Student Challenge (English)

The “Asociación Latinoamericana de Desarrollo Sustentable y Energías Renovables A.C." (ALDESER) invites university students from Latin America and the rest of the world interested in Sustainable Development and Renewable Energies to the Student Challenge CIDSER 2021.

OBJECTIVES

The Student Challenge CIDSER 2021, has the following objectives:

Encourage the involvement of undergraduate students in the development of projects aimed at identifying areas of opportunity or solving problems related to Sustainable Development and Renewable Energy.
Promote the most promising projects through groups of experts in the thematic areas included in the call for proposals.
To promote the exchange of ideas among the Latin American and Global student community interested in Sustainable Development and Renewable Energies.
To prepare young researchers in these areas.
To recognize the efforts of the working teams interested in this call.

PARTICIPATION AREAS

1. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

2. RENEWABLE AND CLEAN ENERGIES

Development of sustainable processes
Climate change

Biological treatments
Physicochemical processes
Bioprocesses

Sustainable materials
Bioconstruction

Pollutant monitoring
Optimization of energy processes
Resource savings in industrial processes

Natural and constructed wetlands
Sustainable agriculture

Circular economy
Ecosystem preservation
Solid waste management and utilization
Ecotourism
Society, health and safety

Others related to Sustainable Development

Solar energy
Wind energy
Geothermal energy
Tidal energy
Nuclear energy
Biomass
Biofuels
Fuel cells
Cogeneration
Waste to Energy
Development of bioenergy generation processes
Other Renewable or Clean Energies

WORK TEAMS

To participate in the Student Challenge CIDSER 2021 the work team must be formed by:

Minimum 3 students and maximum 6 students.
- Undergraduate students, preferably multidisciplinary.
- 1 graduate student (master's or doctoral) may participate, included in the 6 students.
- May include 1 tutor (professor, career director, etc.), in addition to the students that integrate the team.

PROJECT PROPOSAL

Project Proposal Content:

The project proposal document must comply with the Student Challenge CIDSER 2021 Project Proposal Word Template, with a maximum extension of 15 pages (plus Annexes) and be submitted in WORD format (.doc o . docx) by the deadline.

The content of the project proposal should be:

Cover sheet (Name of project, Institution, participants, area of participation, date).
Introduction
Problem Statement
Project Development
Results
Conclusions
Bibliography
Annexes

Download the Student Challenge CIDSER 2021 Project Proposal Template:

Student Challenge Template (ENG)
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Requirements:

The proposal must solve problems related to one of the mentioned areas of Sustainable Development and Renewable Energies.
The project can be carried out through theoretical, methodological or practical contributions.
The project must include the 3 main approaches: environmental, social and economic.
The work team must comply with what is described in the section "Work teams".
The project submitted must not have participated in competitions or calls for proposals prior to this Student Challenge.
The projects must be original by the person submitting them. The organizers will not be responsible for any claims made by third parties in relation to copyright, use of image, intellectual property, or any other third-party rights.
Once the project has been submitted, the rights of authorship correspond to the participants themselves or their institutions of affiliation.

Project Proposal Evaluation:

Project proposals will be evaluated by experts in the areas of participation, who will provide comments and feedback prior to the oral presentation of the project.

Submission deadline: September 20, 2021
Mailing address: studentchallenge@cidser.org

PROJECT PRESENTATION

The presentation of the project after applying the suggestions made by the evaluation committee, will be made in person or virtually according to the preference of the participants and if the sanitary contingency allows it.

The projects will be presented during the
"Congreso Internacional de Desarrollo Sustentables y Energías Renovables"(CIDSER 2021),
in a special section of the event.

Presentation Date:
4 - 6 November 2021
Venue:
GAMMA ORIZABA Grand Hotel de France
Orizaba, Veracruz, México.

Presential Presentation:
(as long as the health contingency allows it)

A 15-minute presentation including visual aids (Power Point, Prezi, etc.), prototype samples (if applicable). And 5 minutes for questions and answers from the evaluators or the audience.

The presentation must keep the same structure of the written project.

Virtual Presentation:

A video with a maximum length of 15 minutes must be made. The video may contain visual supports (Power Point, Prezi, etc.), prototype samples (if applicable).

The presentation must keep the same structure of the written project.

The video must be sent in mp4 format with a minimum resolution of 720p (HD).
Mailing address: studentchallenge@cidser.org
Submission deadline: October 2021 (Fecha específica por definir).

The video will be projected on the day of the event and participants must be online on the specified platform for a 5-minute question and answer session.

LANGUAGE

Both the Project Proposal and Presentation may be in Spanish or English (in case you are not a Spanish speaker).

The language of the proposal and presentation will not be a criteria to be considered for the evaluation of the project

EVALUATION CRITERIA

The projects presented in the Student Challenge CIDSER 2021 will be evaluated by a group of experts in the different topics of each area.

The evaluation criteria to be considered will be:

Environmental, economic, and social impact of the project.
Feasibility of the project.
Relevance and degree of innovation of the project.
Structure and content of the written proposal.
Quality of the oral presentation of the project at CIDSER 2021 event.
Degree of collaboration among the working group.
Multidisciplinary approach.

AWARDS

Prizes will be awarded to the first 3 places in the Sustainable Development Area and to the first 3 places in the Renewable and Clean Energy Area.

First Place

Cash prize (amount to be defined, depending on the number of participating projects).
Recognition of first place.
Letter of recommendation addressed to quality postgraduate programs.
1 year membership in the “Asociación Latinoamericana de Desarrollo Sustentable y Energías Renovables A.C.” (ALDESER).
Dissemination of the project in social networks of CIDSER 2021 and ALDESER.
Surprise prize of the event.

Second Place

Recognition of second place.
Letter of recommendation addressed to quality postgraduate programs.
1 year membership in the “Asociación Latinoamericana de Desarrollo Sustentable y Energías Renovables A.C.” (ALDESER).
Dissemination of the project in social networks of CIDSER 2021 and ALDESER.
Surprise prize of the event.

Third Place

Recognition of second place.
1 year membership in the “Asociación Latinoamericana de Desarrollo Sustentable y Energías Renovables A.C.” (ALDESER).
Dissemination of the project in social networks of CIDSER 2021 and ALDESER.
Surprise prize of the event.

COST OF PARTICIPATION

Cost per project: $ 155 USD

Includes the participation of the entire Work Team.
If the same Work Team submits more projects, it must pay the specified fee for each of them.
Payment must be made at the time of submitting the proposal (no later than September 20, 2021), and the payment confirmation to the same email: studentchallenge@cidser.org

PAYMENT METHODS

Bank transfer, check or cash deposit

Make your payment by bank transfer, check or cash deposit to the following account:

  Banco: BBVA Bancomer
  Nombre: ASOCIACION LATINOAMERICANA DE DESARROLLO SUSTENTABLE Y EN AC
    No. de Cuenta: 0113112721
CLABE: 012882001131127216

Cash payments are not accepted.

Online Payment

You can make your payment online via PayPal.

Payment per Project Student Challenge CIDSER 2021
( $155 USD)

QUESTIONS OR INFORMATION

If you have questions or require more information on any of the points of this call, please contact the Organizing Committee of the Student Challenge CIDSER 2020 by email:
studentchallenge@cidser.org

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