Please read these competition rules carefully. If you enter our competition, we will assume that you have read these rules and that you agree to them

  1. The “MIT Enterprise Forum Saudi Arabia Competition” (Competition) is being run by the MIT Enterprise Forum for the Saudi Arabia region (MIT EF Saudi Arabia ).
  2. By entering the Competition, you hereby warrant that all information submitted by you is accurate and complete in every respect.
  3. Entering the Competition and accessing our website is free of charge.
  4. Only one entry per team is accepted.
  5. Every competing entry must comprise at least one Saudi national.  Additional eligibility criteria are listed for each of the 3 tracks (Ideas, Startups, Social Entrepreneurship).
  6. To enter the competition, you must apply through our website www.mitefsaudi.org. The steps are to
    1. Select a track
    2. Sign-up
    3. Select the Language of the Application Form
    4. Fill out the application Form
    5. Submit the application before the deadline.
  7. If you are selected to be a semi-finalist, we will notify you by email on the date specified in the calendar of the competition.  If you do not respond within 48 hours of being notified, you will forfeit your right to compete for the second round.  If you do not provide the required information needed for the next phase of the competition within the deadline specified by the management team, you will also forfeit your right to compete in the second round.
  8. The team composition declared in the application form must remain for the duration of the competition.  However, adjustments shall be accepted.
  9. Semi-finalist teams must attend in person the Workshop, Conference & Final Award Ceremony held each year in a different Saudi capital.  At least one member per team must attend the workshop.
  10. Teams are expected to work on specific deliverables required from them prior the Workshop & Conference. Each member of the qualifying team will not be paying a participation fee. The MIT Enterprise Forum Saudi Arabia will be paying all other expenses for up to one members per team including Accommodation, Lunch & Coffee breaks, Ground Transportation from/to the event venue, Workshop and Conference tickets. Other members attending the event can benefit from our special rates.
  11. The calendar of the competition will be posted on our website, and we reserve the right to change any date at any time.
  12. Personal information collected about you is used for the purpose of the Competition, and will not be distributed to third parties without your consent.

 

Prizes
  1. Cash prizes will be awarded to three winner teams for the Ideas, Startups, Social Entrepreneurship Tracks.
  2. Prize money will only be transferred to the legal entity specified  in the Engagement Letter.
  3. Prize money will NOT be transferred to individuals. MITEF Saudi reserves the right to modify if they see otherwise.
  4. MITEF Saudi Arabia will endeavour to send prizes within a month of the competition end date but cannot guarantee this delivery time.

 

Disqualification
  1. MITEF Saudi Arabia reserves the right to disqualify any entry at any phase of the competition. The reasons for disqualification are breach of any of the Rules, breach of eligibility criteria, breach of any applicable law, bad conduct or offensive behavior, and application combining invalid/not serious answers.

 

Liability
  1. MITEF Saudi Arabia reserves the right to amend these Rules at any time.
  2. In the event of any misinterpretation regarding these Rules, the conduct or results of the Competition, or any other matter relating to the Competition, the decision of MIT EF Saudi Arabia shall be final and unchallengeable.
  3. While every care is taken for the good functioning of the competition, the MITEF Saudi Arabia will not be held responsible for any loss, damage, inconvenience, or disappointment of any kind suffered by any entrant in entering the Competition.
  4. The MITEF Saudi Arabia does not endorse any external linked sites and is not responsible for their content.
  5. MITEF Saudi Arabia reserves the right to not disclose reasons, grades and judge’s names in round 1 judging to the applicants.