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Terms and Conditions

  1. The competition is open to all PhD students, from Australian and overseas universities.
  2. Applicants must be enrolled as a PhD student at the time of entry to the competition. Proof of PhD student status is required with the submission.    All entries must include a signed letter of authority from the Supervisor or Head of Department of the relevant university endorsing the student’s participation.
  3.  Closing date for entries 5pm [Central Standard Time – UTC + 9:30] Friday, 15 July 2011. No requests for extensions will be considered.
  4. Essays of more than 1,000 words will not be accepted (word limit excludes references).
  5. Essays and entrants must conform to the requirements of the “Call for Papers”, “Essay Instructions” and “Submissions Guidelines” available at http://www.unisa.edu.au/management/phd_competition/default.asp.
  6. This is a competition of skill.  Chance plays no part in this competition.
  7. Essays shall be individually judged to a consistent scheme by a panel of academic experts, who will consider the writer’s argument, references, structure, clarity of discussion, management, control and conclusion of topic.
  8. Essays must be submitted by e-mail to Claudine.Soosay@unisa.edu.au in MS Word format with “PhD Essay Competition Entry” in the subject field.
  9. Hard-copy entries will not be accepted.
  10. The non-cash prize will be awarded to the authors of the top 12 Essays (“Successful Entrants”).
  11. The non-cash prize consists of:

(a)  An invitation from The School of Management, University of South Australia to participate in a forum on the future of management in the 21st Century in Adelaide, Australia from 14th – 16th November 2011.

(b)  Return domestic economy flights (or international economy flights if applicable) to Adelaide from the nearest major airport to the Successful Entrant’s university.

(c)  Four night’s accommodation in a central city apartment in Adelaide.

(d)  Transfer from Adelaide airport to city accommodation.

  1. No cash alternative prize is offered or available.
  2. The non-cash prize is not transferable.
  3. Successful Entrants unable to attend the forum on the future of management in the 21st Century in Adelaide, Australia from 14th - 16th November 2011 will forfeit the non-cash prize and the School of Management, University of South Australia reserves the right to confer the non-cash prize to another entrant.
  4. All flight and accommodation bookings will be made by the University of South Australia unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Successful Entrant.  Any changes to flight and accommodation bookings made by the University will need to be organised by the participants themselves; and any additional cost as a result of these changes will be borne by the participant.
  5. Successful Entrants are responsible for their own documentation, including visas, passports, travel/health insurance and the right to enter Australia and any other travel or like documentation required by the Successful Entrant’s country and/or Australian laws.  The School of Management, University of South Australia, will provide documentation to support visa applications for Successful Entrants.
  6. The University of South Australia will not be held liable for any loss, damage or injury that results directly or indirectly from a Successful Entrant taking part in any aspect of the non-cash prize. Where relevant, Successful Entrants agree that they take full responsibility for any activities engaged in while travelling and engaging in the non-cash prize.
  7. Successful Entrants grant the University of South Australia an exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide licence to the copyright of their Essay, including but not limited to full distribution and reproduction and editing and reprinting rights globally.
  8. All Essays must be the original work of the author, and must not infringe the rights, including copyright, of any third party, and all sources must be fully and appropriately acknowledged.
  9. Successful Entrants consent to the University of South Australia using their name, likeness, image and/or voice in any media for an unlimited period of time, without remuneration, for any publicity and marketing purposes, commercial or otherwise.
  10. The University of South Australia may alter and adapt any Successful Entrant’s Essay for the purposes of publication.
  11. Submission of an Essay to the email address in clause eight means the entrant accepts all terms & conditions of entry.
  12. The Competition will be judged by the School of Management, University of South Australia.
  13. Final arbiter is The School of Management, University of South Australia whose decision is final.
  14. No correspondence will be entered into.
  15. Successful Entrants will be named on The School of Management, University of South Australia webpage.
  16.  Successful Entrants will be contacted by email sent to the email address from which their Essay was submitted.  This notification will be provided between 15 – 30 August 2011.
  17. The University of South Australia assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to, or alterations of Essays entered into the competition
  18. If for any reason this competition is not capable of running as planned, due to causes including, but not limited to tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of The University of South Australia which corrupt or affect the administration security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this competition, the University of South Australia reserves the rights in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, take any action that may be available, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Competition.
  19. Promoter is The University of South Australia ABN 37 191 313 308.  Principal Office:  City East Campus, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000.
  20. The laws of South Australia, Australia apply to this Competition.

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