN A4 pages on one side only. Originals must bear on the cover "Entry for the Fifth Burjassot VAE Scientific Narrative Award Universitat de València Estudi General de Burjassot".

Submission of a work presupposes that its publishing rights have not been assigned, and that the work has not been submitted to any other pending award.

These regulations and the list of accepted entries may be found on the following websites: www.imcjb.net, www.burjassot.org, and www.valencia.edu/cdciencia.

3 SUBMISSION

The period for acceptance of original works closes on 1 october 2010.

Entries shall be presented at the Càtedra de Divulgació de la Ciència de la Universitat de València, Avenida de Blasco Ibáñez, 13 - 46010 València (Spain).

The original manuscript, typewritten and clearly legible, shall be presented in four copies and must bear on the cover the title of the work and the name of the award.  Authors shall also submit a sealed envelope containing the author’s name, address, e-mail and telephone number. A copy of the work in digital format shall be submitted as well, on CD preferably.

Manuscripts not receiving the Award will be destroyed after publication of the final decision.

4 JURY

The jury will be composed of: Fernando Sapiña, Aurelio Beltran and Joan Torró.

The jury shall decide which work is to win the award. Nevertheless, should the jury decide that none of the entries has the minimum quality for publishing, the award may be withheld. In no case shall the sum of the award be divided. Only one author and only one work may receive this award.

The verdict of the Jury  will be published in first half of December 2010

Any issues not covered by the present regulations shall be freely resolved by the jury.

5 AWARD AND PUBLICATION

The award comprises 3,000 euros granted by the Universitat de València. The award-winning work shall be published in Valencian by the University Press (Publicacions de la Universitat de València) within the Ciència entre lletres series; additionally, the University Press shall have a preferential option to publish the work in other languages.

The award paid to the winner shall be considered an advance payment for assignment of publishing rights to Publicacions de la Universitat de València. The winner undertakes to sign a contract for exclusive assignment of publishing rights.

6 ACCEPTANCE OF REGULATIONS

The presentation of originals presupposes total acceptance of these regulations and of the rights and obligations derived therefrom. The winner commits him/herself to participate in those events deemed appropriate by the organisers.