The Iberoamerican University Foundation (FUNIBER), with the purpose of encouraging research and knowledge with a positive social impact, invites schools to participate in the FUNIBER Investiga International Pre-University Award.
The purpose of this call is to reward research works on transformation proposals for current challenges. We aim at reinforcing the ethics and commitment of future professionals to society and the awareness of the social impact of science. As well as promoting critical and scientific thinking among the younger generations.
Topics can address solutions that fall under one of the sustainable development goals of the 2030 Agenda. A proposal for a cross-cutting solution or one that is related to one of the following areas can be chosen:
- Law and Policy
- Health, Nutrition, Physical Activity
- Education and Teacher Training
- Environment
- Business Development
- Humanities and Communication
- Engineering, Architecture, and Design
- Psychology and Human Resources
- Tourism
Participation is open to high-school students from any school located in countries where FUNIBER is present.
Registration is to be done by each school’s administration, which may submit up to two research work entries it considers most appropriate for the Prize. Schools have until December 15 to submit each research work.
Papers, original and unpublished, may be submitted in Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, or English.
Prizes
Each call of the FUNIBER Investiga International Pre-University Award will grant two prizes.
The research work awarded first place will receive a prize of 400 dollars for the authors and 250 dollars for the school.
The research work awarded second place will receive a prize of 200 dollars for the authors and 125 dollars for the school.
A scholarship will be awarded by the Iberoamerican University Foundation (FUNIBER) to the professor responsible for the research work, with 70% financial aid to study an online postgraduate program and 60% to study an online doctoral program promoted by FUNIBER and certified by one of the network’s universities.
The first- or second-place winning students who hereafter want to study in one of the network’s universities, whose programs are sponsored by FUNIBER, will also receive a registration fee waiver.
See the rules and participate
To register, the school must read the rules and fill out the form for each participating project. All the information can be found on the FUNIBER Investiga International Pre-University Award website.
The Prize is presented within the framework of FUNIBER’s Social Action area, in collaboration with the Universidad Europea del Atlántico (European University of the Atlantic), the Universidade Internacional do Cuanza (International University of Cuanza, UNIC), the Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana (International Iberoamerican University, UNINI-Mexico), the Fundación Universitaria Internacional de Colombia (International University Foundation of Colombia, UNINCOL), the Universidad de La Romana (University of La Romana, UNIROMANA), and the Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana (International Iberoamerican University, UNIB).
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