How to enter

Water Discovery Challenge: Entry period now closed

The entry period closed on 5 April 2023 at 12 noon (BST)

Entry form questions are available for information purposes only here (PDF, 96 KB). Entries must be submitted via the online entry form.

The entry form is made up of three types of questions:

Eligibility questions

 

These are the questions that will be used to determine your eligibility to enter the Water Discovery Challenge.

Unassessed questions

 

These questions are unassessed and will be used to only to manage your entry, support portfolio decision making, enable monitoring and evaluation of the Challenges and create publications and announcement materials if your entry is successful.

Assessed questions

The Assessed questions are divided into two groups:

  • General information questions – these questions provide general information about your entry, providing context for assessors, sector reviewers and judges without being directly scored against assessment criteria.

  • Assessment Criteria specific questions – questions are assessed against the assessment criteria by the judges and assessors

Download the entry questions here

Before submitting your entry, please ensure that:

Entrants are required to meet the eligibility criteria as set out in the terms and conditions. When the entry period closes, an eligibility screen will be conducted to ensure entries all meet the eligibility criteria.

Information you provide in your entry may be shared with our partners (including the judges and any due diligence providers) for the purpose of administering the Water Discovery Challenge. For more information on how we use your data, please see the privacy policy and the Terms and Conditions.

What happens next?

Finalists and winners will be selected following the selection process outlined below. Ofwat will make final selection decisions. We have worked to ensure the entry process is as efficient and practical as possible, allowing for ease of access for all innovator organisations.

Selection Process

The steps of the Finalist selection process are detailed below:

1. Open Entry Period
2. Eligibility Screening
3. Assessment
4. Sector Review
5. Ofwat Decision
6. Finalists’ Announcement and Award
7. Feedback

For more information on the full selection process please see our Innovator Handbook.

The steps of the winners selection are detailed below:

1. Development Plan Submission
2. Eligibility Screen
3. Assessment and Sector Review
4. Judging
5. Ofwat Decision
6. Winners’ Announcement and Award
7. Feedback

For more information on the full selection process please see our Innovator Handbook.

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