The Rules

The contest will run from May 5th 2007 (12pm ET) until 7/5/2007 at 12:00 PM

Contestants must be registered members of UGResearch.org. Membership is free.

Contestants will receive 1 point for every person that activates a membership (including their own) on UGResearch.org at the contestant’s recommendation. Again, membership is free. To receive a point, the recommended person must correctly specify that the contestant recommended they join the site.

Contestants will receive 10 points for every person who uploads research (including their own) on UGResearch.org at the contestant’s recommendation. Uploading research is free. To receive the points, the recommended person must correctly specify that the contestant recommended they upload their research. The recommended person may upload as many pieces of research as they want; the contestant will receive 10 points for each piece of research uploaded in which they are identified. The uploading of research is subject to the approval of the UGResearch.org team.

The contestant with the most points will receive a free iPod.

If the winning contestant does not receive a minimum of 400 points by the end of the competition, the competition will be void, and no iPod will be given.

New members and those uploading research can only select one contestant as having recommended them.

Contestants must have been enrolled in a degree granting undergraduate institution at some time.

In the case of a tie for first place, the contest will enter a "Sudden Death" phase. The contestants in the tie will have 24 hours to accumulate as many points as possible. At the end of the 24 hours the contestant with the most points will be declared the winner. If there is still a tie, contestants in the tie will have another 24 hours to accumulate points. This will repeat itself until a sole point leader emerges.

Further Terms and Conditions

1. Eligibility: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. The competition is open to legal residents of the United States who are 18 years of age or older. Contestants must have been enrolled in a degree granting undergraduate institution at some time.
2. The contest will run from May 5th 2007 (12pm ET) until June 5th 2007 (12pm ET). To enter, follow directions provided on the UGResearch.org website.
3. The UGResearch Team is the final arbiter of what research may be uploaded onto the site. Research must meet a minimum standard of quality. Pornographic material will not be accepted. Volunteers or employees of UGResearch.org and their families are not eligible to play.
4. The competition is sponsored by The Institute for Undergraduate Research ("UGResearch.org") ("UGResearch") ("Sponsor").
5. Winner will be notified by email. If the winner does not respond within 14 days of the date appearing on the prize notification, or fails to comply with the instructions contained in the prize notification within that time period, UGResearch reserves the right to choose an alternate winner. Return of any prize notification as undeliverable will result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. In the event of a dispute concerning the identity of the person submitting an entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the person in whose name the email account is registered.
6. Entries that are lost, late, misdirected, garbled or incompletely received, for any reason, including by reason of hardware, software, browser or network failure, malfunction, congestion or incompatibility at Sponsor's website, ugresearch.org, or elsewhere, will not be eligible and Sponsor is not responsible for any technical problems related to online entries. Sponsor reserves the right to modify, suspend or terminate this competition in the event that it becomes infected by a computer virus or is otherwise technically impaired. In the event of early termination, contestants will be notified and a new contest period will be established; in the event that all information is lost no points will transfer to the new contest period.
7. A sole prize will be awarded to the contestant with the most points, as outlined in The Rules. The prize will be an iPod Nano, color subject to availability. Approximate Retail Value: $149 US. The odds of winning are controlled by individual contestants. Contestants must garner at least 400 points to be eligible for the prize. If no contestant receives 400 points or more, the competition is void, and no iPod will be given.
8. Income and other taxes, if any, on the value of the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner.
9. Acceptance of prize constitutes consent and agreement to use winner's name and likeness for editorial, advertising and publicity purposes, without further compensation, except where prohibited. By entering and/or by accepting a prize, you agree to release Sponsor from any and all liability arising out of your participation in this competition with respect to the awarding, receipt, use and/or misuse of any prize. Winner may be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility, a publicity release (where permitted by law), and a liability release which must be signed and returned within 14 days of the date on the prize notification or an alternate winner may be chosen. By entering and/or by accepting the prize, you agree (where permitted by law) to have your name listed as the winner on ugresearch.org and in the free ugresearch.org e-mail newsletters.
10. No substitution of prizes, except by Sponsor in which case a prize of greater or equal value will be substituted. Prizes are not transferable.
11. Sponsor reserves the right to modify, suspend, disqualify or terminate any entrant in the event that an entry becomes infected or is otherwise technically impaired. Sponsor also reserves the right to disqualify any entrant found tampering with the entry process or with the operation of the sweepstakes or the web site.
12. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.
13. By entering, you agree to be bound by these rules.
14. For a winner’s list, send an email to TheManagement (at) UGResearch (dot) org.