Name: Symbian Student Essay Contest 2008
At Stake: Up to ten essays will each be awarded a top prize of £1000. A special commendation will be awarded to those essays deemed of a high quality but which are not among the winning entries.
Open to: Anyone registered as a student at any university worldwide
Closes: 30th September 2008
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: 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
Name: Blogger's Choice Awards
Details: Nominate your favorite blogs. You can also vote and comment on others that have already been submitted. Winners in each respective category will be recognized at a one-of-a-kind awards ceremony on November 10, 2007, at PostieCon in Las Vegas, NV.
Website: www.bloggerschoiceawards.com
Organized By: PayPerPost
At Stake: NA
Open to: All
Closes: 19th October, 2007
Name: Pitch it up
Details: Share your views on the Indian cricket team
Website: http://contest.cricketnext.com/
Organized By: CricketNext.com
At Stake: Top 3 blog/bloggers are featured in CNN-IBN
Open to: NA
Closes: NA
Name: Win with Windows
Details: Complete the slogan- "Microsoft Windows brings my PC to life because..."
Website: www.microsoft.com/india/windows/winwithwindows/
Organized By: Microsoft India
At Stake: Cafe Coffee Day vouchers for 1000 best entries
Open to: Indians
Closes: NA
Name: Libertad Contest
Details: The songs on Velvet Revolver's new album reflect their ideas about Libertad, or freedom. Now that you've heard the band's ideas about Libertad, they would like to see / hear / read yours. Create and submit a short film / photo / essay that shows your ideas about Libertad
Website: http://www.treemo.com/contest/libertad
Organized By: Treemo.com
At Stake: Trip to NYC to see Velvet Revolver Libertad live in concert
Open to: United States residents
Closes: 18th August, 2007
Name: IFC-FT Essay Competition - "Private Sector Development: Creating Markets, Transforming Lives"
Details:The International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group (IFC) and the Financial Times (FT) are pleased to jointly announce their second annual Essay Competition. This year's theme is "Private Sector Development: Creating Markets, Transforming Lives."
Website: http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/essaycompetition.nsf/
Organized By:International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group & Financial Times
At Stake: Cash prizes & publication on their external websites
Open to: All
Closes: 30th September, 2007
Name: Proto Blog Contest
Details: Proto.in- a premier event to showcase new products, technologies and companies to a selected gathering, welcomes bloggers to write about Proto, and do a curtain raiser summarizing all the posts that have followed up in the event blog- Proto.in 2007 SE Blog
Website: http://www.proto.in/proto2007se/blog/?p=38
Organized By: Proto.in
At Stake: Free pass to attend Proto.in in Chennai, India.
Open to: All
Closes: 15th July, 2007
Name: The Summer Lovin' Competition
Details: Share your technology love story- how technology helps you do something you love, such as gardening or creating art or maybe your story has to do with how technology helps you keep in touch with someone you love.
Website: http://www.microsoft.com/canada/home/contests/summerlovin/
Organized By: Microsoft Home Magazine
At Stake: HP Laptop & lots of Microsoft Software
Open to: Residents of Canada (Excluding Quebec)
Closes: 19th August, 2007
