To create a new Video Contest, start by navigating to the Settings > Scholarship Essay Contest page.
On the Create New Contest section, enter your Contest details:
When you are done, click on the “Create Contest” button. The Contest will be created and all required pages will be automatically created in the background for you:
Please note that when a new Contest is created, its default status is “Closed”. To change it to Open, click on the “Open” link:
and verify that the Contest is Open by checking the Contest Status:
IMPORTANT
Please note there can only be on Contest in the Open status at all times, if you want to Open a new Contest, close any old Contest with the Open status and Open the new Contest.
You can review the new pages created for your Contest by going to Pages > All Pages:
and you will noticed the two new pages:
If you move your mouse over the Gallery Page and click on the “View” link, you will be taken to your new Video Submissions Gallery page:
If you move your mouse over the Contest Video Submission Page and click on the “View” link, you will be taken to your new Video Essay Submission page:
