Singularity University CEE - Global Impact Competition 2014
A second scholarship announced and deadline for applications extended
We are very pleased to announce that the Global Impact Competition CEE 2014 (GIC CEE 2014) has secured funds from its sponsors to award a second scholarship prize for the applicants who will be selected for the finals.
Each of the two winners will receive a scholarship worth USD 30.000 to participate in the Graduate Studies Program (GSP14) of Singularity University at the NASA Research Park in Silicon Valley. The scholarship covers all tuition and lodging costs (travel is not included).
In light of this - and considering the large amount of requests - The Organizing Committee decided to extend the deadline for submissions.
Applicants have until 2nd March 2014 to submit their projects aiming to improve the lives of at least one million people in Central Eastern Europe leveraging the power of accelerating technologies.
Applicants are invited from Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.
To apply and for more information, visit the competition’s website: www.sucee.eu
Singularity University (SU), is an organisation based at the NASA Research Park in the heart of Silicon Valley, California. The University is a central destination for scientists, researchers, entrepreneurs, executives and government officials.
SU’s mission is to educate, inspire and empower bright minds to apply exponential technologies to address humanity’s grand challenges. The University’s flagship program is the Graduate Studies Program (GSP) that acts as a platform for turning innovative ideas into concrete actions.
Those who meet the tough entrance requirements will take part in an extremely intensive training, which includes demanding courses, trips to the biggest enterprises in Silicon Valley – e.g. Facebook, NASA, Google, Cisco – and visits to the most exciting start-ups in the area. During the course, students work side-by-side with the biggest names of the Valley. By the end of the 10-week program projects developed during the course frequently become real businesses, and enter SU Labs, the University’s own business incubator.