Name: PHP Contest for Busy Programmers
Details: No programming. Blog about PHP Abstract and you could win a free book.
Website: http://tinyurl.com/24n345
Organized By: Cal Evans
At Stake: Programming book
Open to: N/A
Closes: N/A
Name: Filmaka India Film Makers Hunt
Details: Ongoing theme-based short films contest
Website: www.filmaka.in
Organized By: Filmaka.in
At Stake: Rs 10,000 - Rs 11 Lacs cash prizes, Feature film deal
Open to: Indians
Closes: Ongoing
Name: The Shortcut
Details: You’re invited to participate, watch, comment, blog, vlog, criticise, publicise, galvanise and also watch shorts all night till your eyes pop out!!!
Website: buzz18.com/contestspecial/get-your-buzz-on/1
Organized By: Buzz18 and Pritish Nandy Communications (PNC)
At Stake: Rs 1,00,000 cash awards, films aired on TV18, 3-film contract
Open to: N/A
Closes: 10th November, 2007
Name: TechTribe BrainGame Contest
Details: Weekly challenges. Week of 22-28 October challenge is to build a project management plan for a given scenario.
Website: http://news.techtribe.com/braingame/contest_desc.php
Organized By: TechTribe
At Stake: Apple iPod
Open to: NA
Closes: Ongoing
Name: The Simplicity Challenge
Details: Your ideas should address one of the three domains: (1) Environment (2) Education (3) Healthy Living.
Website: http://www.thinksimple.moneycontrol.com
Organized By: Philips & CNBC-TV18
At Stake: Rs 15 lakhs cash & intro with VCs
Open to: All students (18-30 yrs)
Closes: 1st November, 2007
Name: Amazon Webservices Start-Up Challenge
Details: Amazon Web Services (AWS) is searching for the next hot start-up that is leveraging AWS to build its infrastructure and business. Do you have a great idea or an existing application that uses services from AWS? Enter the AWS Start-Up Challenge to win $100,000 in cash and AWS credits, and receive an investment offer from Amazon.
Website: http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html?node=377634011
Organized By: Amazon.com
At Stake:
Open to: U.S. residents and/or U.S. registered businesses
Closes: 28th October, 2007
Name: 2007 TopCoder Collegiate Challenge
Details: The 2007 TopCoder Collegiate Challenge is back and it's sure to be better than ever! This year, we're giving five students the chance to be TopCoder Champions! There are four competitions that you can chose from: Algorithm Competition, Component Design and Development Competition, Marathon Match Competition and Studio Design Competition.
Website: http://www.topcoder.com
Organized By: TopCoder.com
At Stake: Visit to Walt Disney World and win part of the $260,000 prize
Open to: TopCoder members
Closes: NA
Name: International Competition for the Best Research Paper on India's Urbanization
Details: An international competition for the best research paper on innovative responses to India's urban challenges. The purpose of this competition is to highlight usually overlooked cases of innovation and success in response to rapid urbanization
Website: http://hidden-successes.mit.edu/
Organized By: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Institute for Financial Management and Research
At Stake: NA
Open to: NA
Closes: 15th October, 2007
