Graduate Institute’s Geneva Challenge for Graduate Students Worldwide
Graduate Institute’s Geneva Challenge Invitation: Applications are currently ongoing for the Graduate Institute’s Geneva Challenge for Graduate Students Worldwide. Interested students can see the details and apply if eligible.
Graduate Institute’s Geneva Challenge Invitation: Applications are currently ongoing for the Graduate Institute’s Geneva Challenge for Graduate Students Worldwide. Interested students can see the details and apply if eligible.
Graduate Institute’s Geneva Challenge Details and FAQs
The 2019 Advancing Development Goals International Students Contest invites teams of Master students from all academic programmes to devise innovative and pragmatic solutions to the Challenges of Global Health.
The idea is to gather contributions that are both theoretically grounded and offer pragmatic solutions to a relevant international development problem stemming from an interdisciplinary collaboration between 3 to 5 enrolled master students from anywhere in the world.
Five prizes will be distributed; one in each of the following categories:
- Universities located in Africa
- Universities located in Asia
- Universities located in Europe
- Universities located in North America and Oceania
- Universities located in South America
The Graduate Institute is launching the fifth edition of the Advancing Development Goals Contest, an international competition for graduate students.
When is the application deadline?
- Registration for teams ends: 24th March 2019.
- Submissions are due by: 15th July 2019.
Is the challenge/opportunity offered annually?
Yes
Which countries are eligible for the challenge?
Graduate students from all over the world
In which host country will the awardees be studying?
Geneva, Switzerland
What is the category of this opportunity?
Contest (Essay)
How do I know if I’m eligible for the challenge?
Eligibility is based on evaluation by an interdisciplinary academic steering committee.
What are the selection criteria?
- An interdisciplinary academic steering committee will assess all submissions by students and select semi-finalists which will be published on the competitions website and then reviewed by an independent jury of experts with academic, governmental and private sector backgrounds.
- Five finalist teams, one team per continent, will be invited (traveling and accommodation expenses covered) to an oral presentation in Geneva, where they will defend their ideas and answer questions from the jury and from the public. The finalists will also be present at an awards ceremony where the results of the contest will be announced preceded by a high-level key-note speech on the challenges of climate change.
How many challenge awards are available?
Five teams (One team from each continent) of 3 to 5 enrolled Master students will be selected at the final stage.
Value of Contest
The ADG contest distributes 20,500 CHF in monetary prizes. The winning project is awarded CHF 10,000; the two teams in second place will receive CHF 5,000 and the two teams in third place, CHF 2,500.
How to Apply for the Graduate Institute’s Geneva Challenge
Please Note: Endeavour to apply now, you may submit proposals later.
- Read carefully the Rules and Regulations.
- Read the Call for Contributions to get a better understanding of this year’s topic.
- Send in your application by filling in the following form in the link below.
