BY THE MCGILL SCIENTIFIC WRITING INITIATIVE
WHAT IS THE SCICOMM CASE COMPETITION?
SciComm is a student-organized case competition at McGill University, which focuses on communicating science to diverse audiences. Participants get to choose a scientific topic or phenomenon within the assigned yearly theme and then have to tailor the way they present it to a variety of audiences (varying in age, educational level, etc.).
Teams of one to four participants work on three science communication tasks. Participants are offered mentorship by graduate students at McGill, and they have access to diverse workshops, panel discussions, and networking events with the expert judges and other teams.
This year will be the fourth edition, after a very successful run last year for which teams from almost every faculty participated. The theme for this edition is: INNOVATION.
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WHEN WILL THIS TAKE PLACE?
The 4th Edition will take place in the Winter 2024 semester.
Important Dates:
- Registration Deadline: January 26, 2024
- Official Start: February 1st, 2024
- Teams will be announced
- Information package will be sent to all teams
- Topic Submission Deadline: February 5th, 2024
- First Round: From February 5th to February 18th, 2024
- Second Round: From February 19th to March 3rd, 2024
- Finalist Teams Announced: March 11th, 2024
- Third Round: From March 11th to March 31st, 2024
- Winner Announced: Early April (TBD)
WHAT WILL THE PRIZES BE?
The winning team of the SciComm Case Competition will receive a monetary prize and publication of their work on the MSWI website and journal.
Additional prizes for this year's edition are still in the works and will be announced here shortly.
If you are an organization and would like to partner with us to offer prizes for our winners and participants while gaining some visibility, please fill the Interest Form below and we will be in touch! Anything you can contribute helps!
WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE?
Any undergraduate student studying at McGill University is eligible to participate. Representatives from all faculties are encouraged to apply!
Whether you are a scientific communication expert or have just discovered a new-found interest for it, fill out the application below to participate in this year's edition!
WANT MORE INFORMATION?
A recording of it is available on the McGill Scientific Writing Initiative's YouTube channel . There are presentation slides from that same event to learn more about SciComm below.
