China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) will host the 2018 China International Contest of Popular Science Works to go with the World Public Scientific Literacy Conference, in hope to encourage the international creation of popular science works and push forward the international exchanges and cooperation in the creation and development. Focusing on 100 selected topics, the Contest is planned to conduct the global collection of popular science works in such three categories as terms of popular science exhibits, popular science articles, and popular science micro-videos. Any team or individual may participate with no limitations in nationality or age. Winning entries will be displayed in the "Exhibition for Prize-winning Works of 2018 China International Contest of Popular Science Works" to be held in Beijing in September 2018.
For the shortlisted works, the sponsor will divide them into three levels of each category according to their quality level confirmed by experts. Besides, the sponsor will provide the authors or developers of the works with a certain amount of expenditure (in RMB). The number of shortlisted works can be properly adjusted according to the quality level of such works.
(1) Exhibits for science popularization:
Level 1: 5 pieces, RMB 80 thousand yuan for each piece
Level 2: 15 pieces, RMB 50 thousand yuan for each piece
Level 3: 30 pieces, RMB 30 thousand yuan for each piece
(2) Photos and articles for science popularization:
Level 1:5 articles, RMB 6 thousand yuan for each article
Level 2:15 articles, RMB 3 thousand yuan for each article
Level 3:30 articles, RMB 2 thousand yuan for each article
(3) Micro-video for science popularization:
Level 1:5 pieces, RMB 10 thousand yuan for each piece
Level 2:15 pieces, RMB 5 thousand yuan for each piece
Level 3:30 pieces, RMB 3 thousand yuan for each piece
The above-mentioned amounts are pre-tax amount and all beneficiaries are required to provide the sponsor with invoices (they can be issued by tax authorities).