1 Entries must be made directly to the TRA VISIONS 2020 website (https://www.travisions.eu/)
2 Entries must be based on transport related research predominantly funded by the EU. Research with a mix of EU and other funding is acceptable but maybe given a lower weighting.
3 Entrants must select the most appropriate transport mode for their submission. Material in submissions need not be exclusively constrained to a single transport mode but entries can only be considered under one transport mode. The competition organisers reserve the right to reallocate any entrant which they regard to have been incorrectly categorized.
4 Only one entry to the competition per person.
5 All entries must be in English.
6 Previous winners are not eligible for the competition. Previous entrants including those shortlisted are encouraged to re-enter the competition.
7 Entrants must not be directly related or affiliated to the individuals participating in the TRA VISIONS 2020 (Project No 824293) consortium.
8 At their discretion the competition organisers may limit the number of entries but they will accept a minimum of 200 entries in total and 50 per transport mode.
9 The deadline for entry is 1st October 2019 23:59 CET 31st October 2019 23:59 CET.
10 Short listed entrants will be informed in good time and given adequate time to provide any additional material requested.
11 A winner will be selected in each transport mode; road, rail, waterborne, airborne and crossmodality. Each winner will be presented with a trophy.
12 Nominated winners will be required to attend the award ceremony at the TRA2020 Conference. In addition winners will be expected to cooperate in a timely manner with the competition organisers for reasonable requests for additional material to support the awards ceremony, publicity and TRA2020 Conference. If the nominated winner is unable to attend the TRA2020 Conference the award may, at the discretion of the competition organisers, be given to another entrant on the short list.
13 For the winners the organisers will provide a contribution towards conference fees, reasonable accommodation and travel expenses to the TRA2020 Conference in Helsinki, Finland. This is conditional upon provision of receipts and limited to Euro 850.
14 Winners are responsible for organizing their own registration, accommodation and travel to and from the TRA2020 conference in Helsinki.
15 Winners will be acknowledged on both the TRA VISIONS 2020 and the TRA2020 Conference websites and may be acknowledged on the websites of the project consortium members.
16 Shortlisted entrants will receive a certificate acknowledging their achievement.
17 Entrants must comply with all rules to be eligible for the prizes, certificates and contributions towards their accommodation and travel expenses.
18 No responsibility is accepted for ineligible entries or entries made fraudulently.
19 Entrants will be deemed to have accepted these rules and to agree to be bound by them when entering this competition.
20 The competition organisers do not accept any responsibility for late or lost entries due to poor performance of the Internet – applicants are advised to apply as early as possible.
21 The Judges’ decision is final in every situation including any not covered in these rules and no correspondence will be entered into.
22 The Judges and competition organisers reserve the right to have discretion regarding the rules including amending dates.
23 The organisers reserve the right to cancel the competition at any stage, if deemed necessary in their opinion, and if circumstances arise outside of their control. In such circumstances, no costs will be refunded.
24 The organisers reserve the right not to award a prize in one or more transportmode in the unlikely event that the Judges decide that no entry is of sufficient standard.