Apply: Geneva Challenge 2023

Deadline: 14 July, 2023

The Geneva Graduate Institute has opened applications for the Geneva Challenge 2023.

The challenge aims to present innovative and pragmatic solutions to address the challenges of loneliness.

A substantial proportion of people worldwide, from young adults to seniors, experience problematic levels of loneliness, including social, emotional and physical loneliness.

Loneliness impacts peoples’ 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.

The idea of the challenge 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’s degree students from anywhere in the world.

Benefits

  • The winning project will be awarded CHF 10,000
  • The two teams in second place will receive CHF 5,000 each
  • The two teams in third place will get CHF 2,500 each

Eligibility

  • Open to master’s degree students in universities located in Africa and other parts of the world

To apply and for more information, click here.

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