Eligibility criteria (awards)
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Eligibility criteria (awards) are the rules that decide who may enter a competition — company stage, geography, sector, founding date, or prior-winner exclusions.
Tight eligibility protects jury time and prize integrity. Publish criteria early to cut disqualification drama later. Ambiguous rules create appeals that slow announcement schedules.
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