Eager to stimulate reflection and innovation on development from diverse disciplinary and contextual perspectives and with the generous support of Ambassador Jenö Staehelin, the Graduate Institute has launched in 2014 the Advancing Development Goals Contest, an international competition for graduate students. 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.
WORTH:
- The ADG contest distributes 25,000 CHF ($26,854) in monetary prizes.
- The winning project is awarded CHF 10,000($10,741); the two teams in second place will receive CHF 5,000 ($5,370) and the two teams in third place, CHF 2,500 ($2,685).
ELIGIBILITY:
This year, five prizes will be distributed; one in each of the following categories (based on the UN Statistics list):
- Universities located in Africa
- Universities located in Asia
- Universities located in Europe
- Universities located in North America and Oceania
- Universities located in South America
DEADLINE: April 16 2018
To apply and for more information visit here
