{"id":31156,"date":"2018-08-02T07:51:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T07:51:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-09-25T14:01:15","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T14:01:15","slug":"sight-and-life-foundation-elevator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rubyskynews.com\/index.php\/2018\/08\/02\/sight-and-life-foundation-elevator\/","title":{"rendered":"#Sight And #Life #Foundation #Elevator #Pitch #Contest 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><div><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/univerwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Sight-And-Life-Foundation-Elevator-Pitch-Contest-2018.jpg?resize=1200%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div><a title=\"JOBS\/INTERSHIPS\/TRAININGS | Home page\" href=\"http:\/\/univerwork.com\/\">JOBS\/INTERSHIPS\/TRAININGS<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/univerwork.com\/\">UNIVERWORK.COM<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PettisFight\"><br \/>Follow @PettisFight<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/UniverOne\">facebook.com\/UniverOne<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Deadline:<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>6 August 2018<br \/><strong>Open to:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>students and young professionals<br \/><strong>Award:<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>funds of USD 15000 and a fully funded trip to India<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h1>Description<\/h1>\n<p>An elevator pitch is a critical part of the entrepreneurial process. As competition for research and investment funds increases, young scientists need to effectively articulate their idea and do so in a manner that is persuasive and precise.\u00a0<strong><em>Sight and Life<\/em>\u00a0Foundation<\/strong>\u00a0developed a platform for organizing an elevator pitch contest (EPC) on disruptive ideas to stimulate networks and dialogue, especially among innovators.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Elevator Pitch Contest<\/strong>\u2019s goal is to identify and support such projects that can be implemented and produce a meaningful impact in the short term.<\/p>\n<p>To stimulate innovation from different fields, the contest will have two categories:<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Non-food category: Aimed at finding an alternative, non-food solutions to keep aflatoxin-contaminated foods and feeds out of the food system<\/li>\n<li>Food category: Aimed at identifying solutions to eliminate or reduce exposure to aflatoxins from foods and feeds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Eligibility<\/h1>\n<p>Students and young professionals who graduated in the last five years are allowed to apply.<\/p>\n<h1>Award<\/h1>\n<p>Three finalists from each category will win a trip (round trip and accommodation)\u00a0to Mumbai to participate in the 19th World Congress of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST, October 23-28, 2018) and pitch their idea to a panel of experts and potential investors. The winner in each category will receive seed funds of<strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>USD 15000<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>to further develop the idea.<\/p>\n<h1>How to apply?<\/h1>\n<p>In order to apply, please fill the<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfIDQK9IpnmUKWcx_EIoovd0eZmo1p8Q6SyzwQvg5Z3GZsAYw\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">application form<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit the official<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elevator-pitch-contest.org\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">web page.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mladiinfo.eu\/2018\/07\/30\/sight-life-foundation-elevator-pitch-contest-2018\/#ixzz5MuBRpVho\">SOURCE POST<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/univerwork.com\/sight-and-life-foundation-elevator-pitch-contest-2018\">#Sight And #Life #Foundation #Elevator #Pitch #Contest 2018<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/univerwork.com\/\">Change the World<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/univerwork.com\/sight-and-life-foundation-elevator-pitch-contest-2018\">#Sight And #Life #Foundation #Elevator #Pitch #Contest 2018<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/rubyskynews.com\/2018\/08\/sight-and-life-foundation-elevator.html\">#Sight And #Life #Foundation #Elevator #Pitch #Contest 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 JOBS\/INTERSHIPS\/TRAININGS\u00a0\u2013 UNIVERWORK.COMFollow @PettisFight facebook.com\/UniverOne Deadline:\u00a06 August 2018Open to:\u00a0students and young professionalsAward:\u00a0funds of USD 15000 and a fully funded trip to India Description An elevator pitch is a critical part of the entrepreneurial process. 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