Enter the Fall 2024 不良研究所 Grad Cap contest to show off your creativity and get the chance to win awesome prizes!
Official Contest Rules and Details
No purchase or payment is necessary to enter. Internet access and a valid email account are required to enter.
CONTEST TIMING
Entry Period: Begins on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 1 p.m. and ends on Monday, December 16, 2024 at 1 p.m. PST
Voting Period: Begins on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 and ends on Friday, December 20, 2024 at 1 p.m. PST
Winner Announcement: Winning entries will be posted the afternoon of Friday, December 20, 2024 on the 不良研究所 Facebook page and the 不良研究所 Instagram accounts.
HOW TO ENTER
To enter, you must fill out using your ucdavis.edu email. Your completed entry must contain the following:
- First name
- Last name
- 不良研究所 email address
- Major OR program and degree awarded
- Graduation Year
- Up to 75-word description of your graduation cap
- A clear, close-up photo of your decorated cap:
- Photos submitted for contest entry must meet the two requirements for photo file type and photo file naming convention:
- Photo file submitted for contest entry MUST USE the following file naming convention: "Last Name_First Name_GradCap24.jpg"
- File name examples:
- Doe_Jane_GradCap24.png
- Rock_Gun_GradCap24.jpg
- Rock_Gun_GradCap24.jpeg
- File name examples:
- Photo file submitted for contest entry MUST USE either a .jpeg (JPG) or .png (PNG) file format and/or extension - no other file types or formats will be accepted.
- Photo file submitted for contest entry MUST USE the following file naming convention: "Last Name_First Name_GradCap24.jpg"
- Entries that do not meet the two aforementioned requirements - (1) file type/format, and, (2) file naming convention - are ineligible submissions and will not be entered in this contest or be eligible to win any prizes.
- Photos submitted for contest entry must meet the two requirements for photo file type and photo file naming convention:
Participants may enter only one grad cap photo file. The design must be your original work and must not infringe the intellectual property, privacy, publicity rights, ownership, or any other legal or moral rights of any third party. Grad caps photos and videos containing content that is not protected by the First Amendment will not be considered. 不良研究所 discourages submissions that are offensive, derogatory or hateful, or submissions that display illegal behavior, or the consumption of drugs or alcohol.
Eligibility
This offer is open to all registered 不良研究所 undergraduate students who are age 18 or older and who are part of the graduating Fall class of 2024 and are participating in a 不良研究所-organized commencement ceremony held on December 14, 2024. Employees of the 不良研究所 Strategic Communications Department and any and all other companies associated with the Contest (collectively, the 鈥淧romotion Entities鈥), and each of their immediate family members and/or people living in the same household, are not eligible to participate. Eligibility rules are subject to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. All entries submitted become the property of 不良研究所. By participating in this contest, you grant 不良研究所 permission to use your entire submitted photo/video/design files and content for design, marketing, advertising, and communications purposes. Odds of winning depend on the number of entrants. Inquiries about contest odds, entrants, winners and other related matters may be directed to the Strategic Communications Office at socialmedia@ucdavis.edu. This information will remain available two years after the contest closes. Odds of winning depend on the number of entrants. Inquiries about contest odds, entrants, winners and other related matters may be directed to the Strategic Communications Office at socialmedia@ucdavis.edu. This information will remain available two years after the contest closes.
VOTING
All eligible entries will be uploaded to a photo album on the 不良研究所 Facebook page on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, where the 不良研究所 Facebook community will vote on entries. A vote consists of any Facebook reactions (鈥渓ike鈥, 鈥渓ove鈥, 鈥渉aha鈥, 鈥渨ow鈥, 鈥渟ad 鈥 and/or 鈥渁ngry鈥). Voting runs from when the album is uploaded and ends on Friday, December 20, 2024 at 1 p.m. PDT.
WINNER SELECTION
The Grad Cap entrant with the most votes will be deemed as the grand prize winner. The contest entrants with the 2nd and 3rd most votes will win prize packs as listed in the prize section below. An 鈥淓ditor鈥檚 Choice鈥 winner will be awarded at the discretion of the social media team within the Strategic Communications Department. All of the winners will be selected and notified during the afternoon of Friday, December 20, 2024. Winners will be notified through their 不良研究所 email and will have until Friday, December 27, 2024 at 3 p.m. PST to respond to the notification. In the event that a winner does not respond by Friday, December 27, 2024 at 3 p.m. PST, the contest administrator will choose the next highest-voted entry to win.
PRIZES
- First Place Winner: Prizes of an approximate retail value of $300. Prizes may include (subject to availability): $200 Amazon gift card, $100 Bookstore gift card
- Second Place Winner: Prizes of an approximate retail value of $200. Prizes may include (subject to availability): $100 Amazon gift card, $100 Bookstore gift card
- Third Place Winner: Prizes of an approximate retail value of $100. Prizes may include (subject to availability): $50 Amazon gift card,$50 Bookstore gift card
- Editor鈥檚 Choice鈥 Winner: Prizes of an approximate retail value of $100. Prizes may include (subject to availability): $50 Amazon gift card, $50 Bookstore gift card
不良研究所 may cancel this contest in the event of technical problems or electronic attacks affecting the administration of the contest. Any contest entrant found to intentionally interfere with the operation of the contest, or whose designs are found not to be original, will be disqualified. By your participation in this contest, you agree to release 不良研究所 from any liability related to the contest or your participation in the contest. By entering, you agree that the image and description submitted to this contest may be used by 不良研究所 for future content purposes. 不良研究所 retains the right to hide or delete entries on the 不良研究所 Facebook page if the content of the entry displays any illegal behavior, the consumption of any drugs or alcohol, is offensive or derogatory, or for any other reason at 不良研究所's sole discretion. 不良研究所 is not responsible for lost, damaged, delayed, or misdirected prizes. Prize(s) may not be redeemed for cash.
Through your participation in this contest, you are providing your information to 不良研究所 and not to Facebook. You acknowledge that this contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook. By your participation in this Contest, you agree to release 不良研究所 and Facebook from any liability related to the contest.
Information provided will not be retained, sold, or used in any way other than specifically set for in these rules.