• Best oral free paper presentation: first and second prize (INR 5000 and 3000, respectively).
• Best e-poster presentation: first and second prize (INR 4000 and 2000, respectively).
• The papers will be judged based on the content and format of presentation by two experienced judges.
• The results will be declared at the Valedictory Function on 16th September.
• The award money will be given away in cash or by bank transfer.
• The copyright of the awarded papers will remain with the authors and they can publish it in any journal of their choice.
• Registration and attendance are compulsory.

• The decision of the judges shall be final.
• Title: This award is titled “WPA-CC Chandigarh: vlog contest on public mental health”.
• Context: This award is in relation to the Diamond Jubilee International Conference on Mental Health to be held in Chandigarh, India, on 14-16 September 2023, organized by the Department of Psychiatry, PGIMER, Chandigarh, which is a Collaborating Centre of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) with the mandate of working in the area of public mental health.
• Role of WPA: This award is supported in principle, and financially, by WPA, to its Chandigarh Collaborating Centre for this conference.
• Nature of award and remunerations: It is a Traveling Fellowship Award. There will be two winners. The first winner will get USD 300 and the second winner (“Runners-up”) will get USD 200 toward their travel and allowances. In addition, their registration fees will be waived, and reasonable accommodation will be provided for 3 nights.
  The award will be declared and presented at the inaugural ceremony. The award money will be electronically transferred (in INR only) to the bank account of the awardees after their attendance at the conference.
• Eligibility: The contest will be open to all postgraduate degree trainees in various disciplines related to mental health (those currently pursuing MD/DM/DNB in psychiatry, MPhil in clinical psychology, MPhil in psychiatric social work and MSc in psychiatric nursing, or similar).
• Note: The contestants will be REQUIRED to submit a valid photo ID or certificate from Head of their department as evidence of their current trainee status. Without this the entry will be disqualified.
• Theme of the vlog contest: “Public Mental Health in low- and middle-income countries: how can we make it true?”
• Procedure: The contestants will prepare a VIDEO LOG (“vlog”) of up to 3 minutes duration, in any commonly acceptable video format that can be played on a Windows system (preferably MPEG formats, WMV or MOV), and email to pgipsy2023@gmail.com (if up to 25 MB) or upload it to google drive linked with this email (if more than 25 MB). She/he will also notify the administrator by email along with attached proof of traineeship as mentioned above.
• Guidelines: The vlog can be made using common guidelines of which many are available on YouTube, WikiHow and elsewhere. A useful resource is https://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Video-Blog
• Judging: The valid entries will be judged by at least two independent judges in a blinded manner, on the following parameters: content (50 marks), form (25 marks) and overall impact (25 marks); total 100 marks.
• Professional help is NOT mandatory in the making of the vlog, and professional quality parameters will NOT be a judgment criterion.
• The last day of entry is: 15th JULY 2023.
• Results will be declared on 14th/15th AUGUST 2023. The results will be final.
• Disbursal: The award money will be given, in prevalent INR equivalent, to the awardees as lumpsum after the conference is attended by the awardees in person.
• Dissemination: The two awarded entries will be uploaded on the dedicated YouTube Channel of the Department of Psychiatry, PGIMER Chandigarh (https://www.youtube.com/@pgimerpsychiatry), for viewing by all.

Important:

• The delegate must register for Conference, attend the workshop, or submit the abstract.
• The registration fee mentioned, includes lunches, dinner, and Delegate Kit (for conference only).
• Delegate KIT for Spot Registrations is not guaranteed and will be provided only if available.
• After completing the registration process and paying the registration fee successfully, the registrant will receive a system-generated registration confirmation as an email on the registered email id.