Siemens Gamesa/UN SDSN “Universities for Goal 13” Competition 2023 ($10,000 prize)
Deadline: 1st of March, 2023
The Siemens Gamesa/UN SDSN “Universities for Goal 13” Competition 2023 is now accepting applications. “Universities for Goal 13” is an annual competition for undergraduate and graduate students of the SDSN worldwide network of universities, sponsored by Siemens Gamesa and run in partnership with the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).
It seeks to mobilize academic talent in a team competition to develop workable solutions from multidisciplinary perspectives for attaining environmental sustainability (SDG 13). All 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all nations – developed and developing – in a global partnership, must be met for the projects to be eligible for the competition, which focuses on Goal 13. They understand that actions to enhance health must coexist with those to reduce poverty and other forms of deprivation. Also, education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change
and working to preserve our oceans and forests.
Prize:
- The winning solution will be awarded USD $10,000 in prize money for further development
and implementation. - The winning solution will be announced during an award ceremony in New York in
September 2023 during the UN General Assembly week. Depending on the public health
situation, this event will be held in-person or online. - All finalist teams will be issued a Certificate of Participation.
Eligibility:
Students:
- The UG13 Competition is open to all undergraduate and graduate students currently
enrolled in the universities that are participating in the contest. Previous participants in the
contest are welcome to participate again. - Those students who graduate during the competition process will still be eligible to
participate. Participants have to be a student at the time the proposal is submitted. - The teams must be composed of at least 3 students, preferably from different disciplines, as
the development of the solutions will require a multidisciplinary approach. - The competition structure is progressive based on the scores assigned by the judges. Teams
and team members that progress through each of these competition levels must remain
consistent. - Those students who leave the team at some stage will only be allowed to rejoin the team if
the other members agree unanimously. All team members must comply with the
Competition Code of Conduct. - In addition to the student members, the students or the university’s focal point must identify
a professor or university staff who will serve as the team’s tutor.
Solutions:
- Solutions must have disruptive potential, be aligned with the SDGs and be technically
feasible. - The proposals can be at any development stage, they can be an idea, a pilot project or an
existing project that needs further development. They do not necessariliy have to be
unpublished. - The potential outcomes of students’ work should include analyses of needs, potentials,
barriers and opportunities to utilize the capabilities of business and industry offerings. They
should enhance understanding of technical, legal, economical or sociological aspects of how
the solutions can support the development of the region. They can also design, analyze and
suggest concrete solutions for narrowing, slowing, and/or closing resource loops, minimizing
energy demand and use, regenerating resources and materials, and creating, supplying and
using data.
Submission Requirements:
All entries must be submitted online. No project documents of any form will be considered
after the submission deadlines.
Works must be in English or have English subtitles.
All projects must complete SDSN’s SDG Impact Assessment Tool and attach the resulting
report stating the impacted SDG-targets.
