1 Entries must be made to the TRA VISIONS 2024 public website (http://www.travisions.eu/) or via the TRA 2024 Conference portal.
2 Entries must be based on results from EU-funded transport-related research projects.
3 Entrants must select the most appropriate transport mode for their submission. The material in submissions need not be exclusively constrained to a single transport mode but entries can only be considered under one transport mode. The competition organisers reserve the right to reallocate any entrant that they regard to have been incorrectly categorized.
4 Only one entry to the competition per person.
5 All entries must be in English.
6 Previous winners are not eligible for the mode-specific competition but are eligible for the special honorary award.
7 Previous entrants, including those shortlisted, are eligible to re-enter the competition.
8 Entrants must not be directly related or affiliated with the individuals participating in the TRA 2024 (Project No 101056931) consortium.
9 The deadline for entry is 14th September 2023.
10 Shortlisted entrants will be informed in good time and given adequate time to provide any additional material requested.
11 A winner will be selected in each transport mode; road, rail, waterborne, airborne and cross-modality. Each winner will be awarded a trophy.
12 An additional (sixth) special honorary award will be granted to a very senior researcher. There will be one winner for this award, irrespective of transport mode (see Section 6).
13 Nominated winners will be required to attend the award event at the TRA 2024 Conference. In addition, winners will be expected to cooperate promptly with the competition organisers for reasonable requests for additional material to support the awards ceremony, publicity and TRA 2024 Conference. If the nominated winner is unable to attend the TRA 2024 Conference, the award may, at the discretion of the competition organisers, be given to another entrant on the shortlist.
14 For the six winners (mode-specific and honorary), the organisers will contribute to Conference fees, reasonable accommodation and travel expenses to the TRA 2024 Conference in Dublin, Ireland. This is conditional upon the provision of receipts and limited to a maximum contribution of 850€.
15 Winners are responsible for organising their registration, accommodation and travel to and from the TRA 2024 conference in Dublin, Ireland.
16 Winners will be acknowledged on the TRA 2024 Conference and TRA VISIONS 2024 website and may be acknowledged on the websites of the project Consortium members.
17 Shortlisted entrants will receive a certificate acknowledging their achievement.
18 Entrants must comply with all rules to be eligible for the awards, certificates and contributions towards their accommodation and travel expenses.
19 No responsibility is accepted for ineligible entries or entries made fraudulently.
20 Entrants will be deemed to have accepted these rules and to agree to be bound by them when entering this competition.
21 The competition organisers do not accept any responsibility for late or lost entries due to the poor performance of the Internet – applicants are advised to apply as early as possible.
22 The Judges’ decision is final in every situation including any not covered in these rules and no correspondence will be entered into.
23 The Judges and competition organisers reserve the right to have discretion regarding the rules including amending dates.
24 The organisers reserve the right to cancel the competition at any stage, if deemed necessary in their opinion, and if circumstances arise outside of their control. In such circumstances, no costs will be refunded.
25 The organisers reserve the right not to select a winner in one or more transport modes in the unlikely event that the Judges decide that no entry is of sufficient standard, similar to the special honorary award.