International Sketching & Writing Competition 2014- Win a Trip to Dubai

•  This competition is intended to hear the solutions to problems plaguing the world and to avert chronic crisis toward which our universe is hurtling.
• Three competitions will be conducted. The names and the topics of the competition are given below-

Sketching Competition

• Sketching of a Picture which should Depict Nature/Peace/Innovation

Business Plan Competition

• Business Plan for Social Change (Poverty, Environment, Education)

 Essay Writing Competition

• Education: When You Know Better, You Do Better 
• Environment: Our Water Is Thirsty
• Climate Change: Save Us We Are Drowning 
• Peace: Seeking to Love – Not To Control Others

• Round Trip Airfare to Dubai. Room and board for one week.
• Applicants will vie for one week free trip to DUBAI and recognition
• Dubai, the land of beauty and skyscrapers
• $2000 stipend

Application Mode and Process and Details about the Competition

• All entries can be submitted ONLINE.
• To apply, follow the this link and fill the form according to the competition one has to participate in >> Click to apply online for the International Sketching & Writing Competition 2014
• E-mail Submission: Applicant can send the application to- admin@mrchange.org
• Payment of Application Fees:  >> Click the link for payment of application fee
• Entry fee for each submission is
  • US$2 for developing & underdeveloped countries 
  • US$5 for developed countries.
• You can transfer your Entry Fee through “Money Gram” , “Western Union” or through bank draft

Competition Guidelines - Common to all three Competitions

• Entries must be written in English
• FORMAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IS NOT MANDATORY.
• Women, Minorities, people with disabilities and people from underdeveloped & developing countries are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Handwritten submission will also be considered from those who don’t have internet or computer facilities.
• Applicants can work in team but only team leaders of selected submissions will be invited in Dubai.
• Multiple submissions are accepted (Different Ideas). Entry fee must be received for each submission separately.

Things to be submitted along with your entry for International Sketching & Writing Competition 2014

• Completed business plan/ Essay/ Sketching copy.
• A cover sheet must accompany each submission. This cover sheet must indicate the Title, Applicant’s Name, Address, Email ID & Phone No. You can pay your entry fee online through Western Union/Money Gram or through bank draft.
• Passport/NIC/Domicile scanned copy 
• Fee submission receipt or code must be submitted by the deadline.
• All manuscripts must be free of any means of author identification on the body (For fair selection).

Category 1: Business Plan Competition

• Candidates only have to submit executive summary which should not be more than three pages.
• This summary should only include brief financial summary for this stage (not full financial budget).
• All business plans submissions must be in word or pdf format (if submitting online).

Category 2: Essay Writing Competition

• Entries must be the original work of writer.
• Plagiarized content will result in disqualification.
• Entries must be the work of prose from 1000-1500 words in length.
• All Essay submissions must be in word or pdf format (if submitting online).

Category 3: Sketching competition

• All entries must be done in pencil (Graphite or Charcoal Pencils only); any other medium is not allowed. NO EXCEPTIONS. 
• No Photography, sculpture or digital art is allowed
• Sketches must be on white pages only.
• Entries must be the original work of applicant. Plagiarized content will result in disqualification.
• Sketching should depict creative work in terms of Nature/Peace or Innovation.
• All scanned sketched submissions must be in JPEG/PNG/GIF or pdf. format.

E-mail: admin@mrchange.org