a) The competition is open to all composers born after September 20, 1984.
Participants who were awarded prizes in 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 and 2022 are no longer eligible to enter.

b) The submitted composition must not be older than two years and should not have been performed privately or publicly, copied, distributed, broadcasted or made accessible on the internet.

c) Only one score in its entirety and not in part is required of each composer.