The following are the submission guidelines: 

  • Submission should be made via a responsible adult (teach or parent/guardian) 
  • All submissions should be made via the online portal on the Influence Project website (the-influence-project.com)  
  • The submission must be the own work of the participant/s; contributions by persons other than the participant must be acknowledged. 
  • Any photograph/image submitted should be less than 4800 x 4800 image size or 10MB file size. 
  • Artificially Intelligence (AI) must not be used to generate complete submissions i.e., AI generated images or text are not allowed. 
  • The submission must not include any borders, watermarks or signatures.  
  • The submission must not breach any national, regional or international laws. 
  • The participant/s retain/s copyright of all submitted images and descriptions. However, by submitting an entry, the project team and its partners have non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable licence to publish images for any purpose directly connected with the competition. Activities may include publishing on the project website and on the websites of partners or funders, on social media and use in marketing and communication purposes. The team will always mention the entrant’s full name on any publication of the submitted images. 
  • The judging panel can refuse any entry deemed inappropriate or unsuitable. 
  • The decisions of the judging panel are final.  
  • All prize winners will be notified by email and through the participant’s school. 
  • Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each of the three categories for individuals and team entrants. 
  • The project team reserves the right to amend the competition rules at any time. 
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