NWO published a call for social sciences and humanities PhD students who want to make a positive impact on society to submit their idea and enter the Synergy Award ’21.
Submission deadline is Monday 16 November 2020, 14.00.
The Synergy Award aims to connect PhD students with academic and non-academic professionals to explore the practical dimensions of their research.
Four candidates will be invited to pitch their compelling impact ideas to a jury at Synergy 2021 (the annual NWO conference for the SSH domain). Each pitch will also be broadcast to a live audience during Synergy ’21 on 4 February. Together, the audience and the jury will cast their votes to select the most exciting and innovative idea for societal impact. The winner will be granted a prize of €2,500 to kick-start the development of their idea. Progress made by the winning idea will be presented at the Synergy Award 2022.
See here an impression on the pitches and winners of 2020.
If you would like support in pitching your idea, please contact the Graduate School Advisory Board (research-fasos@maastrichtuniversity.nl).
