- Be an IR of QNET;
- Execution of project submitted MUST be in collaboration with a registered and reputable charitable organization;
- Be involved in the implementation
- The relevance of the proposal to the pillars of RYTHM Foundation (Education, Community Development, Arts & Culture, the Environment)
- The feasibility of the programme’s implementation;
- The sustainability of the programme described in the proposal;
- The impact and innovativeness of the programme described in the proposal and;
- Extent of IR involvement
- The contest is open to all Independent Representatives of QNET.
- Entries must be for The PITCH! project and the proposal must be implemented from March 2013 to V-Con 2013.
- The judging committee reserves the right to award more than one prize each year and also to withhold prize money if the required standards are not met.
- The judging committee cannot undertake to return documents or supplementary materials submitted with an entry.
- The contest secretariat processes the entries, collates the supporting materials and submits these for consideration by the team of assessors who will come up with a shortlist for a final review by a panel of judges.
- The judging panel may request further documentation or make site visits to authenticate the proposal submitted.
- The decision of the judging committee on the recommendations of the panel of judges is final and no appeal or correspondence will be entertained.
- Supporting materials should be in English. These should include a short 3 – 5 minutes video clip (in DVD video format) OR a PowerPoint presentation, AND a selection of high quality photographs (compulsory). If in any other language, a translation must be provided.
- The entry form must be fully completed or it will be considered void. One applicant is limited to one entry.
- All submissions (application forms along with supporting materials) must be sent to [email protected] no later than 31 December, 2012. No late entries will be entertained.