Talent hunt at the Indo-German Science Slam!
By Shiksha.com correspondent
The German Research fellowship, DWIH, invites applications from Indian students for The Grand Science Slam to be organised on October 27, 2012. Young scientists and science enthusiasts can showcase their best and most interesting scientific projects to eminent researchers and the general public.
One of the highlights of the “German Year in India 2011/2012”, it is being called a great platform for researchers, and will include topics from all fields of science including humanities and social sciences. Slammers can choose from medicine/physiology, “green” life sciences, physics/mathematics, geo sciences, chemistry and process engineering/engineering, informatics and social sciences.
Elaborating on the concept of the Grand Science Slam, Dr.Torsten Fischer, director, German Research Foundation, says, “The Grand Science Slam is a great opportunity for Indian researchers to showcase their knowledge of science in the presence of a distinguished gathering of very senior researchers. The shortlisted participants from each of the six streams will be required to publicly display complex scientific concepts in a very simple form in a Science Slam. Each participant gets only 10 minutes to prove his or her knowledge of science using any format of choice, ranging from a conventional talk to a stage play or even a musical performance, using any source or object to make their presentation more interesting. The winner will be decided by award-winning jury members collectively with the audience, so the presentation must be easy to comprehend.”
The 10 minute research presentation by young participating scientists will be followed by a 5-minutes question and answer session with the jury and audience. Two finalists will be chosen as winners of the Grand Science Slam, among which one of the awards will be decided by the Jury and the other by the general public sitting in audience. Each of the winners will be awarded a fully paid learning opportunity to work in the research group of an eminent researcher in Germany. All participating finalists will receive a citation and a gift hamper. The event will be attended by Heads of DWIH member organisations, and will feature ‘Leibniz Lectures’ by two German speakers and scientific talks by two Indian scientists.
Eligibility
Alumni or approved fellows of DWIH member organisations, who are registered for PhD in a recognised Indian University or are post-docs (up to 6 years of completion of PhD) can apply.
How to apply?
Email applications with "Application for the Science Slam" and your name written in the subject line. The last date to apply is September 9, 2012. Check for further details.
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