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The 2025 Science Without Borders® Challenge Finalists

The theme of this year's student art contest is marine keystone species, check out all the semi-finalists!

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The application period for the 2025 Science Without Borders® Challenge is now closed. This annual art contest encourages students to learn about important ocean science and conservation issues through art. The competition is open to middle and high school students 11-19 years old, with prizes of up to $500 awarded to the winning entries. Stay tuned for the winners, which will be announced in May.

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🌊🏆 Announcing the 2025 People’s Choice Award Winners! 🏆🌊Thousands of you voted in support of student artists using their talents to spotlight marine keystone species — and the results are in!🎨 In the 15–19 year-old category, the winner is “Symphony of the Sea: The Critical Role of Key Species” by Muhammad Faris Izzudin, Age 17, from Indonesia. His artwork features a vibrant marine ecosystem teeming with tarpon, snapper, snook, bull sharks, and even mangrove roots and pelicans — a powerful visual of biodiversity in balance.🎨 In the 11–14 year-old category, the winner is “Melting Grounds” by Gia Kim, Age 12, from the United States. Her poignant piece shows Antarctic krill escaping their melting home, highlighting the species’ critical role in the food web and the impacts of climate change.Thank you to everyone who voted and helped lift the voices of these young ocean advocates! 🌍💙Stay tuned — we’ll be announcing the full list of 2025 Science Without Borders® Challenge winners next week! ... See MoreSee Less

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🌊🎨 Don’t forget to vote for your favorite artwork in the 2025 Science Without Borders® Challenge!Students from around the world created powerful pieces about marine keystone species — and now it’s your turn to choose the People’s Choice winners!👍 Like your favorite images in the 11–14 and 15–19 year-old galleries on our social media pages. The images with the most likes win a $50 scholarship and bragging rights!🗳 Voting ends Monday, May 12 at noon ET — so cast your vote now!11-14 year old age group: https://bit.ly/11-14SWBFinalists15-19 year old age group: https://bit.ly/15-19SWBFinalistsLearn more: https://livingoceansfoundation.org/vote-for-the-peoples-choice-winners-of-the-2025-science-without-b…#PeoplesChoice #ScienceWithoutBordersChallenge #OceanConservation #MarineKeystoneSpecies #StudentArt #LivingOceansFoundation ... See MoreSee Less

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🎨🌊 Vote for the 2025 People’s Choice Award! 🌊🎨The finalists are in for this year’s Science Without Borders® Challenge, and now it’s YOUR turn to choose a winner!Head over to the photo galleries to see the stunning artwork created by students ages 11–14 and 15–19 from around the world. Each piece highlights a marine keystone species—organisms that play a critical role in keeping our ocean ecosystems in balance.👍 To vote, simply "like" your favorite image in each age group! The student artwork with the most likes (across our social media channels) by noon ET on Monday, May 12 will win our People’s Choice Award and a $50 scholarship.This is your chance to support young artists and ocean advocates while enjoying some incredible student art. 💙📸 Start voting now: 🧒 Ages 11–14: https://bit.ly/11-14SWBFinalists 🧑 Ages 15–19: https://bit.ly/15-19SWBFinalists #ScienceWithoutBordersChallenge #PeoplesChoice #StudentArt #OceanConservation #MarineKeystoneSpecies #LivingOceansFoundation #SWBPeoplesChoice ... See MoreSee Less

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