Geneva Graduate Institute Challenge for Graduate Students Worldwide 2024: (Deadline 22 April 2024)
Published: 01 Mar 202419 views
The 2024 Advancing Development Goals International Contest for Graduate Students aims to present innovative and pragmatic solutions to address the challenges of social inclusion.
The Challenge
“The Challenges of Youth Empowerment”
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 three to five 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
About Geneva Graduate Institute
The Geneva Graduate Institute is a higher education institution and a pioneer in the exploration of global issues. Through our core missions – academic research, teaching, expertise and forum activities – we produce and share knowledge on international relations, development issues, global challenges and governance. Located in the heart of International Geneva, a centre of global governance, we build on scientific excellence and transdisciplinarity to foster critical and creative thinking on the major challenges of our time. By engaging with international organisations, NGOs, go…
Geneva Challenge
| Application Deadline | 14 Jul 2024 |
| Value | CHF 2,500 |
| Type | Contest |
| Sponsor | Geneva Graduate Institute |
| Gender | Men and Women |
Aim and Benefits of Geneva Challenge
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
Requirements for Geneva Challenge Qualification
Eligibility is based on evaluation by an interdisciplinary academic steering committee.
Interview date, Process and Venue for Geneva Challenge
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.
Application Deadline
July 14, 2024
How to Apply
Application Deadlines:
- Registration ends: 22nd April 2024.
- Submissions are due by: 14th July 2024.
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