Entry and Judging  Criteria   

Competition Categories    

£300 prize funds in support of raising awareness of food waste solutions. The prizes for each category are:

1. Whole (entire fruit and vegetables)  & commonly wasted foods - £100

2.  Rescued and repurposed food -  (re-style last night or lunchtime leftovers,  get creative with dishes made from using food picked up through food rescue apps or 'yellow sticker cooking' (from the 'reduced' section at the shops)  - £100

3. 'Throw-it-all-in cooking'  (don't go shopping again - use up what is lurking in the back of your cupboard, freezer and fridge)  - £100

Judging Criteria

The judging panel (our community experts - as detailed on the 'our partners' page) will select winners that adhere to the entry information terms and conditions and:  

• Originality and palatability of the recipe

• Innovative and genuine use of leftovers/commonly wasted food

• Simplicity and presentation

• Popularity on Instagram (number of reactions) 

We recommend focusing your video/photo presentation on showing that it is a genuine and innovative use of leftover/commonly wasted food. The judges' decisions will not be influenced overtly by 'digital expertise', but rather how your dish demonstrates reducing food waste in action!     

Entry Information 

• Submissions can be made by uploading your photo series or video file to our Google Form . You will need a Google Account for this. Please email us at lovestudentleftovers2024@gmail.com or by Direct Message  on Instagram if you need support with this. 

•  We will first email you at your university email address for the confirmation needed in case of transferring winner prize money. We will then post on @lovestudentleftovers Instagram (see privacy notice below).   

• State the category you are submitting to as below. Choose the category that your dish most represents if it fits into several. We retain the discretion to allocate entries to categories as we see appropriate. 

1.Whole (entire fruit and vegetables)  & commonly wasted foods

 2.Rescued and repurposed food -  (re-style last night or lunchtime leftovers,  get creative with dishes made from using food picked up through food rescue apps or 'yellow sticker cooking' (from the 'reduced' section at the shops) 

3.'Throw-it-all-in cooking'  (don't go shopping again - use up what is lurking in the back of your cupboard, freezer and fridge)  

• Full ingredients (or products picked up if via food waste apps or reduced food items) and step by step preparation (recipe)  MUST be provided. 

• You MUST  provide your student email address and THE NAME OF YOUR UNIVERSITY for verification and the transfer of prize money.  

• The post submission should be in video (maximum 1.5 minutes) OR picture format (maximum 10 photos). Only one format can be entered to the competition, although both formats can be tagged if you wish. 

• We respect the privacy of all the candidates who take part in the competition, as this is important to us. Your submission can be reposted on our Instagram profile @lovestudentleftovers with your name, university and Instagram profile name. If you don't feel comfortable with these terms, you can let us know when you upload your entry and choose to remain anonymous.  Your entry will then be shared only referring to the name of your university but NOT name you personally).  

• Winners will be announced on the Instagram channel and at a live broadcast event in April 2024 (date TBC).  Prizes will be paid via BACS transfer. 

The Small Print (small but important!)

1. This competition adheres to Instagram promotional guidance. It is not endorsed by Instagram. 

2. All submissions must adhere to Instagram policies.

3. Only submissions made using a UK and Ireland University email address will be accepted.

4.  Any submissions which do not adhere to the entry information will not be considered.    

5.  Up to three entries per person are allowed but only one prize will be awarded per entrant 

6. Team entries are allowed, but a named entrant can only win one prize. 

7. The competition will close at MIDNIGHT  GMT on 25 March 2024.