Testing agency VPS has launched a contest in search of to seek out college students with new concepts for initiatives themed round marine sustainability.
Students within the UK, UAE, Netherlands, Singapore and Texas aged 18-25 are in a position to enter the competitors, with a $10,000 scholarship first prize and work placements inside the VPS community obtainable to runners-up, the corporate mentioned in an emailed assertion on Monday. The agency might also fund preliminary feasibility research for a number of the initiatives entered.
The initiatives should be aligned to one of many following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the corporate mentioned:
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UN SDG 03: Health and well-being
Concept should present the way it:
Improves the standard of coastal air by way of the discount of transport emissions -
UN SDG 07: Affordable and clear power
Concept should present the way it:
Advances greener marine fuels expertise and/or improves the reliability of
electrical energy provide, era and monitoring units -
UN SDG 13: Climate motion
Concept should present the way it:
Improves the reliability of electrical energy provide, era and monitoring units,
and/or improves marine gasoline, lubrication and energy station effectivity -
UN SDG 14: Life beneath water
Concept should present the way it:
Helps scale back ocean acidification and/or reduces marine air pollution from vessels
The deadline for entry to the competitors is August 31. More data is offered on the VPS website.