:root {
  --soft-white: #ffffff;
  --warm-white: #f7f5f0;
  --pale-cream: #efe9df;
  --mist: #d8e1e3;
  --sage: #aeb8aa;
  --dust: #c8c6bf;
  --taupe: #b9aa9b;
  --charcoal: #1d1d1b;
  --soft-black: #111111;
  --slate: #37413a;
  --ink-72: rgba(29, 29, 27, 0.72);
  --ink-56: rgba(29, 29, 27, 0.56);
  --line: rgba(29, 29, 27, 0.12);
  --line-strong: rgba(29, 29, 27, 0.2);
  --panel: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.74);
  --radius: 8px;
  --shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(55, 65, 58, 0.09);
  --serif: "Fraunces", Georgia, serif;
  --sans: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--soft-white) 0, var(--warm-white) 620px, var(--soft-white) 100%);
  color: var(--charcoal);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.62;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
}

a:focus-visible,
button:focus-visible,
summary:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--slate);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

.skip-link {
  position: fixed;
  top: 1rem;
  left: 1rem;
  z-index: 50;
  transform: translateY(-160%);
  background: var(--charcoal);
  color: var(--soft-white);
  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.skip-link:focus {
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.sr-only {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.container {
  width: min(1180px, calc(100% - 32px));
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.section {
  padding: 76px 0;
}

.button {
  min-height: 48px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  padding: 0.78rem 1.08rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--charcoal);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--charcoal);
  color: var(--soft-white);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background 180ms ease, border-color 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease;
}

.button:hover {
  background: var(--slate);
  border-color: var(--slate);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.button-secondary {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.34);
  color: var(--charcoal);
}

.button-secondary:hover {
  color: var(--soft-white);
}

.button-small {
  min-height: 40px;
  padding: 0.62rem 0.84rem;
  font-size: 0.84rem;
}

.hero {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  min-height: auto;
  padding: 86px 0 58px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -2;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(216, 225, 227, 0.36) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(216, 225, 227, 0.36) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 74px 74px;
  mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), transparent 86%);
}

.shape {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  border-radius: 999px;
  filter: blur(8px);
  opacity: 0.55;
  animation: float 16s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.shape-rose {
  width: 360px;
  height: 360px;
  right: -140px;
  top: 110px;
  background: var(--mist);
}

.shape-sage {
  width: 240px;
  height: 240px;
  left: -110px;
  bottom: 140px;
  background: var(--sage);
  animation-delay: -6s;
}

.hero-grid,
.two-column {
  display: grid;
  gap: 2rem;
}

.hero-grid {
  align-items: center;
}

.hero-copy {
  max-width: 780px;
}

.eyebrow,
.card-label {
  margin: 0 0 0.8rem;
  color: var(--slate);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  line-height: 1.2;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

h1,
h2,
h3 {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--charcoal);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 650;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  line-height: 0.98;
}

h1 {
  max-width: 820px;
  font-size: clamp(3.1rem, 10vw, 6.8rem);
}

h2 {
  max-width: 850px;
  font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 6vw, 4.6rem);
}

h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 2rem);
  line-height: 1.06;
}

p {
  margin: 1rem 0 0;
}

.lead {
  max-width: 660px;
  color: var(--ink-72);
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.5vw, 1.24rem);
  line-height: 1.68;
}

.plain-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
}

.plain-list span {
  padding: 0.52rem 0.72rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
  color: var(--ink-72);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.story-line {
  max-width: 520px;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.hero-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  margin-top: 1.65rem;
}

.trust-note,
.small {
  color: var(--ink-56);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.hero-panel {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.9rem;
}

.cycle-badge,
.card,
.grant-card,
.steps article,
.criteria-grid article,
.faq-list details,
.feature-strip {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--panel);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.cycle-badge {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
  gap: 0.35rem 0.75rem;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 1rem;
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
}

.cycle-badge strong,
.cycle-badge span:last-child {
  display: block;
}

.cycle-badge span:last-child {
  grid-column: 2;
  color: var(--ink-56);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
}

.status-dot,
.pulse-dot {
  width: 9px;
  height: 9px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--sage);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(174, 184, 170, 0.64);
  animation: pulse 2.3s infinite;
}

.grant-card {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(1.1rem, 3vw, 1.6rem);
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92), rgba(216, 225, 227, 0.62)),
    var(--soft-white);
}

.grant-card::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: 1.1rem;
  bottom: 1.1rem;
  width: 76px;
  height: 76px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-radius: 50%;
  opacity: 0.7;
}

.grant-card h2 {
  max-width: 560px;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 3.9rem);
}

.check-list,
.guidance-list {
  padding: 0;
  margin: 1.2rem 0 0;
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.62rem;
}

.check-list li,
.guidance-list li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 1.3rem;
  color: var(--ink-72);
}

.check-list li::before,
.guidance-list li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.68em;
  width: 7px;
  height: 7px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--slate);
}

.editorial-visual {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 320px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 18% 22%, rgba(216, 225, 227, 0.82), transparent 25%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 77% 70%, rgba(174, 184, 170, 0.42), transparent 27%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9), rgba(239, 233, 223, 0.72));
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.editorial-visual::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 22px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(29, 29, 27, 0.08);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
}

.paper-card,
.image-tile,
.story-fragment,
.visual-dot,
.visual-line {
  position: absolute;
}

.paper-card {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  padding: 1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 36px rgba(55, 65, 58, 0.12);
}

.paper-card span {
  color: var(--slate);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.paper-card strong {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.55rem;
  line-height: 1;
}

.paper-card i {
  width: 100%;
  height: 48px;
  display: block;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--dust);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--dust);
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, transparent 0 11px, rgba(200, 198, 191, 0.42) 12px);
}

.paper-card-main {
  left: 9%;
  top: 18%;
  width: 48%;
  transform: rotate(-3deg);
}

.paper-card-small {
  right: 8%;
  top: 15%;
  width: 34%;
  min-height: 86px;
  transform: rotate(4deg);
}

.image-tile {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(174, 184, 170, 0.72), rgba(216, 225, 227, 0.78)),
    var(--pale-cream);
}

.image-tile-one {
  right: 14%;
  bottom: 18%;
  width: 30%;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
}

.image-tile-two {
  left: 15%;
  bottom: 12%;
  width: 24%;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(185, 170, 155, 0.56), rgba(239, 233, 223, 0.84)),
    var(--pale-cream);
}

.story-fragment {
  right: 36%;
  bottom: 28%;
  padding: 0.35rem 0.55rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--soft-white);
  color: var(--slate);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 900;
}

.story-fragment-alt {
  right: 9%;
  bottom: 8%;
}

.visual-line {
  height: 1px;
  background: rgba(55, 65, 58, 0.24);
  transform-origin: left center;
}

.visual-line-one {
  left: 36%;
  top: 45%;
  width: 34%;
  transform: rotate(18deg);
}

.visual-line-two {
  left: 32%;
  bottom: 30%;
  width: 42%;
  transform: rotate(-11deg);
}

.visual-dot {
  width: 9px;
  height: 9px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--slate);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 7px rgba(216, 225, 227, 0.52);
  animation: drift 8s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.dot-one { left: 31%; top: 42%; }
.dot-two { right: 28%; top: 55%; animation-delay: -3s; }
.dot-three { left: 44%; bottom: 18%; animation-delay: -5s; }

.countdown-band {
  padding: 34px 0;
  background: var(--charcoal);
  color: var(--soft-white);
}

.countdown-band .container {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.countdown-band .eyebrow,
.countdown-band .countdown-note {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
  text-align: center;
}

.countdown {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0.7rem;
}

.countdown div {
  min-height: 108px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  padding: 0.9rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
}

.countdown strong {
  display: block;
  color: var(--soft-white);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 10vw, 4.2rem);
  line-height: 1;
}

.countdown span {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.muted {
  background: var(--warm-white);
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.section-heading {
  max-width: 800px;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.live-section {
  background: var(--soft-white);
}

.live-grid,
.steps,
.criteria-grid,
.dates-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.9rem;
}

.card,
.steps article,
.criteria-grid article,
.faq-list details {
  padding: 1.1rem;
}

.pulse-card {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.75rem;
}

.pulse-card p {
  margin: 0;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.energy-meter {
  height: 8px;
  overflow: hidden;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(29, 29, 27, 0.08);
}

.energy-meter span {
  display: block;
  width: 20%;
  height: 100%;
  border-radius: inherit;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--sage), var(--mist));
  transition: width 400ms ease;
}

.energy-stages {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.45rem;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.energy-stages span {
  padding: 0.34rem 0.52rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.64);
  color: var(--ink-56);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.energy-stages .is-active {
  border-color: var(--charcoal);
  background: var(--charcoal);
  color: var(--soft-white);
}

.prompt-card h3 {
  min-height: 3.2em;
  transition: opacity 240ms ease;
}

.story-trail {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 280px;
  margin-top: 0.9rem;
  padding: 1.2rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 20% 30%, rgba(216, 225, 227, 0.26), transparent 26%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 75% 55%, rgba(174, 184, 170, 0.34), transparent 30%),
    var(--charcoal);
  color: var(--soft-white);
}

.story-trail p {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  max-width: 390px;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--soft-white);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 4vw, 2.4rem);
  line-height: 1.05;
}

.constellation {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
}

.constellation::before,
.constellation::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 18%;
  right: 10%;
  top: 50%;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.24), transparent);
  transform: rotate(-10deg);
}

.constellation::after {
  left: 28%;
  right: 17%;
  top: 64%;
  transform: rotate(14deg);
}

.constellation span {
  position: absolute;
  width: 8px;
  height: 8px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--soft-white);
  box-shadow: 0 0 18px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.86);
  animation: drift 9s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.constellation span:nth-child(1) { left: 12%; top: 56%; }
.constellation span:nth-child(2) { left: 25%; top: 28%; animation-delay: -2s; }
.constellation span:nth-child(3) { left: 34%; top: 70%; animation-delay: -5s; }
.constellation span:nth-child(4) { left: 48%; top: 42%; animation-delay: -1s; }
.constellation span:nth-child(5) { left: 57%; top: 18%; animation-delay: -6s; }
.constellation span:nth-child(6) { left: 68%; top: 62%; animation-delay: -3s; }
.constellation span:nth-child(7) { left: 78%; top: 32%; animation-delay: -7s; }
.constellation span:nth-child(8) { left: 88%; top: 72%; animation-delay: -4s; }
.constellation span:nth-child(9) { left: 17%; top: 80%; animation-delay: -8s; }
.constellation span:nth-child(10) { left: 43%; top: 22%; animation-delay: -9s; }
.constellation span:nth-child(11) { left: 72%; top: 82%; animation-delay: -10s; }
.constellation span:nth-child(12) { left: 91%; top: 20%; animation-delay: -11s; }

.ticker-wrap {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  margin-top: 0.9rem;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.ticker-wrap > span {
  color: var(--slate);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ticker {
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--soft-white);
}

.ticker-track {
  display: flex;
  width: max-content;
  gap: 1.1rem;
  padding: 0.78rem 1rem;
  animation: ticker 34s linear infinite;
}

.ticker b {
  color: var(--slate);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.submission-section {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--soft-white), var(--warm-white));
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.submission-head {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
  align-items: end;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.submission-stats {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0.75rem;
}

.submission-stats article {
  padding: 1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.76);
}

.submission-stats strong {
  display: block;
  color: var(--charcoal);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 3.5rem);
  line-height: 0.95;
}

.submission-stats span {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0.45rem;
  color: var(--ink-56);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.submission-note {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
  color: var(--ink-56);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.submission-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.9rem;
}

.submission-card {
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--soft-white);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.submission-art {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--pale-cream);
}

.submission-art img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: block;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.submission-art-placeholder {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: grid;
  place-items: end start;
  padding: 1rem;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(216, 225, 227, 0.92), rgba(174, 184, 170, 0.5)),
    repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.26) 0 1px, transparent 1px 18px);
}

.submission-art-placeholder span {
  padding: 0.32rem 0.55rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(29, 29, 27, 0.16);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
  color: var(--slate);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.submission-card-copy {
  padding: 1rem;
}

.submission-card-copy h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 3vw, 1.9rem);
}

.submission-card-copy p:not(.card-label) {
  color: var(--ink-72);
}

.submission-card-copy > span {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  color: var(--ink-56);
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.spotlight-section {
  background: var(--soft-white);
}

.spotlight-section .section-heading p:not(.eyebrow) {
  max-width: 620px;
  color: var(--ink-72);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}

.spotlight-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.9rem;
}

.spotlight-card {
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--warm-white);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.spotlight-image {
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--pale-cream);
}

.spotlight-image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: block;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.spotlight-placeholder {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  padding: 1rem;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 28% 32%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.56), transparent 24%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(239, 233, 223, 0.92), rgba(216, 225, 227, 0.72));
}

.spotlight-placeholder span {
  padding: 0.32rem 0.55rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(29, 29, 27, 0.16);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.68);
  color: var(--slate);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.spotlight-copy {
  padding: 1.1rem;
}

.spotlight-copy h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 3vw, 2rem);
}

.spotlight-copy p:not(.card-label) {
  color: var(--ink-72);
}

.spotlight-copy a {
  display: inline-flex;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  color: var(--slate);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  text-underline-offset: 4px;
}

.spotlight-note {
  max-width: 820px;
  margin-top: 1.1rem;
  padding: 1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: rgba(216, 225, 227, 0.28);
  color: var(--ink-72);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.statement-card {
  align-self: start;
}

.award-cards {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  margin-top: 1.4rem;
}

.award-cards article {
  padding: 1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
}

.award-cards span {
  display: block;
  color: var(--slate);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.85rem;
  line-height: 1;
}

.award-cards strong {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0.55rem;
}

.award-cards p {
  color: var(--ink-72);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.steps article {
  box-shadow: none;
}

.steps article span {
  width: 38px;
  height: 38px;
  display: inline-grid;
  place-items: center;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--charcoal);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--charcoal);
  color: var(--soft-white);
  font-weight: 900;
}

.highlight-line {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
  padding: 1rem;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--sage);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
  font-weight: 800;
}

.medium-grid {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-content: start;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}

.medium-grid span {
  padding: 0.52rem 0.68rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--soft-white);
  color: var(--ink-72);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.criteria-grid article {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 68px 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.criteria-grid strong {
  color: var(--slate);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 2.2rem;
  line-height: 1;
}

.legal-note {
  margin-top: 1rem;
  padding: 1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: rgba(216, 225, 227, 0.34);
  font-weight: 800;
}

.dates-grid .card {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.38rem;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.dates-grid span {
  color: var(--ink-56);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.dates-grid strong {
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.table-wrap {
  margin-top: 1.1rem;
  overflow-x: auto;
}

table {
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 680px;
  border-collapse: collapse;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--soft-white);
}

caption {
  margin-bottom: 0.55rem;
  color: var(--slate);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-align: left;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

th,
td {
  padding: 0.9rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  text-align: left;
}

th {
  background: rgba(216, 225, 227, 0.38);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.guidance-list {
  padding: 1.1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--soft-white);
}

.feature-strip {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: clamp(1.2rem, 3vw, 1.7rem);
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(216, 225, 227, 0.5), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9)),
    var(--soft-white);
}

.feature-strip p {
  margin-top: 0;
  color: var(--ink-72);
}

.faq-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.72rem;
}

summary {
  cursor: pointer;
  font-weight: 900;
}

details p {
  color: var(--ink-72);
}

.legal-section {
  background: var(--charcoal);
  color: var(--soft-white);
}

.legal-section h2 {
  color: var(--soft-white);
}

.legal-section .eyebrow {
  color: var(--mist);
}

.legal-copy {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
  max-width: 920px;
}

.legal-copy p {
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
}

.footer {
  padding: 46px 0 92px;
  background: var(--slate);
  color: var(--soft-white);
}

.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.4rem;
}

.footer h2 {
  color: var(--soft-white);
  font-size: 2rem;
}

.footer .card-label {
  color: var(--mist);
}

.footer .button {
  margin-top: 0.9rem;
  background: var(--soft-white);
  color: var(--slate);
  border-color: var(--soft-white);
}

.copyright {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.66);
}

.mobile-cta {
  position: fixed;
  right: 12px;
  bottom: 12px;
  left: 12px;
  z-index: 25;
  min-height: 52px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 0.9rem 1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--charcoal);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--charcoal);
  color: var(--soft-white);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 34px rgba(17, 17, 17, 0.22);
  font-weight: 900;
  text-decoration: none;
}

@keyframes pulse {
  0% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(174, 184, 170, 0.62); }
  70% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 12px rgba(174, 184, 170, 0); }
  100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(174, 184, 170, 0); }
}

@keyframes float {
  0%, 100% { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
  50% { transform: translate3d(18px, -18px, 0); }
}

@keyframes drift {
  0%, 100% { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0); opacity: 0.72; }
  50% { transform: translate3d(10px, -14px, 0); opacity: 1; }
}

@keyframes ticker {
  from { transform: translateX(0); }
  to { transform: translateX(-50%); }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.001ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
    transition-duration: 0.001ms !important;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 720px) {
  .section {
    padding: 98px 0;
  }

  .hero {
    padding: 104px 0 76px;
  }

  .hero-grid,
  .two-column {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(330px, 0.95fr);
    align-items: center;
  }

  .countdown {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .live-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 0.9fr 1.35fr 0.95fr;
  }

  .submission-head {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(320px, 0.55fr);
  }

  .submission-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .spotlight-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .steps {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .dates-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .criteria-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .award-cards {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .feature-strip,
  .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    align-items: center;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 960px) {
  .hero-grid {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(410px, 0.82fr);
    gap: 3.5rem;
  }

  .mobile-cta {
    display: none;
  }

  .footer {
    padding-bottom: 46px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .container {
    width: min(100% - 24px, 1180px);
  }

  .hero {
    min-height: auto;
  }

  .hero-actions .button {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .editorial-visual {
    min-height: 260px;
  }

  .paper-card-main {
    width: 54%;
  }

  .paper-card-small {
    width: 38%;
  }
}