Guides for running a fair jury
Practical guides for organisers of awards, competitions, grant calls and scholarships, with templates you can copy. Free to read and use, with or without Juryline.
Scoring rubric template for a jury: criteria, weights and scales
Copyable scoring rubrics for a jury with criteria, weights and what a 1, 3 and 5 mean, for awards, startup competitions, grant calls and hackathons.
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Conflict of interest declaration for jurors: template and recusal
A conflict of interest declaration template for jurors and evaluators, with examples of conflicts, when to declare and how recusal and reassignment work.
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How to normalise judges' scores: z-scores for strict and lenient jurors
Strict and lenient jurors distort a ranking when each scores only a share. The z-score formula, a worked example and when the plain average is enough.
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How to evaluate grant applications fairly, step by step
A grant application review process in seven steps: eligibility check, two independent evaluators, blind review, scoring, panel meeting and feedback.
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Jury protocol template: how to record and verify a jury's decision
A jury protocol template (judging report, decision record) with what it must contain, how to record ties and conflicts and how to make results verifiable.
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How to run a pitch final with live jury scoring and an audience vote
How to run a pitch competition final: running order, timing, live jury scoring, an audience vote with one vote per phone, ties, the reveal and the record.
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How to write a call for applications: contents, template and common mistakes
What a call for applications or proposals must contain, a copyable outline template, plain-language tips and the mistakes that lead to disputes.
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Scholarship selection: rubric, blind review and committee workflow
How to select scholarship recipients fairly: eligibility, documents, selection criteria, a rubric template, blind review, interviews and the committee.
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Jury score calculator
Paste your jury's scores from a spreadsheet and get averages, a normalised ranking that evens out strict and lenient jurors, and each juror's scale. Free, nothing is uploaded.