The purpose of the Debut in Research: Young Talents from Africa Prize is to help new generations of African researchers to emerge, offering them the opportunity to attend a PhD course in cooperation with prestigious Italian universities and research institutes and supporting their research and innovation on the various scientific topics promoted by Eni Award.
The Eni Award Debut in Research: Young Talents from Africa Prize constitutes one of the six sections of the Eni Award, composed by the Energy Frontiers, Advanced Environmental Solutions, Energy Transition and the Young Researcher of the Year Prizes, together with the Recognition at Innovation Eni.
The Eni Award has become an international benchmark for energy innovation. Its history began in 2008, when it was included in the Eni Technological Master Plan and replaced the Eni-Italgas Award with the aim of developing a better use of energy sources, promoting science and technology applied to the environment and supporting new generations of researchers.
Again in 2025, Eni Awards will provide: three main prizes for Advanced Environmental Solutions, Energy Transition and Energy Frontiers; awards for the Young Researcher of the Year and for Young Talents from Africa; “Eni for Innovation” Recognitions for our researchers. See the Official announcements! Transmission of applications will close on:
November 15th, 2024, for Advanced Environmental Solutions, Energy Transition, Energy Frontiers and Young Researcher of the Year
December 20th, 2024, for Young Talents from Africa
January 31st, 2025, for “Eni for Innovation” recognitions
Benefits of ENI Young Talents from Africa Prize
Each of the four winners will be awarded with a customized plaque and a scholarship for the attendance of a 3-year PhD course to be conducted in Italy, in an Italian university or research institute with a solid reputation on the above-mentioned topics.
Where authorized within the PhD course framework, it will be possible to carry out a research period outside Italy. It will be also allowed to propose a non-Italian thesis advisor, collaborating with the Italian university or research institute hosting the student.
The Prizes will be assigned to the winning candidates, proclaimed by the Organizing Committee within June 2023.
An Official Prize-Giving Ceremony will be held in Rome during the second semester of the year following the publication of the Official Announcement. Eni will grant hospitality for winners participating to the Ceremony plus a maximum of one accompanying person. Hospitality will include travel tickets to reach Rome, transfers, board and lodging expenses during the period of the Ceremony up to 2 overnight stays
Requirements for ENI Young Talents from Africa Prize
Candidates must own a master’s degree or any equivalent – according to the European system – academic qualification, granting access to a PhD course in an Italian university. The theses must have been defended at an African University during the same year of the annual Official Announcement, or in the precedent year.
The Prize is awarded to students born in or after the year 1992.
The Prize is reserved to students graduated in an African university and of African citizenship, coming from one of the 58 African countries listed in the World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision, compiled by the United Nations.
The thesis and the curriculum vitae – which will prevail in the evaluation of the candidate – must be submitted together with a research proposal in connection with the Eni Award main topics and highlighting the potential benefits of the proposal in a country, in an African region or in the whole African continent.
The main topics covered by the Eni Award are action against water, air and land pollution, prevention of climate warming and pollution, rehabilitation and reuse of industrial sites; renewable energy and energy storage; innovative use of hydrocarbons and of the energy efficiency as a bridge to the decarbonisation of the energy system.
The research proposal must explicit topics, methodologies and disciplinary areas suitable for the realization of the submitted project. The information provided by the candidate in the research proposal will be used in order to identify PhD courses as coherent as possible with it.
Selection Process
Candidatures will be evaluated and selected by the Scientific Commission as per the following criteria:
Scientific value of the PhD research work.
Quality of the Proposal.
Coherency of the estimated budget expenditure proposal.
Motivation and communication skills.
Curriculum Vitae.
Application Deadline
December 20, 2024
How to Apply
Eni Award 2025 - Young Talents from Africa - Application Form
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Thank you for these interesting scholarship post and some of the page is inactive like application form and cv.