1st IAA Planetary Defense Conference and Research Student Competition

Suggested by Prabhu Hari

1st IAA Planetary Defense Conference and Research Student Competition

Organised By: Congrex and European Space Agency

Key Dates:
Deadline for Sending abstracts: December 1, 2008

2009 The Global Social Venture Competition

Event: The Global Social Venture Competition

Organized By:
Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley in partnership with

• Columbia Business School,
• London Business School,
• Indian School of Business, and
• Yale School of Management

Key Dates:
Asia Region- Submit to the Indian School of Business

• Executive Summary Deadline (optional): November 30, 2008
• Full Business Plan Submission Deadline: January 21, 2009

SE Asia Region – Submit to Thammasat University, Thailand

• Executive Summary Deadline: January 9, 2009

id Design award 2009 :International Design Competition

Event: id Design award 2009 :International Design Competition

Organized By: IDEA International Co,. Ltd., JAPAN

Key Dates:
Deadline for Application Submissions: December 19, 2008

FuturArc Prize 2009: International Design Competiton for Green Architecture

Event: FuturArc Prize 2009

Organized By: FuturArc Journal

Key Dates:
Deadlines for Online Submissions: December 31, 2008

World Summit Youth Award 2009

Suggested by Gautham Krishnadas

World Summit Youth Award 2009

Organised By: United Nations

Key Dates:
Deadline for Online Submissions: February 28, 2009

For Whom: The project must be initiated and executd by youth under the age of 30

Feel the Planet Earth CIFIAL Design Award 2008

Event: “FEEL THE PLANET EARTH ’08 ” CIFIAL Design prize

Organized By: CIFIAL

Key Dates:
Deadline for phase -1 registration: December 31, 2008.

For whom:
Students from all over the world who can  Design any work, presenting clear contributions to the identified theme, are eligible for submission to this award.

The Habitat Young Visionary Award 2009, Essay Competition

Suggested By Gautham Krishnadas

The Habitat Young Visionary Award 2009, Essay Competition

Organised By:
India Habitat Center and the National Geographic Channel

Key Dates:
Deadline for Submission of Essays: December 15, 2008

MTV Venture: Dream It. Do It. Challenge

Suggested by Gautham

MTV Venture: Dream It. Do It. Challenge

Organised By:
MTV Switch and Ashoka GenV

Key Dates:
Deadline for Submission of Ideas: December 31, 2008

Global Challenge Awards

Global Challenge Awards

Organised by: Global Challenge

Key Dates:
Registration is open year around and the main activities run from September to April each year

For Whom:
All students who are not yet in college are invited to participate. Materials are aimed for students aged 14-17, but welcome all who are not yet in college. There are two ways to participate – as an individual or as part of a team. For team projects, you select a friend and, if you would like, an adult (called a Country Team) and then join forces with a similar team from another country (to form an International Team).

Intel’s INSPIRE – EMPOWER Challenge

Event: Intel’s INSPIRE•EMPOWER Challenge

Organized By: INTEL Corporation

Key Dates:
Deadline for registration and submission: January 31, 2009.

For whom:
The contest is open to all individuals, developers and organizations worldwide, as well as the general public.

INDEX:| AIGA Aspen Design Challenge

Suggested By Sai Chandra Shekar

Event: INDEX:| AIGA Aspen Design Challenge

Organized By: AIGA and INDEX

For Whom:
Current Undergraduate and graduate students
Students who graduate in 2007

Key Dates:
Deadline for Entries: December 15, 2008

Hydrogen Student Design Contest: A Green Building with Hydrogen

Suggested by Sai Chandra Shekar

Hydrogen Student Design Contest

Organized By: The Hydrogen Education Foundation

Key Dates:
Deadline for submitting the designs: December 19, 2008

Live Edge Electronic Design for the Global Environment

Event: Live Edge Electronic Design for the Global Environment (Website)

Organised By: National Semiconductors

Key dates: Entry open for Submission from October 1, 2008 to January 31, 2008

For whom: Students/ General

Project 10 to the 100th

Project 10 to the 100th

Organised By: Google Inc

Key Dates:
Deadline for Submission of Ideas: October 20, 2008

“Project 10 to the 100th” is a call for ideas to change the world by helping as many people as possible.

2nd Annual Base of the Pyramid Narrative Competition – 2008

Event: 2nd Annual Base of the Pyramid Narrative Competition – 2008 (Website)

Organised By: Cornell University, The Johnson School, Centre for Sustainable Global Enterprise & United States Agency for International Development

Key dates: October 5, 2008

For Whom: Open to all students and Professionals.

FTF Design Challenge – India

Event: FTF Design Challenge – India (Website)

Organised By: Freescale Technology Forum.

Key Dates:
Challenege Registration Opens: April 14, 2008
Deadline for Submiting Design paper: June 27, 2008
Challenge duration: April 14, 2008 to November 14, 2008

NRDC Innovation Awards 2008

Award: NRDC Innovation awards (Website)

Offered By: National Research Development Corporation (NRDC)

Key dates:
Deadlines for Application Submission:
NRDC Innovation Award of the year: Deadline: April 25,2008
NRDC Societal Innovation Award of the year: Deadline: April 25,2008
NRDC Budding Innovators Award of the year:Deadline: May 15,2008

RANK and BOLT Awards: Excellence Outside Academics

Suggested by Priya Venkateshan

Event: RANK and BOLT Awards (Website)

Organised by: Air India and Deccan Herald

Key Dates:
Deadline for receiving entries: June 30, 2008

Mindful Leadership Contest

Event: Mindful Leadership Contest (Website)

Organised By:
The University of Dayton(UD) and Loyola Institute of Business Administration(LIBA)

Key Dates:
Competition Deadline: January 31, 2008
Winners Notification: February 10, 2008

For Whom:
Full-time bonafide student of an accredited education institute, college, or University between the age group 18-25 years

The University of Dayton (UD) and Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) are dedicated to creating ethical, mindful leaders aware of the global forces around them. The competition “Mindful Leadership” provides a platform for students to contribute meaningful ideas and initiatives to combat challenges faced in today’s business environment. UD and LIBA together bring this opportunity to Indian students to encourage and motivate them to be mindful leaders who are much more aware of the real-time issues around them. This competition will appeal to all students with an interest to create change, protect human rights, care for the environment, enforce global labour standards and anti-corruption practices.

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