The written project has five parts:

1) A TYPEWRITTEN PRESENTATION (OR ESSAY). Handwritten presentations are not admissible. The presentation should describe the project. It may be accompanied by original illustrations (graphs, drawings and photographs).

• It may consist of up to a maximum of 10 pages of written text (A4 format; single sided; double spaced and unbound in a minimum character size of 10 point);
• It may be accompanied by up to a further 10 pages of illustrations (A4 format; single sided and unbound);
• No extra materials such as video tapes and diskettes can be accepted as part of the typewritten presentation.
• The presentation can be written in any of the official Community languages.
• Contestants are reminded, however, that the working language of the Jury is English.

2) A ONE-PAGE SCIENTIFIC SUMMARY in English containing the most important points of the project (aim of project, materials and methods, observations and conclusions).

3) A CLEAR CONCISE PROJECT TITLE in English for the contest catalogue. The concise project title in English may be accompanied, if required, by the full scientific title. 

4) THE FULL ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC TITLE, in the original language.

5) A STRAIGHTFORWARD DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT of not be more than ten lines in simple English for publication in the Contest Catalogue. Contestants, through their National Organiser, must ensure that this brief project description is readily understandable by the reporting press, other media, and interested members of the wider public.

• Have a native English speaker read and correct your final draft, if at all possible.
• If you have a physical artefact, make sure there is at least one photo of it included.
• Even better – add a link to a video, especially if the thing moves.
• If you are using abbreviations, make sure to write them out the first time.
• Give an introduction to the current state of the art of your research topic and clearly explain your novelty/contribution to the field.
• Avoid hyperbolic claims (“the most perfect”, “best” etc) about how good your work is. The jury is tasked with assessing that, not you.
• Try to get in touch with a scientist/engineer working on similar problems in your country and have them read your final draft. They might have good questions and suggestions for improvements. If you have won the national contest, they will be very unlikely to refuse to help. Ask your supervisor for help in finding and contacting the person, if you are too shy yourself.
• If possible, get feedback from potential users and write that up as well.
• Do not be afraid to discuss the weaknesses and shortcomings of your work. In fact, do so proudly. It gives a much better impression of your level of understanding of what you are doing.
• Explain what in your opinion was the hardest part of your project. That will give a lot of useful information to a jury member both about the project and your understanding of it.
• Do not feel ashamed about leaving things out to fit 10 pages. Everyone has to, and the jury is aware of that fact.

EUCYS2022 – Information video summarizing the project

Purpose
Present to the general public a quick overview of the Project basics and highlights.

Length and size
Up to two minutes, up to 200MB.

Audience
Everyone visiting the website and the social channels of EUCYS2022. This is both your peers and the general public.

Contents
Briefly explain the particulars of your project to the general public (Tips: Think of diverse attendees; focus on the added value of your findings and their scientific/social relevance; imagine that you are informing your best friend…).

Language
The video is either in English or contains English subtitles.

Animation/illustration
Logos etc. added by animation or illustration that do not function to explain the project are not to be added to the video.

Tips on recording

Recording
When recording, avoid a source of light behind you as it would shadow you, thus making it harder to identify you.
Avoid selfie-style videos. Bear in mind that in some way your result in the competition will depend on your video. You can use some of the recording software on the internet or ask someone to shoot it. The use of a high-quality camera on a mobile phone should be enough.

Orientation
The orientation for videos must be landscape. Please, do not use portrait recording.

Video format
The recording format is flexible. We advise you to save it in.mp4 or.avi to help us with the management. Videos shot with a high-quality phone camera will be good enough.

Sound
Try to record in an environment with minimal sound pollution. This will help to have a clear sound of your voice.

• Stand with side walls – 2 m² (100 cm depth x 200 cm width x 250 cm height)
• Table – 1 table (100 x 80 x 70 cm high). You’ll have a table if you answered “Yes” to the question “Do you need a table at your stand?” on the registration form.
• Chairs – 1, 2 or 3 depending on the number of contestants.
• Other – Reliable internet connection, electricity + 2 x spots LED 11 watt on rail 2 (1 per 1 m²);
• You don’t have to worry about the project title, your name(s) and stand number – they are already displayed on the stand.
• The size of the poster can be determined based on the measurements above. Please keep in mind the table will block the lower 70 cm of sight from a visitors/jury perspective.

More information on the project display can be found here.