• Each university may submit an application for one (1) team of negotiators.
• A team consists between two (2) – four (4) students.
• At least one (1) of the students must be a full or part-time law student to play the role of the counsel in the Competition.
• Each team must nominate one (1) – two (2) coaches (cross-faculty or cross-university teams are permissible.)
• Coaches must be full professors, assistant or adjunct professors, qualified lawyers, lecturers in alternative dispute resolution, qualified mediators or negotiation trainers.
• A coach can be nominated for one (1) team only (cannot accompany two (2) teams to the competition).

• To be eligible, students must be registered as full-time or part-time students in the academic year of 2023/2024 or 2024.
• Graduate students are permitted to participate if they have completed their undergraduate studies no longer than 2 years ago and have gained work experience (e.g. practiced law or been in business) of no more than 1 year since their graduation.
• Students cannot have practical mediation experience outside a training or university context.
• Each student can participate only once in any student role. 
• Each Team must review the Competition Rules for the 2024 CDRC APAC.
• Each Team is responsible for ensuring that all its members are eligible to participate in the CDRC APAC.

If the team’s application has been accepted to participate in the CDRC APAC, there will be an invitation to register and then then asked to transfer a Registration Fee.

The Registration Fees for the CDRC APAC for a Mediator team is SGD 350 (before 8% GST). 

Each Mediator Team must:

1. fill in the Mediator Team Application Form.
2. produce a short video (read section on “Video Requirements”)
3. upload the short video to WeTransfer or Dropbox
4. submit one entry per team, together with the video link.
5. ensure completed form and necessary information is submitted before the deadline. There is strictly no extension. 
6. successful teams will be informed by ___ if they have been shortlisted to join CDRC APAC, and payment details will be sent.

If you are applying as a Negotiator team, please record a maximum 2-minute video showing us what makes you a great negotiator team for CDRC APAC.

How to make the video:

1. Prepare in advance the team video to submit along with the team application form.
2. When recording your video:
   • we are not looking for a professional video.
   • feel free to use your phone to record and edit the video.
   • respect the maximum time limit.
   • ensure that you own all the material used in the preparation of our video. If, and to the extent that you use copyrighted material, you need to seek (and have been granted) the permissions necessary to use the material.
   • All applying students must take part in the video.

3. Make the most of your time and give us an idea of who you are.
4. Approach the task in a creative, collaborative, and persuasive way.

How to upload the video:

1. 1. Name your video beginning with “University Negotiators” followed by your University Name
   2. Make sure the video is not too big in size (i.e. no more than [100 MB])
2. Upload the video to a file sharing platform e.g. Dropbox or WeTransfer and share the link in your application form.

Your video must fulfil all the above criteria. Otherwise, we cannot accept your video and your application is incomplete. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].