Formal competitive submissions.
WHAT DISTINGUISHES THEM
Strict requirements Evaluation against published criteria Disqualification for procedural failures
WHAT TO DO FIRST
Read the instructions entirely, and list every requirement.
WHY
Compliance is assessed before merit.
WHAT COMMONLY DISQUALIFIES
Missing documents Wrong format Late submission Unsigned pages Exceeding length limits
WHAT TO BUILD
A checklist from the document itself.
WHAT TO ANSWER
Each question asked, in the order asked.
WHY IN ORDER
Evaluators score against a sheet following that order.
WHAT TO AVOID
Answering a different question you prefer Referring to another section rather than answering
WHAT TO MIRROR
Their terminology.
WHY
Evaluators search for it.
WHAT TO INCLUDE
Evidence for every claim.
WHAT EVIDENCE MEANS
Prior work, figures, references, certificates.
WHAT TO DO ABOUT WORD LIMITS
Respect them exactly.
WHAT TO WRITE FIRST
The parts scoring most.
HOW TO KNOW
The published weighting.
WHAT TO DO BEFORE SUBMITTING
Have someone check against the checklist.
WHEN TO SUBMIT
Before the final day.
WHY
Portals fail, and no allowance is made.
