● Eligibility

  - Students(Undergraduate or Graduate school) and researchers in the field of natural ecology in Korea and abroad

    ※ No limit on the submission number of manuscripts.

● How to apply

  - Submit a Microsoft Word document (.docx) for the paper written in English

     ※ refer to the paper writing guide. (Guide file download : bit.ly/3qn88L4)

● Competition subjects

  -  Research related to overall ecology on Ecological conservation and assessment, Climate change, Invasive alien species, 

     Ecological information, Eco-mimicry technology, Ecological environment policy, Ecosystem services, Ecogenetics, 

     and Physiological ecology etc.

● Selection

  - The winners will be determined from the order of the highest score by the judging committee.

● Evaluation criteria

  - Creativity of research subject, logic and appropriateness of content development and research method,    credibility of research data, applicability of research results, etc.​

● Awards

※ 1) No award winner may be selected if there is no qualified paper for each class.

     2) Prize money is paid after deducting the withholding tax (to be paid by the winner).

     3) Prize money is paid to the representative applicant (first author).

● Schedule

  - Contest period : March 1 – July 31, 2022 (Korean standard time)

    ※ This is tentative schedule and if it changes, it will be notified through the website.​

● Documents to be submitted

  - 1 copy of the original paper, 1 copy of plagiarism test certificate (Similarity Check-Crossref, Copy Killer, etc.)​

● ​How to submit

  - Submit through the website (www.nie-thesiscontest.com)

● Notes​