ATTENTION: PLEASE NOTE THE APPLICATION PROCESS MUST BE COMPLETED ONLINE. NO APPLICATIONS AND OR PAYMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED BY MAIL.

The online application process may be used for both the Figure Modeling Competition and the Young Sculptor Awards. Please indicate the competition(s) you wish to apply for by checking the appropriate box when registering.

TRAVEL ASSISTANCE GRANTS There are a limited number of Travel Assistance Grants available. Our intention is to try and assist those who are coming from the greatest distances and who have the greatest financial need.

If you are interested in applying for travel assistance, please provide an estimate of your travel expenses in the designated field when registering. Those receiving travel grants will be notified by email. The travel grants checks will be distributed at the Welcoming Reception.

READ THE INFORMATION BELOW AND THEN CLICK HERE TO START THE ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS.

DO NOT START ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS UNTIL YOU HAVE GATHERED THE INFORMATION DESCRIBED BELOW!

REQUIREMENTS Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 39.

Applicants must be United States citizens or residents with a social security number.

Applicants must also submit images of two (2) separate views of at least five (5), but no more than ten (10) works of sculpture (referred to as Sculptural Images in the technical guidelines below). Include an image of a bas relief if you wish to be considered for the Dexter Jones Young Sculptor Award. All images must be in ‘jpg’ format.

Applicants must submit a biography.

Applicants must pay a $35 submission fee.

TECHNICAL GUIDELINES FOR ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS You may contact us at the National Sculpture Society with any questions you have before beginning the submission process 212-764-5645 ext 10.

The Online Submission Process There are five steps to the online submission process. Each of these steps is described in more detail below.

1. Register your name and contact information
2. Enter in the information on each submitted sculpture
3. Upload the image files to our server
4. Upload your bio in rich text format
5. Pay the submission fee on our secure server

STEP 1 :: REGISTRATION The following information is required of every applicant

• your name
• your date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy)
• your email address
• your mailing address
• indicate your interest in competing for The Figure Modeling Competition, and or Young Sculptor Awards
• You may also request to be considered for a travel assistance award, in which case you should indicate your estimated travel expenses.

STEP 2 :: SUBMITTING YOUR SCULPTURAL IMAGES INFORMATION The second step of the online submission process is submitting your sculptural images information. The following information is required for each sculptural images submitted.

• title
• medium
• dimensions
• filename*

*by filename we mean the name of the image file associated with the sculpture. If the image file of your first sculpture image is saved as 'sculpture1.jpg', then the filename is sculpture1. Filenames should contain no spaces and no special characters. The filename does not have to reflect the name of the sculpture. However, it must match the name of the image file associated with the sculpture.

You must submit the information for every sculpture before proceeding to Step 3.

STEP 3 :: UPLOADING YOUR IMAGE FILES The image upload form allows uploading three image files at a time. You can return to the form as many times as needed to upload your image files. All the files must be uploaded before proceeding to STEP 4.

• all image files must be in jpeg format.
• all image files must have the .jpg file extension
• all image files must have a resolution of 72dpi.
• each image file should 500px on its longest side. If your image is vertically oriented, it should be 500px tall. If it is horizontally or landscape oriented, it should be 500px wide.
• the names of the files should not contain spaces or special characters.
• there are no restrictions other than the above in naming your files. The names do not have to correspond to the title of the piece. But whatever you name your file, you must enter that name correctly (without the .jpg) in the filename field when you are submitting your sculpture.
• the image files must be in RGB mode.

STEP 4 :: UPLOADING YOUR BIOGRAPHY

• You are required to submit a brief bio.
• Your bio should be saved in '.rxt' (rich text) format. Simply put two returns between each paragraph.
• Simply copy and paste your bio into the form.
• Unless you have formatted your bio in html, no fancy formatting will translate to the internet

STEP 5 :: PAYING THE SUBMISSION FEE After STEP 4 you will be on our secure server.

Please use your credit card - MasterCard, Visa, American Express or Discover - to pay the $35.00 submission fee.

Please click here to submit your work for the National Sculpture Competition or visit 'http://www.nationalsculpture.org/nss/sculpturecompetition'.