Individual Eligibility
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Students* only: Any current or recent student may register as a competitor; a
recent
student
would have been a current student until 1 year ago.
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No age limit: A current student is defined as a person of any age that is
enrolled in
a
recognized academic institution.
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Representation: An individual may be attached to an academic institution by being
ever enrolled in it; a recognized institution is an accredited educational institution
or an
institution that may grant a degree or diploma.
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Returning Participation: Previous individuals are eligible to compete.
Team Eligibility
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Team Composition Projects are submitted by teams of one to six eligible
individuals;
one participant can be part of more than one team; each team shall have a team lead, as
the
main contact person.
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Team Uniqueness Each team must be unique, i.e. a team may not share more than 50%
of
the same composition as any other team, round to the lower number if the team is an odd
number; team leads must be unique, i.e. one person cannot be the team lead of multiple
teams.
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Team Representation Each team must nominate one representative academic
institution
if any of the team members are from different academic institutions; this representative
institution determines which country or territory the team and thus project will
represent;
teams may be composed of members from different countries/territories or academic
institutions.
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Returning Participation Previous teams are eligible to compete.
Project Eligibility
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One Team, One Project: A team may submit only one project.
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Returning Participation Previous projects are eligible to compete.
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Competition Tier Secondary school students, tertiary school students, and recent
graduates shall compete in their respective tiers.
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Grading Criteria Each project shall be evaluated by the following three parts:
20%
Pitch Presentations (10-min limit); 30% Whitepaper (10-page limit); 50% Poster + Q&A
Session
(10-areas).
