ENI SCHOLARSHIP AWARD 2018: Debut in Research: Young Talents from Africa Prize
ENI AWARD 2018
Debut in Research: Young Talents from Africa Prize
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Eni is one of the most
important, vertically integrated energy companies in the world. It operates in
the oil, natural gas, electricity production, engineering, construction and
petrochemical products sectors. It is constantly working to build a future where
everyone can access energy resources efficiently and sustainably. Eni is also
involved in several scientific research projects on renewable energies,
particularly in the major areas of biofuels and solar energy. Operating in
about eighty-five countries in a responsible way towards its stakeholders, Eni
invests in people and their empowerment, and it takes part to development
through the integration of social, environmental and cultural issues in the
growth process, in full respect of rights and diversities. From 2008 Eni has
been offering the Eni Award, aimed to promote and award research and
technological innovation in the fields of energy and the environment.
The Debut
in Research: Young Talents from Africa Prize constitutes one of the six
sections of the Eni Award, composed by the Energy Transition, Energy Frontiers,
Advanced Environmental Solutions and the Young Researcher of the Year Prizes,
together with the Recognition at Innovation Eni. The purpose of the Debut
in Research: Young Talents from Africa Prize is to help new generations of
African researchers to emerge, offering them the opportunity to attend a PhD
course in cooperation with prestigious Italian universities and research
institutes and supporting their research and innovation on the various
scientific topics promoted by Eni Award.
2) Object
of the Prizes
Candidates
must own a Master’s degree or any equivalent - according to the European system
- academic qualification, granting access to a PhD course in an Italian university.
The theses must have been defended at an African University during the same
year of the annual Official Announcement, or in the precedent year.
The Prize
is awarded to students born in or after the year 1987.
The Prize
is reserved to students graduated in an African university or of African
citizenship, coming from one of the 58 African countries listed in the World
Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision, compiled by the United Nations1.
1
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon,
Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Réunion, Rwanda, Saint Helena, São Tomé and
Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South
Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania,
Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
The
thesis and the curriculum vitae - which will prevail in the evaluation of the
candidate - must be submitted together with a research proposal in connection
with the Eni Award main topics and highlighting the potential benefits of the
proposal in a country, in an African region or in the whole African
continent.
The
research proposal must explicit topics, methodologies and disciplinary
areas suitable for the realization of the submitted project. The information
provided by the candidate in the research proposal will be used in order to
identify PhD courses as coherent as possible with it.
3) The
Prizes
Each of
the two winners will be awarded with a customized plaque and a
scholarship for the attendance of a 3 years PhD course to be conducted in
Italy, in an Italian university or research institute with a solid reputation
on the above-mentioned topics. Where authorized within the PhD course
framework, it will be possible to carry out a research period outside Italy. It
will be also allowed to propose a non-Italian thesis advisor, collaborating
with the Italian university or research institute hosting the student.
The
Prizes will be assigned to the winning candidates, proclaimed by the Organizing
Committee within June 2018.
4)
Application procedures and deadlines
Applications
for the Debut in Research: Young Talents from Africa must be presented and
guaranteed by Professors, Directors of Department, Faculty Deans and
Chancellors of universities and polytechnic universities, or by
researchers of research institutes operating in the specific - or similar
- fields for which the Prize is awarded.
Self-candidatures
will not be considered.
The
deadline for the presentation of the candidatures to the Debut in Research:
Young Talents from Africa falls on November 24, 2017 before and no later than 5 p.m. CET - Central European Time. Please note that,
after 5
p.m. CET of November, 10, 2017, the Scientific Secretariat won’t create new
accounts, in order to provide the most suitable assistance to the already
registered Candidatures, within the deadline. Two weeks after the November 24 deadline, the Scientific Secretariat will
provide the Candidates with formal confirmation, by email, for the acceptance
of their Candidature.
The
Candidature application forms are available on the website: https://www.eni.com/e
1. The Candidature Proposal, the Summary of the Thesis, the
CV and the Research Proposal will have to be uploaded on the Eni Award
Candidates private area. The access to the private area must be requested to
the Eni Award Scientific Secretariat (eniaward@feem.it)
that will provide an account for the procedure.
2. A copy of the Thesis in electronic form as well as
possible recognitions, certificates, letters of reference, list of publications
and the related publications must be sent by e-mail to the following address: repository-eniaward@feem.it.
3. The Candidate will have the possibility to provide a
self-made video of no more than 3 minutes describing the main aspects and
applications of his/her research proposal. Such presentations will be sent as
indicated during the Candidature’s registration process and will be accepted in
the following formats: .MOV, .MPEG4, .AVI, .FLV.
Following the formal registration of the Candidature
Proposal, a file named Summary of the Candidature Proposal, containing the main
data of the application and the Completion Code, will be provided to each
Candidate.
The aforesaid file must be duly checked and signed by the
Candidate as well as by his/her Guarantor and sent to the Eni Award Scientific
Secretariat by fax (+39 0248197724) or email (eniaward@feem.it)
before and no later than the deadline defined by this Official Announcement.
4) Selection of the
Candidatures
The Eni Award Scientific Commission shall examine and select
the work of the Candidates that have been accepted and shall present the names
of the chosen winners of the Debut in Research: Young Talents from Africa
Prizes to the Eni Award Organizing Committee by May 2018.
5) Regulations
The Eni Award and this Official Announcement are submitted
to the Eni Award Regulations, approved by the Organizing Committee. The text is
available on the website: https://www.eni.com/enipedia/it_IT/modellodi-business/premi-e-riconoscimenti/bando-eni-award-2018.page.
6) Contact details
The Eni Award Scientific Secretariat is located at:
FONDAZIONE ENI ENRICO
MATTEI
Corso Magenta,
63 I 20123 Milano
Tel: +39 02 52036934 switchboard
+39 02 52036964 / 36985
Fax: +39 02 481 97724
e-mail: eniaward@feem.it
References:
https://www.eni.com/enipedia/en_IT/business-model/awards-recognition
https://www.eni.com/docs/en_IT/enipedia/business-model/eni-awards/2018/announcements-ENG/EA2018-Energy-Transition.pdf
https://www.eni.com/enipedia/en_IT/business-model/awards-recognition
https://www.eni.com/docs/en_IT/enipedia/business-model/eni-awards/2018/announcements-ENG/EA2018-Energy-Transition.pdf
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