The Graduate Institute invites applications for the Geneva Challenge: Advancing Development Goals International Contest for Graduate Students in 2023.
This contest aims to present innovative and pragmatic solutions to address the challenges of loneliness. This is because loneliness impacts people`s physical and mental well being, as well as their ability to fully participate in political, social and economic life. The experience of loneliness is prevalent in all parts of societies, among people from all socio-economic backgrounds, ages, and genders. Socially excluded and marginalized groups experience higher levels of loneliness, further exacerbating existing societal inequalities. For example, shocks, forced displacement, war, migration, and poverty all have profound links with loneliness and the negative effects of loneliness.
Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic has shown that shocks and crises can increase the number of people experiencing some form of loneliness, especially among vulnerable groups. But the issue is prevalent in all parts of the world and societies. It becomes imperative to address loneliness because this is crucial to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as loneliness is linked to many of them.
Worth of Award
The
- ADG contest distributes 25,000 CHF in monetary prizes.
- winning project will be awarded CHF 10,000;
- two teams in second place will receive CHF 5,000 each and
- two teams in third place, CHF 2,500 each.
Similarly,
- Five finalist teams, one team per continent, will be invited (travel and accommodation expenses covered) to an oral presentation in Geneva, where they will defend their ideas and answer questions from the jury.
- The finalists will also be invited to an awards ceremony where the contest results will be announced, preceded by a high-level keynote speech.
Eligibility
- Eligible candidates include international Master students.
- Students with contributions that are both theoretically grounded and offer pragmatic solutions to a relevant international development problem stemming from an interdisciplinary collaboration.
How to Apply
- The confirmation documents (enrollment certificates or student cards) should contain your name, your graduate programme and a recent issuance date.
- In case you do not have these documents at the time of your registration, please send them to this email address ([email protected]).
Deadline: Registration deadline for the Geneva Challenge is April 23, 2023 while Submission deadline is July 14, 2023 before midnight 12 am (Central Europe Time).