OVERVIEW
Teams entering the 2013 Dell Social Innovation Challenge (“DSIC”) Grand Prize Awards will need to be able to prove that their projects offer positive social impacts significant enough to advance them to compete at Finalist Week in Austin, Texas USA in May 2013, where they will show the world their innovation and represent their country/region on the world stage.If you choose to compete in this Competition, then you agree that your participation is subject to the following:
- DSIC Grand Prize Award Rules and Regulations
- The DSIC Official Rules
PRIZES
Our Grand Prize Awards are chosen by judges, offering five cash prizes totaling $105,000.Five Finalists will be flown to Austin, Texas, for a Finalists Week full of networking and mentoring with social innovation leaders. They’ll pitch live in front of our judges for these Grand Prize Awards:
- $50,000 Grand Prize
- $20,000 Second Prize
- $10,000 Third Prize
- $15,000 Tomberg Prize in Environmental Sustainability
- $10,000 Best Innovation Leveraging Technology presented by Dell
- 1:1 Mentoring from DSIC-Certified Mentor to refine their project page and required Finals materials (video pitch and project roadmap)
START AND END DATES
This competition ends at 23:59 GMT on May 14, 2013 (“Entry Period”).The Entry Period consists of three (3) separate Rounds as described below. Each round has unique entry requirements. All required entry deliverables must be received within the designated Round in order for your entry to be eligible for judging.
ROUND |
START DATE |
END DATE(all times 23:59 GMT) |
|
Entry Round – Project Page |
OPEN |
January 28, 2013 |
| Semi-Final Round (Video Pitch + Project Roadmap) |
February 18, 2013 |
March 18, 2013 |
| Final Round (In-Person Pitch at Finalists Week) |
April 8, 2013 |
May 14, 2013 |
ENTRY ELIGIBILITY
You are eligible to enter this Competition if you meet the Eligibility Requirements set forth in the “Eligibility Criteria” section of the DSIC Official Competition Rules.Additionally, in order to be eligible to compete in the Grand Prize Awards, you and all of your Team members must be registered as Competitors by completing profiles on DellChallenge.org and complete your Project Page by the closing date of the Entry Round.
HOW TO ENTER
If you wish to enter this Competition, you must sign up as instructed during the Competition sign up period. The Competition sign up period's closing date of the Entry Round is on January 28, 2013. Each Grand Prize Award competitor, no matter which country/region they reside in, must submit the required Entry Round Requirements at DellChallenge.org.Additionally, all competitors advancing to compete in the Semi-Final Round must submit the required Semi-Final Round Entry Requirements at DellChallenge.org to be able to be considered a Grand Prize Award Semi-Finalist. Exceptions to this rule will not be made.
A Team may consist of as many eligible students as competitors determine are needed for a successful project. Your Team does not need to consist of members who are legal residents of the same country/region, or students at the same academic institution. To qualify as a valid Team member, each individual must register and form or join a Team no later than the closing date of the Semi-Final Round. We will not accept changes to a Team beyond this date.
For additional important details regarding signing up for a competition, please see the requirements set forth in the “Team v. Individual Competitions” section of the DSIC Official Rules.
ENTRY MATERIALS
During each designated round, your Team must submit the Entry Materials described below. The details of the specific submission components are defined below. Important: for the Semi-Finals and Finals, once you sign up as part of a Team, you cannot change Teams, add Team members or yourself to a Team, or otherwise remove yourself or anyone else from your Team after the closing date of Round 1.Entry Round – Project Page
To have an eligible Entry Round entry, you or your Team must submit the following entry material by the closing date of Round 1:One (1) Project Page
You or your Team must create a Project Page at DellChallenge.org and complete all required fields by the closing date of the Entry Round.
Semi-Final Round
To have an eligible Semi-Final Round entry, you or your Team must submit the following entry material(s) by the closing date of the Semi-Final Round:1. One (1) Video Pitch
This video must be no longer than two (2) minutes and length and be uploaded to YouTube or Vimeo and then embedded on your Project Page by the closing date of the Semi-Final Round. It must be in a file format supported by YouTube or Vimeo as outlined be each organization's website.
2. One (1) Project Roadmap
The Road Map for Success is a tool to help teams refine their projects and to help judges score their projects once submitted. It includes a checklist of 10 basic elements every team or individual can address to improve their project’s probability of success. DSIC judges will review each Semi-Finalist’s Road Maps to assess project capacity and readiness to advance to the Final Round of the Grand Prize Awards.
Final Round
To be eligible to compete in Round 3, you or your Team must have advanced to the Final Round via the Semi-Finals. The Final Round will be a live presentation round at the Finalist Week in Austin, Texas USA. If your Team advances to compete at Finalist Week, your Team must fulfill the competition requirement described below:Live Presentations: Live presentations of your Team’s innovation to a panel of international judges, along with a question-and-answer period per presentation.
If your Team advances to compete at Finalist Weekend, instructions regarding the Finals competition experience will be provided your Team via e-mail.
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