INERCO Award Call
for Entries. Application period: September 1 to December 20, 2022 at 2:00 PM.
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The purpose of the INERCO Award is to recognize the best Bachelor's/Master's Thesis on a topic related to the study of the following areas: Environmental Risks (anthropogenic or natural), Industrial Safety, Sustainable Industrial Development, or related technologies.

The prize will consist of a cash award of 2,000 and 1,000 euros, respectively, for the 1st and 2nd prizes.

The application period will be open from September 1, 2022 until December 20, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.

All documentation will be submitted to the Secretariat of the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering of the Higher Technical School of Engineering of Seville.
 

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Terms and conditions for the INERCO Award

INERCO Scholarship Funding

The prize will consist of a cash award of €2,000 for first place and €1,000 for second place. This amount will be paid in a single installment once the requirements established for its award in this call for entries have been met, and will be presented at a public ceremony to be held at the Higher Technical School of Engineering of the University of Seville. The corresponding withholding tax for Personal Income Tax will be deducted from the payment, as applicable.

Beneficiaries

Those eligible for this award are individuals whose Final Degree/Master's Projects conform to the objective described in point 1 of these rules, which have been defended and judged by a Tribunal of the Higher Technical School of Engineering of the University of Seville within the corresponding academic year, and whose minimum grade has been "Outstanding".

Applications and supporting documentation

• Those interested will sign the application according to the model shown in Annex I of this call.
•  Those interested must submit, in addition to the application, the following documentation:
  •  Photocopy of the National Identity Document.
  • Two complete copies of the Final Degree/Master's Project (one in electronic format and one on paper).
  • Summary of the Final Degree/Master's Project, with a maximum length of five pages, which must include the following concepts: object of the work, results obtained and interest of the topic discussed.
  •  Certificate attesting to having received the grade of "Outstanding" or higher.

Submission deadline

The application period will be open from September 1, 2022 until December 20, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.

All documentation must be submitted exclusively in person, by courier, or by registered mail to the Secretariat of the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the Higher Technical School of Engineering of Seville, C/Camino de los Descubrimientos s/n, 41092 Seville. Final Degree/Master's theses received after this date will be excluded.

Nature of the award and obligations of the award winner

The awarding of the prize will be subject to the following provisions:

• Submitting a work to the INERCO Award implies acceptance by its author of the Terms and Conditions of the call, in particular the transfer of the intellectual property rights of the same to the company INERCO SA in the event of being awarded.
•  Failure by the beneficiary to comply with the obligations set out in this call for applications may result in the withdrawal of the Prize, with the corresponding reimbursement of the amounts received.

Evaluation of applications

• The review of applications will be carried out in a competitive process and, for this purpose, only the documentation provided in the applications will be considered.
•  Applications will be evaluated by the INERCO Chair's Steering Committee, composed of two professors from the Higher Technical School of Engineering of Seville (one of whom must be the Chair's Academic Coordinator), two representatives from INERCO, and the Chair's Director. One of the professors will act as Secretary.
• The Evaluation Committee will send the award decision to the Directorate of the Higher Technical School of Engineering at the University of Seville. This decision must include the following documentation:
  •  Minutes of the meeting of the Evaluation Committee.
  • Report from the INERCO Chair that supports the awarding of the Prize.
  • List of candidates, in order of priority, submitted for the Award.
  • The Evaluation Committee may declare the Prize void and will resolve any incidents that may arise.

Decision of the Evaluation Commission

The decision of the Evaluation Committee will be final and will be made public on the website and notice boards of the Higher Technical School of Engineers of Seville before December 30, 2022.

Final Degree Projects not awarded a prize

Unsuccessful entries may be collected by interested parties from the Secretariat of the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering of the Higher Technical School of Engineering of Seville, C/Camino de los Descubrimientos s/n, 41092 Seville, within three months of the award decision.

Qualification

Both the Director and the Academic Coordinator of the INERCO Chair, in addition to the powers conferred upon them, are authorized to resolve any incidents that may arise, as well as any actions that may be necessary in the execution of this call.

Application to participate in the XVI INERCO Award for the best Final Degree/Master's Project