General rules
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Each entry must be accompanied by an official entry form and six copies of the entry. They should be typewritten to 50 characters and double spaced. The thesis should be of 10,000-12,000 words in English. Illustrations should be clearly marked and pages should be numbered. Pages and illustrations: should be secured.
The judges will be chosen from a panel and will include a representative of the sponsors and Fellows or Members of professional institutes, learned bodies, educational establishments or those engaged in the industry at a senior level. Each judge will read each thesis independently and award a percentage mark.
In the event of a tie, the chairman of the judging panel will be invited to make a decision. To assist the chairman the authors of the entries involved may be invited to a personal interview to discuss their entries.
The decision of the judges is final and is not open to appeal.
The winning entrant will receive up to £1000 towards the expense of further study of the subject, may be invited to visit the research and development departments of the sponsor, and may be invited to present the thesis to a conference in London in 1981.
The award of £1000 expires on March 31, 1982.
Entries must be submitted to the Editor, Commercial Motor, Room 62, Dorset House, Stamford Street London SE1 91_11 on or before November 3, 1980.
The entry becomes the property of the sponsors: