Graduate Institute Geneva 2022 The Geneva Challenge for Graduate Students

The 2022 Advancing Development Goals International Contest for Graduate Students aims to present innovative and pragmatic solutions to address the challenges of poverty reduction.

• Table of Content
• About Graduate Institute Geneva
• The Geneva Challenge
• Aim and Benefits of The Geneva Challenge
• Requirements for The Geneva Challenge Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

The Geneva Challenge

Aim and Benefits of The Geneva Challenge

The ADG contest distributes 25,000 CHF in monetary prizes. The winning project will be awarded CHF 10,000; the two teams in second place will receive CHF 5,000 each and the two teams in third place, CHF 2,500 each.

Requirements for The Geneva Challenge Qualification

Master students from anywhere in the world are eligible to apply

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Submissions are evaluated by an interdisciplinary academic steering committee that will select three submissions per category to be published on the competition's 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 (complying with COVID-19 restrictions; travel and accommodation expenses covered) to an oral presentation in Geneva, where they will defend their ideas and answer questions from the jury and the public. The finalists will also be invited to an awards ceremony where the contest results will be announced, preceded by a high-level keynote speech. 

Fir more details, visit Graduate Institute Geneva website.