The Penn Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR), in collaboration with Perry World House (PWH), is pleased to announce its annual photo contest. This year’s theme focuses on the topic of urbanization and migration.

The contest aims to highlight the research theme of this year’s PWH conference, “Global Shifts: Urbanization, Migration, and Demography.”

For this contest, participants should submit images that relate to the themes of urbanization and migration, and that examine the relationships between urbanization, migration and marginalization.

Submissions will be accepted from February 13, 2017 to April 5, 2017. The contest is open to the public, and submissions will be judged by a panel of urban experts.

To enter, participants should text their image to Penn IUR (@PennIUR), and include a short description of the photo, as well as the date and location that the photo was taken, and the hashtag #IURPhotoComp. For those who do not use social media, submissions can be emailed to penniur@pobox.upenn.edu.

Winners will be announced on April 21 at the “Global Shifts: Urbanization, Migration and Demography” conference, to be held at the University of Pennsylvania. One first-place winner will win $200 and runners up will win $50 each. Click here for full photo contest criteria.

About Penn IUR
Penn IUR is dedicated to advancing cross-disciplinary urban-focused research, instruction and civic engagement on issues relevant to cities around the world. As the global population becomes increasingly urban, understanding cities is vital to informed decision-making and public policy at the local, national and international levels. Penn IUR focuses on research that informs the sustainable and inclusive 21st-century city. By providing a forum for collaborative scholarship and instruction at Penn and beyond, Penn IUR stimulates research and engages with urban practitioners and policymakers to inform urban policy.