Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) 2025 Contest Rules

Liability

TIBI is not liable for any actions or consequences resulting from contest submissions.

Submission Requirements

All entries must be submitted digitally. Each entry must fall into one of the following categories and relate to the contest theme:

Illustration / Animation

3D Model

Photography / Video

Copyright Compliance

No copyrighted materials (music, images, etc.) may be used unless you own the copyright or have a valid license for contest use. Written permission must be provided upon request for all copyrighted content.

Entry Form

All fields in the online entry form must be completed when uploading your submission for it to be eligible.

Content Standards

Content must comply with all local and national laws of the country of origin and the United States. Content must not:

Promote illegal behavior

Support racial, religious, sexual, or other invidious prejudice

Advocate sexual or violent exploitation

Violate rights established by law or agreement

Invade the privacy of any person

Be otherwise inappropriate, as determined solely by TIBI

Judging

Judges’ decisions are final. Entries will be evaluated according to a rubric that considers both technical and creative merit. The rubric will include:

Artistic/Technical Quality

Originality/Creativity

Relevance to Theme

Impact/Clarity of Message

Audience Support (Votes)

Votes will be considered as one component of the evaluation rubric. The top-voted submissions in each category will be reviewed by the judges for final consideration, but votes alone will not determine winners. Judges retain full discretion in balancing audience input with other evaluation criteria to select the Grand Prize and Honorees.

Eligibility

TIBI employees (internal submissions) are not eligible; such entries will be removed.

Prizes

Grand Prize: $1,000

Honoree (Second Place): $500

Honoree (Third Place): $250

Prizes are awarded at the sole discretion of the judges. In the event of a tie or other special circumstances, TIBI reserves the right to make final determinations regarding prize allocation.