The competition is open to all career levels researchers in all fields of research including Social Sciences and Humanities, Life Sciences and Engineering. To enter the competition participants are invited to produce a video introducing their research in an original and entertaining way. The video must not exceed 5 minutes in length. Participants are free to choose presentation styles and equipment as they see fit.

The review panel will select up to 5 finalists from all submissions received by the end of the submission deadline on September 16 2019. Submitted videos will be assessed based on the following criteria, all of equal importance: accessibility for non-experts, conceptualization of slam, presentation style, originality.

To enter the competition participants are invited to upload their pre-selection video via Dropbox or Vimeo and share the link to the video with euraxessindiaslam@gmail.com or send the video directly to euraxessindiaslam@gmail.com.

The finalists will be invited to participate in a 1-day workshop in Pune on 18^th October 2019. During the workshop they will get a short training on science communication skills, and will have the opportunity to do a short live performance of their slam, under the guidance of a qualified science communication trainer. The finalists will compete at the Live Finals of the EURAXESS Science Slam India 2019 to be held on 30^th November 2019 in Trivandrum. A return economy flight and accommodation will be provided by EURAXESS India for the finalists based outside Trivandrum. First price is free round trip to Europe to visit a research institute of the winner's choice in the European Union in 2020.

Milan Dostál, Commercial and Economic Counsellor, The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Delhi