Competition rules.
These rules apply to every season. Each season also publishes its own rules, deadlines and judging process, and the final scoring framework is published before entries close.
General rules
- The campaign is one ₦50 million challenge with three independent seasons. You can enter any season without entering another.
- You must be at least 18 years old to participate.
- You can submit up to two entries per season. The limit is counted separately for each season.
- Entries must be original work created specifically for the relevant season and submitted within its submission window.
- Every entry must be published on your own channel, with the published work link submitted through your dashboard.
- Entries must be original work you own the rights to. You must have permission to use any third party materials included in your work.
- AI tools may assist your creative process, but entries must demonstrate genuine human creativity and meaningful creative input.
- Teams can participate. All members must be named, but one person submits the entry and receives any prize awarded.
- Once submitted, entries cannot be edited or replaced. Rejected entries may be corrected and resubmitted while the relevant season is still open.
- Entries must comply with the campaign's content and brand safety requirements.
- The judging panel chooses the winners against the published criteria. Views, likes and follower counts do not decide the result.
- Judges' scores stay private during the competition. Final rankings are published after judging is complete.
- Entry approval does not guarantee a prize. Winners are subject to eligibility and verification checks.
- Prizes are paid in naira to the eligible Monica account linked to your Monica ID.
- By entering, you grant Monica permission to feature, repost, share, reproduce, adapt and repurpose your submitted work, in whole or in part, for marketing, promotional, publicity and campaign related purposes across its platforms and channels, without additional compensation. Monica will credit you where reasonably practicable.
- Duplicate or fraudulent accounts, plagiarism, impersonation and attempts to manipulate the competition may result in disqualification.
- Monica reserves the right to disqualify entries that breach these rules and to make reasonable campaign adjustments, communicating material changes to participants.
- Season 1 referral rewards (₦1,000 per qualified referral, up to 50 per creator) are paid on a first qualified, first rewarded basis until the ₦2,500,000 allocation is exhausted. They are tracked separately from competition prizes and never influence judging. Self referrals do not count.
- A new creator can be referred through a creator's invite link or by entering their referral code when registering. Either way, each new creator is credited to one referrer only, and the referral is fixed when the account is created. It cannot be changed afterwards.
Season 1: The Art of the Unexpected
The final competition rules, eligibility details and the scoring framework will be published here before entries close. Participants must agree to the rules when they submit.
Season 2: Money in Motion
The rules for this season are published when it opens.
Season 3: The Monica Creative Playground
The rules for this season are published when it opens.