International Student Travel Video Contest 2009

How to Enter • Judging Panel • Rules and Regulations • Entry Form

Rules and Regulations

1. The maximum length for your video is 5 minutes. There is no minimum length.
2. In addition to their video, each applicant must also submit a signed entry form. The entry form and more information on the submission process is available here.
3. The deadline for applications is 5 p.m. EST on Friday 30th October 2009.
4. You must be 18 or older and already enrolled or planning to enroll in college or university outside of your home country.
5. If you are currently studying outside of your home country, your video can describe any trip you would like to take. If you are not currently studying outside of your home country, your entry must describe your proposed study abroad.
6. The winner will book all his or her own flights and other travel arrangements.
7. The winner for the InternationalStudent.com Travel Video Contest will be announced on our website the week of November 16-20, International Education Week. The winners will also be notified by email and telephone.
8. The winner will be expected to maintain a blog documenting the trip. This blog will start immediately after the winner is announced, and will continue through the trip until return to school. Contributions are expected at least once a week during the preparation for the trip and daily during the trip.
9. Your video entry and the blog will be the property of InternationalStudent.com.
10. Originality and interest level in the trip, and creativity and quality of the video, are the main criteria. Click here to see last year’s winning video and some of the other entries.

Entry Form and Video Application Information
Your submission to the InternationalStudent.com Travel Video contest must have 2 components:

1. A signed entry form.
2. A video application.

All finalists will need to provide a high-resolution version of their video by mini DV in NTSC format, or a DVD in .MOV or .AVI format. Do not send files compressed for web use.

For further information about the video contest, please check out all the information here:
How to Enter • Judging Panel • Rules and Regulations • Entry Form