The Industrial Doctorates Plan celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. During this first decade of operation, the program of the Department of Research and Universities has involved 530 companies, the 12 Catalan universities, 25 research centers of Catalonia (CERCA), other research bodies in Catalonia (CSIC, BSC, Eurecat, among others), which together have involved more than 600 researchers.
To celebrate this anniversary, we present the first edition of the 2022 Impact Awards for Industrial Doctorates. The aim of this competition is to make visible the impact generated by the collaborative research of the different industrial doctorate projects, as well as to bring this research closer to the public in order to identify challenges (current or future) and anticipate what type of impact it would generate.
BASES OF THE COMPETITION
Participation in the Impact Awards 2022 competition for Industrial Doctorates implies acceptance and compliance with the following rules:
I. PURPOSE
The Industrial Doctorates Plan (DI Plan) of the Generalitat de Catalunya organizes the 2022 Impact Awards competition for Industrial Doctorates. The purpose of the awards is to describe the impact generated by collaborative research within a current or future industrial PhD project, through a text and an infographic with the characteristics indicated in the section IV of these bases.
II. OBJECTIVES
The competition aims to:
- Visualize the impact generated by the industrial doctorate projects funded by the Generalitat de Catalunya from different perspectives: in general society, in the company or institution itself, in the professional development of people.
- Bring Industrial Doctorates closer to the public in order to identify challenges (current or future) and anticipate what kind of impact they would generate. It is hoped that these proposals can be future applications for the call for DI grants.
III. PARTICIPANTS and CATEGORIES
The competition is aimed at participants of the Industrial Doctorates Plan (company managers, thesis supervisors, industrial doctors, industrial doctorates) for the following categories:
Category 1: Impact on society.
- Contributions in this category must show how the industrial doctorate project has made a new product or service available to citizens, has contributed 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, contributions must show how the industrial PhD 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.
- 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 a international stay, among others.
With the aim of opening the Industrial Doctorates program to all citizens, we invite any person of legal age, resident in Catalonia in the fourth category, to participate in the competition:
Category 4: Industrial PhD project proposal and its expected impact.
In this fourth category, any person not linked to the Industrial Doctorates Plan can make a proposal for a collaborative research project between a company or an institution, and a Catalan university or Catalan research centers (CERCA). In addition, it must take into account the possible expected impact of the project, included in any of the previous 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 THE DELIVERABLES
Each contestant may submit a maximum of one text and one infographic with the following characteristics:
Text:
- A title and subtitle must be indicated.
- 4,000 character limit (1 double-sided page).
- Microsoft Word format (.docx)
- Writing, spelling, punctuation and grammar: the absence of errors will be positively assessed.
Infographic:
- A title is required.
- The creations must respect reasonable proportions and oriented to be shared on social networks, such as for example those of an A4 (vertical or landscape) 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 assessed.
- Clarity of concepts: keywords, images, composition and association of concepts.
- The design of the infographic must be attractive without compromising the transmission of the message.
- Exposition of central ideas: difference between main and secondary ideas.
- Use of images and colors: use of images to represent concepts and color to associate.
- The information coming from the various sources will have to be checked.
Failure to comply with any of these characteristics may be grounds for exclusion.
V. DOCUMENTATION
Fill out the competition registration form.
Submit a project proposal with the following content, respecting the characteristics specified in section IV:
- A text
- An infographic
Both materials will be attached to the same registration form. The accuracy of the data must be guaranteed. Falsehood or non-compliance with the requirements of the rules will lead to disqualification as a participant in the competition.
Completing the registration form for the 2022 Impact Awards competition for Industrial Doctorates presupposes knowledge and acceptance of these rules by the participants.
VI. EVALUATION CRITERIA
The evaluation criteria that will be followed when selecting the projects will be:
- The ability to clearly and synthetically express the impacts generated, both in the text and in the infographic.
- The originality of the work, the concept and its graphic embodiment or execution.
- Any other criteria that the jury members consider appropriate to assess.
In the category open to citizens, the following will also be assessed:
- The specification of the possible parties involved: universities/research centers and companies and organizations.
- The applicability of the proposal in a real environment
VII. JURY
The jury will be made up of representatives of the competition's organizing and collaborating entities, as well as members of the Catalan R+D+I ecosystem.
The jury has the following functions:
- The acceptance or exclusion of the proposals presented, stating the reasons for the exclusion - if applicable - in the Minutes.
- The announcement of the winning proposal for the award of the award or the declaration of a void award.
- The interpretation of the bases as well as the resolution of incidents or unforeseen issues that arise.
The decision of the jury will be substantiated and unappealable.
VIII. PRIZES
The winners of the different categories of the competition will receive as a prize:
- The inclusion of his text in the Commemorative Book of the 10 years of the Industrial Doctorates Plan
- Delivery of an iPad Wi-fi 64GB Space Gray (9th Generation) plus an iPad Smart Cover (Black) during the 10-year celebration event, which will take place in the first quarter of 2023.
IX. SUBMISSION DEADLINE
The submission deadline will be 2:00 p.m. on December 15, 2022.
X. RIGHTS TO USE CONTRIBUTIONS
A Creative Commons type intellectual property license (CC BY-SA) is established. More information at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/?lang=ca
All the materials that participate in the 2022 Industrial Doctorate Impact Awards competition may be published on the website https://doctoratsindustrials.gencat.cat as well as on other communication channels and social networks linked to the Industrial Doctorate Plan that serve as promotion.
XI. ADVERTISING AND PERSONAL DATA
In order to guarantee compliance with the regulations for the protection of personal data, it is reported that the data provided by the participants will be incorporated into a file and will be the subject of treatment by the organization, with the aim of managing and administer the contest. They will also be used to keep participants informed of aspects related to the competition. 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 doubts or clarifications about the interpretation of these rules, the participant can contact the organization of the contest via email: doctorats.industrials.recerca@gencat.cat or by phone 648934113.
Registration form
*The Industrial Doctorates Plan guarantees confidentiality in the treatment of personal data requested through this form, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU Regulation 2016/679). The purpose is to be able to respond to requests that are notified through 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. Anyone of legal age, resident in Catalonia in category 4, can also participate in the competition.
For more information you can go back to III. PARTICIPANTS AND CATEGORIES
About the characteristics of deliverable files:
File 1 (Text). Maximum 5 MB in weight.
- The text must be Microsoft Word Format (.docx) or PDF.
- A title and subtitle must be indicated.
- 4,000 character limit (1 double-sided page).
File 2 (Infographic). Maximum 10 MB in weight.
- The format must be PNG, JPG or PDF.
- The creations must respect reasonable proportions and be oriented to be shared on social networks.
For more information you can go back to IV. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DELIVERABLES
