Environmental

1.Eligibility

• This competition is open to the students of the high and middle school
• All information detailing how to enter this competition forms part of these terms and conditions. It is a condition of entry that all rules are accepted as final and that the competitor agrees to abide by these rules. Submission of an entry will be taken to mean acceptance of these terms and conditions.
• The entrants may be a team of (3-5) students and a mentor.
• The team must nominate a team leader and at the time of entry must identify the name and contact details of (a) the nominated team leader and (b) nominated mentor (c)idea with description (only one page)

2.Categories:

There are Three entry categories:

• Global Health
• CLIMATE, ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENT
• Data and Technology.

3.How to enter:

• Each category poses a problem to which entrants must create a solution for.
• Entrants must describe the solution to their chosen challenge in one of 1,000 words or fewer. Entries may be supported by annotations and diagrams.
• Submissions must relate to the posed problems only. Submissions relating to other problems and their solutions will not be accepted.
• Entries must be in English or Arabic.
• An entry must be the original work of the entrant submitting it and must not have been published elsewhere or have won a prize in any other competition.
• Entries must be submitted via our website.
• Entries must be received by the project submission phase.
• An entrant may enter this competition once only. Once submitted, we cannot accept any changes to any part of an entry.
• Late, illegible, incomplete, defaced, or corrupt entries will not be accepted. No responsibility can be accepted for lost entries and proof of transmission or posting will not be accepted as proof of receipt.

4.COPYRIGHT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

• It is the responsibility of each entrant to obtain their own legal advice in relation to copyright, patent, design, and any other intellectual properties rights relating to their entry and its submission to the Competition.
• It is the responsibility of each entrant to ensure that their entry does not infringe the copyright or intellectual property rights of any third party or any laws.
• Entrants are on notice that:
  • a) The competition procedure is not confidential
  • b) Participating in the competition process may preclude the entrant from applying for patent or other intellectual property right protection for the entrant’s proposal thereby disclosed.
  • c) SMART ADVENTURE company and the Competition’s Sponsors accept no responsibility for protecting the entrant’s proposal from disclosure, copying or infringement.
  • d) The participating team shall waive the property rights of all data submitted, whether text or photocopy for the competition committee

5.General:

• The Competition reserves the right to refuse to accept any entry which in its opinion does not comply with these terms and conditions or which contravenes the spirit of the Competition.
• The Competition decision in all competition-related matters shall be final
• The winner and runners-up will be required to take part in reasonable publicity on behalf of the Competition and/or the Competition Sponsors.
• The Contest Committee has the right to use the photos and videos of the teams participating in advertising purposes on social media platforms

6.Ethics Statements

• Act ethically
• Compliance with competition rules
• Compliance with general guidelines and ethics for dealing with the Internet (chat rooms - discussion forums - conducting a survey or sharing an idea)
• All professional interactions should be conducted with consideration and respect. Abusive, intimidating, humiliating, or demeaning behavior is not acceptable under any circumstances.
• Honesty in reporting of scientific data.
• Careful transcription and analysis of scientific results to avoid the error. • Independent analysis and interpretation of results that are based on data and not on the influence of external sources.
• Open sharing of methods, data, and interpretations through publication and presentation.
• Sufficient validation of results through replication and collaboration with peers.
• Proper crediting of sources of information, data, and ideas.
• Moral obligations to society in general, and, in some disciplines, responsibility in weighing the rights of human and animal subjects.
• Integrity. Honesty, objectivity, and avoidance of conflicts of interest are expected during every phase of the research.
• The project should reflect independent research done by the student(s) and represent only one year’s work.
• Respect for Confidentiality and Intellectual Property.
• It is the responsibility of the researcher(s) and the adults involved to protect the environment and its organisms from harm. All projects involve some amount of risk. Everyone is expected to recognize the hazards, assess the risks, minimize them, and prepare for emergencies.
• Animal Care. Proper care and respect must be given to vertebrate animals. The guiding principles for the use of animals in research include the following “Four R’s”: Replace, Reduce, Refine, Respect.
• Human Participant Protection. The highest priority is the health and well-being of the student researcher(s) and human participants.
• It is the responsibility of the student and adults involved in the project to safely handle and dispose of organisms and materials.
• Compliance with the code of conduct in online social research as follows: -
  • The contribution of individuals in answering the questions of the online social survey are voluntary and not mandatory.
  • Keep some information about your search for targeted participants before collecting data to help them decide whether they want to participate in the search.
  • Do not impersonate the results of others in social research without mentioning them
  • Do not fake up data, research procedures, or data analysis