Symbian Student Essay Contest 2008

Introduction

This year, Symbian is commencing sponsorship of an annual research essay competition for university students on Symbian-related and wider mobile technology topics.

This year's focus:“The next wave of smartphone innovation - issues and opportunities with smartphone technologies”

Essays submitted should address one or more of the questions listed here.

Prizes

Up to ten essays will each be awarded a top prize of £1000. A special commendation will be awarded to those essays deemed of a high quality but which are not among the winning entries.

Winners of the contest will be announced at the Symbian Smartphone Show, 21-22 October 2008.

The prize-winning essays, including any specially commended, will be published on Symbian.com and potentially in a Symbian print journal.

Entering the contest

The contest is open to anyone registered as a student at any university worldwide. Groups of students can choose to collaborate on an essay. Essays are welcomed from students of any discipline.

Essays must be submitted before midnight (GMT) 30 September 2008.

Read the full rules before submitting your entry.

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