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Gulf News & Being She Excellence Awards 2025

Terms and Conditions

This competition is organized by the Gulf News & Being She Organization. Except where indicated otherwise, all copyright and other rights that subsist on the home page and in the sub-domain pages of the www.beingshe.com website are owned by Being She, 3409 Burlington tower, Dubai, UAE.

General Information
The Competition is open to females from 18 years willing to submit their work according to the Awards categories indicated on the website and the rules, for work created/published.

Applications
Entries may be made by a corporation or an individual woman submitting their own work, usually in exchange for an entry fee.
The type of media that are eligible are extremely broad depending on the category, participants may submit any materials as supporting evidence. The main requirement is that the work is based on data/information and has some visual component.

All work must be submitted through the “Being She” website
Entries will not be accepted via email or other channels unless the project officially announces it via the Website or technical difficulties prevent the form or website from receiving submissions.

Submissions
Due to overwhelming response our submission deadlines are open until 31st April 2025.
Selection Criteria
A panel of judges will then choose a winner for each category. The panel of judges includes well-known industry experts.

The winners for each category will be announced during the awards ceremony in Dubai followed by social media posts, an announcement on our website, and a profile feature by one of the nation’s leading publication – Gulf News.


Fees

To enter the competition participants will have to pay a non – refundable nomination fee of AED 199+VAT/.

For the purpose of elevating one’s personal profile, all winners will be compulsory to select a PR and Media package which will include complete print and digital marketing deliverables. Payment for the chosen package confirms all the PR package and confirms you as the award recipient.

Details of the packages will be discussed with shortlisted candidates only.

Responsibility for materials submitted.
Any individual submitting an Entry in the competition is responsible for the legality, originality, and copyright of the work submitted in his/her name. By submitting your work on the website, you are not allowed to upload and distribute any document which is confidential, defamatory, obscene, breaking personal privacy regulations, infringing copyright and intellectual property rights, violating legal rights of any party or proprietary to a brand, an individual or a company (except you, the person submitting the work in his/her name).

We reserve the right to delete any offending material and remove the entries from the Awards.

Any individual submitting her work through the website form cannot use false contact information details or identifying details, impersonating any person to mislead the awards jury.

Notifications
All entries submitted will not be returned in any format.
For any information regarding the entry process, submitting your work, awards, timing, or any technical issues regarding the website, please contact us.

Gulf News & Being She Excellence Awards– Full Terms and Conditions

Background

These terms and conditions (“Rules”) apply to entries submitted for The Information is Being She Excellence (the “Competition”) operating on our website at www.beingshe.com (the “Website”).

By entering the Competition, you agree to be bound by these Rules.

1.2 The Competition is organized by Being She, 3409 Burlington tower, Dubai, UAE. (the “Organizer“).

1.3 The Organizer reserves the right to cancel or amend the Competition or the Rules if an event outside of our reasonable control occurs (e.g. a catastrophe, war, civil or military disturbance, the act of God). We will display any changes on the Website.

1.4 The decision of the Organizer in relation to any dispute about the Rules, conduct, results, and all other matters relating to the Competition is final and we will not enter into correspondence.

1.5 A lead ceremony in Dubai will take place to celebrate the winners.

1.6 The Nomination and Participation fee is non- refundable.

Personal data

The Organizer will not collect any personally identifiable information about you (your name, address, telephone number, or email address (“personal data”) through the website unless you have provided it to us through the registration form from the website.

Category prizes

Participants will get an opportunity to showcase their profiles whilst competing with others in the same category. The winners in each category will be selected by a Jury panel who are industry experts.

Digital Material

By agreeing to these T&Cs, the applicant/award recipient consents to and authorizes the use of the photographs and videos obtained before, during, or after the award ceremony by the event organizer’s media teams and authorized representatives. The event organizer can assign obtained material for any purpose whatsoever including without limitation: sale, reproduction in all media, publication, display, broadcast, and exhibition for promotion, advertising, trade, art, or illustration. The applicant/award recipient agrees that the photographs and videos may be used without compensation for an unlimited time and that this Agreement is irrevocable.

The benefits of participating are as follows.

  • Get an opportunity to win Gulf News & Being She Excellence Prestigious International Award
  • Prestigious Gulf News & Being She Excellence Trophy & Certificate
  • Exclusive feature on the Coffee Table Book published by Gulf News & Being She
  • Dedicated PR articles on gulfnews.com
  • Live on Air Interview at a leading Radio Station
  • Exclusive Coverage on Print Gulf News Special Features
  • One Video Interview shot at the day of the event to be run on social platform Being She and Gulf News social media at the day of the event.
  • Special introduction on Being She social media pages
  • Meet and greet Industry Experts & Leaders
  • Networking and exposure opportunities on a global platform
  • Attend the on-ground gala event on 8th June 2025 at MOTF in Dubai, UAE.
  • High-resolution pictures and videos from the event
  • Prominent Media Exposure.

*NB: These vary depending on the PR and Media package chosen by the award recipient