The topic of the entrant's thesis research must be in one of the following categories: Cell and Molecular Biology, Genomics and Proteomics, Ecology and Environment, Translational Medicine.
And that's why Cindy Boyd, who is chief executive of the Houston-based consultancy Sentigy and a frequent judge at competitions hosted by Rice University and the Entrepreneurs' Organization, recommends that would-be entrants conduct extensive online research via the Web sites of the host organizations.
The company also plans to promote the competition on the Internet and give prospective entrants greater access to research resources at colleges and universities.
In order to effectively train new entrants to undertake bioinformatics research in the "-omics" era, WEBCB has, over the past two years, run discussion fora to define the key elements constituting a minimum set of bioinformatics skills.
New entrants to the world of research likely will continue to grapple with the ambiguities of the current system, negotiating for an appropriate spot on the author list.
Science/AAAS and SciLifeLab look forward to reviewing the research findings from future entrants.
To enter, entrants must complete the VICELAND consumer research survey.
Competition entrants were challenged to summarize selected scientific research articles in plain English, explaining why the research was done, what was done and why it is important.
Perhaps the aid equivalent would be that UK organisations focus on policy and research, and let low-cost entrants like Brac International do the service delivery.
While ETH Zurich, for example, retains an impressive research score, only 61% of new entrants successfully complete their bachelor degree.
