# Are participant Outside United States Allowed? **URL:** \ **Category:** PREPARE Challenge\ **Created:** [September 13, 2023, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/are-participant-outside-united-states-allowed/9129 "2023-09-13T12:40:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![cszc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cszc](https://community.drivendata.org/u/cszc)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/are-participant-outside-united-states-allowed/9129/2 "2023-09-13T13:57:51Z")
Hi @magoo34 - thanks for asking! Per the [eligibility guidelines](https://www.drivendata.org/competitions/253/competition-nih-alzheimers-adrd-1/#eligibility-and-participation-guidelines), in order to be eligible to win a prize, participants: > “must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States (in the case of a Team, the Team must identify a Team Captain who is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States; in the case of an Entity, the Entity shall be incorporated in and maintain a primary place of business in the US).” Note that non-U.S. citizens can still can still participate or still be on a team that wins a prize if they are on a team with a designated Team Captain who is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. _Note: This summary was edited for clarity on Nov 25, 2024._ For reference, the full list of rules is [here](https://www.drivendata.org/competitions/253/competition-nih-alzheimers-adrd-1/rules/). --- _[View the full topic](https://community.drivendata.org/t/are-participant-outside-united-states-allowed/9129)._