August 1 2007

Offered by the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), this award is for a radio or television programme on science and technology. The programme should have high production value and aim to promote a better public understanding of science and technology as tools for national development, and it should disseminate scientific information in an interesting and engaging manner that would attract the attention of a wide-ranging audience.

The minimum duration of the programme should be 10 minutes and the maximum duration must not exceed 60 minutes. The programme must be made or broadcast for the first time between October 2006 and August 2007.

Applications can be team or individual entries and programme entries may be in any language but they must be subtitled in English for television entries. Radio programmes in languages other than English must be sent with a clear text in English explaining the concept of the programme and its impact.

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The programme's duration must be clearly marked on the DVD or CD. Four (4) copies of each application should be sent with 4 DVDs, (PAL) unencrypted for television features, and 4 copies of CDs for radio features.

CBA members and affiliates can send 1 free entry per category, but there is a fee of UK£20 for every additional entry in each category. Non-members should pay a fee of UK£60 per entry.

The deadline for application is August 1 2007.

Entries will not be acknowledged and only the winners will be informed.

Return the entry form to:

CBA Awards

Commonwealth Broadcasting Association

17 Fleet Street

London EC4Y 1AA

United Kingdom

Click here to download the entry form and guidelines as an MS Word document.

Click here for the winners of last year's competition.