2022 Impact Awards for Industrial Doctorates

2022 Impact Awards of the Industrial Doctorates Plan

El Pla de Doctorats Industrials celebra enguany els seus 10 anys de vida. Durant aquesta primera dècada de funcionament del programa del Departament de Recerca i Universitats ha implicat 530 empreses, les 12 universitats catalanes, 25 centres de recerca de Catalunya (CERCA), altres organismes de recerca a Catalunya (CSIC, BSC, Eurecat, entre d’altres), que en conjunt han involucrat més de 600 investigadors i investigadores.

To celebrate this anniversary we present the first edition of the 2022 Impact Awards of Industrial Doctorates. The aim of this competition is to make visible the impact generated by collaborative research in the different industrial doctorate projects, as well as to bring this research closer to citizens to identify challenges (current or future) and anticipate what type of impact it would generate.

 

CONTEST RULES

Participation in the 2022 Impact Awards competition for Industrial Doctorates implies acceptance and compliance with the following rules:

I. PURPOSE

The Industrial Doctorates Plan (Plan DI) of the Generalitat de Catalunya organizes the contest Premios Impacte 2022 de los Doctoratos Industriales. The purpose of the awards is a description of the impact generated by collaborative research within an industrial doctorate project, current or future, by means of a text and an infographic with the characteristics indicated in section IV of these rules.

II. OBJECTIVES

The competition aims to:

  1. To make visible the impact generated by industrial doctorate projects funded by the Generalitat de Catalunya from different perspectives: general in society, in the same company or institution, in the professional development of people.
  2. Bring Industrial Doctorates closer to citizens in order to identify challenges (current or future) and anticipate what type of impact it would generate. It is hoped that these proposals may be future applications to the call for DI grants.

III. PARTICIPANTS and CATEGORIES

The competition is aimed at participants in the Industrial Doctorates Plan (company managers, thesis supervisors and supervisors, industrial doctors, doctoral students and industrial doctoral students) for the following categories:

Category 1: Impact on society.

  • The contributions in this category must show how the industrial doctorate project has made a new product or service available to the public, has provided new knowledge to respond to current or future challenges, among other contributions of general interest.

Category 2: Impact on the company or institution.

  • In this category, the contributions must show how the industrial doctorate project has introduced improvements in the company or institution: talent attraction, training and knowledge sharing, internal procedures, new product or service, protection of research results, use of tax benefits, establishment of new collaborations, among others.

Category 3: Impact on people.

  • The contributions in this category must show how the industrial doctorate project has become an opportunity for improvement for any of the people involved: improvement and acquisition of skills, access to new knowledge and technologies, creation of a network of contacts, enjoyment of an international stay, among others.

With the aim of opening the Industrial Doctorates program to all citizens, we invite anyone of legal age residing in Catalonia in the fourth category to participate in the contest:

Category 4: Proposal for an industrial doctorate project and its expected impact.

In this fourth category, any person not linked to the Industrial Doctorates Plan may propose a collaborative research project between a company or institution, and a Catalan university or research centers in Catalonia (CERCA). In addition, it must take into account the possible expected impact of the project, included in any of the above categories (society, company or institution, impact on the person). The characteristics of the deliverables are the same as for the rest of the participants in the other categories.

IV. CHARACTERISTICS OF DELIVERABLES

Each contestant may submit a maximum of one text and an infographic with the following characteristics:

Text:

  • A title and subtitle must be indicated.
  • Limit of 4,000 characters (1 page on two sides).
  • Microsoft Word format (.docx)
  • Writing, spelling, punctuation and grammar: the absence of errors will be positively valued.

Infographics:

  • A title must be indicated.
  • The creations must respect reasonable proportions aimed at being shared on social networks, such as those of an A4 (vertical or landscaped) or the size of an image for Twitter of 1200 x 600.
  • The format should preferably be PNG, JPG or PDF.
  • Writing, spelling, punctuation and grammar: the absence of errors will be positively valued.
  • Clarity in concepts: keywords, images, composition and association of concepts.
  • The design of the infographic must be attractive without prejudice to the transmission of the message.
  • Presentation of the central ideas: difference between main and secondary ideas.
  • Use of images and colors: use of images to represent concepts and color to associate.
  • Information from the various sources will need to be verified.

Failure to comply with any of these characteristics may be grounds for exclusion.

V. DOCUMENTATION

Fill in the registration form for the competition.

Submit a project proposal with the following content, respecting the characteristics specified in section IV:

  1. A text
  2. An infographic

Both materials will be attached on the same registration form. It is necessary to guarantee the accuracy of the data. Falsehood or non-compliance with the requirements of the rules will lead to disqualification as a participant in the contest.

The completion of the registration form for the 2022 Impact Awards for Industrial Doctorates presupposes the knowledge and acceptance of these rules by the participants.

VI. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

The evaluation criteria that will be followed when selecting the projects will be:

  1. The ability to express in a clear and synthetic way the impacts generated, both in text and infographics.
  2. The originality of the work, the concept and its graphic embodiment or execution.
  3. Any other criteria that the members of the jury consider appropriate to assess.

 

In the category open to citizens, the following will also be valued:

  1. The specification of the possible parties involved: universities/research centres and companies and organizations.
  2. The applicability of the proposal in a real environment

VII. JURY

The jury will be made up of representatives of the organizing and collaborating entities of the contest, as well as members of the R+D+I ecosystem of Catalonia.

The jury has the following functions:

  1. The acceptance or exclusion of the proposals submitted, stating in the Act - if applicable - the reasons for exclusion.
  2. The proclamation of the winning proposal for the award of the prize or the declaration of the prize deserted.
  3. The interpretation of the bases as well as the resolution of incidents or unforeseen issues that arise.

The jury's decision will be substantiated and final.

VIII. AWARDS

The winners of the different categories of the contest will receive as a prize:

  1. The inclusion of its text in the Book commemorating the 10 years of the Industrial Doctorates Plan
  2. Delivery of a 64GB Wi-Fi iPad Space Gray (9th Generation ) plus an iPad Smart Cover (Black) during the 10th anniversary celebration, which will take place in the first quarter of 2023.

IX. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION

The deadline for submission will be at 2:00 p.m. on December 15, 2022.

X. RIGHTS OF USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS

A Creative Commons intellectual property license (CC BY-SA) is established. More information at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/?lang=ca

All the materials participating in the 2022 Impact Awards competition for Industrial Doctorates may be published on the https://doctoratsindustrials.gencat.cat website as well as in other communication channels and social networks linked to the Industrial Doctorates Plan that serve as promotion.

XI. ADVERTISING AND PERSONAL DATA

In order to guarantee compliance with personal data protection regulations, it is reported that the data provided by the participants will be incorporated into a file and will be processed by the organization, in order to manage and administer the contest. They will also be used to keep participants informed of aspects related to the contest. Participants may exercise their rights of access, rectification, cancellation and opposition by sending a request to: doctorats.industrials.recerca@gencat.cat

XII. CONTACT

For any questions or clarification on the interpretation of these rules, the participant can contact the competition organization via email: doctorats.industrials.recerca@gencat.cat or by calling 648934113.

Registration form

Personal data:

Registration:

* The Industrial Doctorates Plan guarantees the confidentiality of the personal data requested on this form, pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation EU/2016/679). The purpose is to respond to requests notified via this form.  

REMEMBER

About the characteristics of the participants:

The competition is aimed at participants of the Industrial Doctorates Plan for categories 1, 2 and 3. Any person, of legal age, resident in Catalonia in category 4, can also participate in the contest. 

For more information you can return to III. PARTICIPANTS AND CATEGORIES

About the characteristics of deliverable files: 

Archive 1 (Text). Maximum 5 MB of weight.

  • Text must be either Microsoft Word (.docx) or PDF. 
  • A title and subtitle must be indicated.
  • Limit of 4,000 characters (1 page on two sides).

Archive 2 (Infographic). Maximum weight 10 MB.

  • The format must be PNG, JPG or PDF.
  • Creations must respect reasonable proportions aimed at being shared on social networks. 

For more information you can go back to IV. FEATURES OF DELIVERABLES