Application Deadline: March 14, 2017
The 2017 Ericsson Innovation Awards applications have been opened!
How might you utilize innovation to shape the eventual fate of sustenance? On the off chance that you have an earth shattering thought, you could win €25,000. It’s all piece of our support for the UN’s Sustainable Development objectives of Zero Hunger and Responsible Consumption and Production.
Ericsson Innovation Awards Competition is open for all understudies. All you need is a thought to enhance the eventual fate of nourishment. In the first place, enlist your group and present your thought on the accommodation page. To qualify, your group must comprise of two-four individuals, and all individuals ought to be present understudies, graduating with a partner, Bachelors,and Masters or doctorate degree on or after May 1, 2017.
Necessities:
Group Requirements: all colleagues must be present University understudies who won’t graduate before March 2017 (this spreads understudies in all years and all controls)
Ericsson Innovation Awards Competition is open for all understudies who are as of now enlisted and seeking after a partner, undergrad, post-graduate or doctorate degree.
All you need is a thought to enhance the fate of nourishment in the soul of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 12: Ensure feasible utilization and generation examples or Goal 2: Zero Hunger.
Firstly, enlist your group and present your thought on the accommodation page.
Your group needs to comprise of two-four individuals, and all individuals ought to be at present enlisted understudies.
Prize:
The money prizes are only one inspiration for creating and exhibiting your next huge thought to the Ericsson Innovation Awards Competition; there are critical profession improving impetuses as well.
In the first place prize: EUR 25,000
Second prize: EUR 10,000
Third prize: EUR 1,000
Judging Criteria
The Ericsson jury will assess the entries in light of the accompanying criteria:
How well the advancement addresses the subject. The Future of Food
The effect the advancement has on a practical level and in social obligation regions.
How well the colleagues have worked together. Groups with individuals from various colleges, primary fields of study, foundations and nationalities will have the edge in the jury procedure
How worldwide or nearby the advancement is; that is, does it take care of an issue or enhance a circumstance on a little or extensive scale?
Potential income or cost decrease for the client obtaining the development. The business case ought to check these numbers.
That it is so natural to create and how quick it can go to advertise, clarified in a helpful and succinct way.
How simple it is for the potential clients to send it, considering time, change of conduct, cash. The advantages of the advancement (client or effectiveness). What affect does the advancement have?
Did the arrangement tackle the issue in a creative way?
Has the advancement been lifted to the following level as a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) in the semi-last process?
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Course of events:
January 9 – March 14: Phase 1 – Register your group and present your thought.
Walk 22 – March 30: Ericsson jury assessment.
Walk 31: Semi-finalists declaration. 10 group reported to go to semi-finals and get mentorship from Ericsson Experts.
April 3 – April 28: Phase 2 – Collaboration and mentorship from Ericsson Experts to make a base suitable item and submit to semi-finalist judging.
April 28: Semi-finalists entries due.
May 12: Finalists reported.
TBA June: Final introductions and honors occasion. Area to be reported.
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the Ericsson Innovation Awards 2017 Global StudentsCompetition.
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