A panel of distinguished jurors selects the winner of The Buckminster Fuller Challenge. The winner will be chosen via a multi-stage selection process:

Stage 1: REVIEW
All entry applications will be reviewed by a team consisting of members of the Award Program Committee of the Board of Directors of the Buckminster Fuller Institute and advisers. In addition, technical experts will be consulted on an as needed basis. The entries are vetted for compliance with the entry criteria and eligibility requirements. Several rounds of in-depth dialogue will take place amongst the review team over the course of eight weeks to determine which entries will be advanced.

Stage 2: INTERVIEW
A group of outstanding entries will be invited to participate in an interview and to submit more detailed information. Submittals at this stage may include but are not limited to; high resolution images, short web-based video, detailed budgets, progress updates, and letters of reference expanding on the strength and support of the project from one or more references.

Stage 3: SEMI-FINALISTS ADVANCE
A group of Semi-Finalists will be selected and advanced for review by our distinguished jurors. Additional materials and any new and noteworthy updates may be requested at this time.

Stage 4-FINALIST ADVANCE
Following a review of the Semi-Finalists, jurors will select a group of Finalists which will be announced to the public.

Stage 5: WINNER + RUNNER UP SELECTED
The Jury will conduct a live deliberation to select the Winner and Runner-Up and compose a statement advocating their selections. The Jury reserves the right to select honorable mentions, in which case, they too would be announced at this time.

SCHEDULE
October 30th: Deadline to submit entry to the 2010 Buckminster Fuller Challenge.
November 20: Selected Entries invited to submit requested information for interviews.
December 1-19: Scheduled Interviews will take place the first three weeks of December.
January 2010: Semi-Finalist announced.
January-March 2010: Jury deliberations.
March 2010: Finalist announced.
May 2010: The winner of the 2010 Buckminster Fuller Challenge announced.
June/July 2010: Prize conferred at public ceremony.

The decision of The Buckminster Fuller Challenge jury is final. The Buckminster Fuller Institute reserves the right to withhold the conferring of the prize if, at the recommendation of the jury, it concludes that none of the submissions to The Buckminster Fuller Challenge in this year adequately meet the criteria.


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