The prize

The competition is open to higher education students and those who have graduated from higher education since February 2014.

The grand prize

The exciting prize is a funded, around-the-world adventure for up to a year, open to higher education students and recent graduates. As well as up to 8 months worldwide travel, it will also include two six-week work experience placements at two different AXA global locations and community work experience with one of their Corporate Responsibility partners.

AXA will help the winner to shape the prize around their circumstances and interests, taking into account their personal safety. Travel and living expenses will be funded.  The winner will be expected to start the journey no later than December 2016 for up to one year.

The regional prizes

There are 4 geographical regions in total: Europe, the Americas, Africa & the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. The top scorers from each region will go through a selection process. There will be 4 regional finalists selected to go through to the next stage where they will compete for the big prize.

How you win

Step 1 – The Great Global Adventure game:

You answer a series of general knowledge questions to travel around the world. There are 7 destinations in total, and at each destination you have to solve a puzzle or complete a challenge to win points. Once you have completed the game, if you are one of the top 25 scorers in your region when the competition closes, you will be contacted to compete for the regional prize.

Step 2 – Selection:

25 top scorers per geographical region will be invited to the next stage. There are 4 geographical regions in total: Europe, the Americas, Africa & the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. Each of the chosen contestants will go through a first stage selection process: this will be a video interview with pre-recorded questions. The top 5 candidates per region – as scored and rated by a selection panel from that region - will then be interviewed remotely against a set of pre-agreed criteria. The top scorer for each region will go on to step 3.

Step 3 – Final interview:

All of the 4 regional finalists will be asked to attend a panel interview via WebEx or video conference with a panel in Paris. After this, the final Great Global Adventure game winner will be selected for the ultimate prize, the remaining 3 finalists will each receive a digital prize.