powering africa reseach paper competition brief
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POWERING AFRICA RESEARCH PAPER COMPETITION
in collabora*on with
Department of State USA-‐ Embassy Dar es Slaam, Tanzania
Tanzania commission for Science and Technology
Background
Powering Tanzania for Development is a research paper compe**on, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam and Tanzania Commission for science and Technology (COSTECH)
The general objecKve of the proposed programme is to engage university students to address the impact of power availability, demand and supply as well as consumpKon in select regions of Tanzania in terms of economic and social development by 2025 in contribuKon to the Power Africa iniKaKve.
The three selected regions and their universiKes are Dar es salaam (University of Dar es salaam), Mwanza (st Augus4ne university) and Mtwara (Stella Maris university college)
The CompeKKon u There will be special forms, which will have key requirements such as the names of
the contestants, their course at University, their departments, and year of study as well as the passport size photos.
u The Paper guideline will have a template for the research paper, which will be followed for every paper submiSed.
u The forms and papers will both be available online of the websites of the respecKve insKtuKons as well as the templates/ formats for the research papers
u The submission will be considered complete once both the forms and paper are submi:ed together.
Content Requirements The proposed research ques*on is as follows: v If X Region doubled its available power demand and
supply scenario by 2025, by what addi4onal percentage would social and economical ac4vi4es as well as the gross domes4c product of X Region grow by 2025?
v What would happen if the level of available electricity remains sta4c?
Eligibility
ü Contestants must be a pair of two UNDERGRADUATE students of the respecKve university which is parKcipaKng on the compeKKon.
ü On this case the parKcipant MUST BE a student and SHOULD BE from either of the following selected UniversiKes:
q University of Dar es Salaam, q St Augus*ne University of Mwanza and q Stella Maris University College of Mtwara.
Outcomes
u Create awareness to university students and other relevant educaKon stakeholders on the importance of research and analysis on solving and forecasKng challenges and soluKons for the development.
u Facilitate development and implementaKon of an alternate modality of reward based on analyzing social and economic as well energy issues in the surrounding the community.
u Cash Prize awards to 3 winners from each University
AWARDS
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7) For!the!papers!not!selected!in!the!award!categories!but!are!of!good!quality!these!will!be!used!to!generate!a!document!of!potential!options/!responses!to!the!same!issue.!
8) Winners:! ! Each!winner! and/or! finalist! will! be! required! to! sign! and! return! to!Contest! Sponsors! a! statement! ! of! eligibility! and! liability/publicity! release,!provide!a!short!bio!(where!applicable)!
9) !Winner(s)!will!be!contacted!via!eOmail!at! the!eOmail!address!they!provided!for!registration.!!The!inability!of!Contest!Sponsors!to!contact!a!potential!winner!may!result!in!disqualification!and/or!selection!of!an!alternate!winner!from!among!all!remaining!eligible!submissions.!
Prize(s))
a) There!will!be!three!winners!for!each!Region!(University)!as!outlined!on!the!table!below#)! Region!PLACE! Dar)es)Salaam)
(University)of)Dar)es)Salaam)!
Mtwara))(Stella)Maris)University)
College)!
Mwanza))(St)Augustine)University)!
First! $2,500! $2,500! $2,500!Second! $1,500! $1,500! $1,500!Third! $1,000! $1,000! $1,000!SubYtotals! $5,000! $5,000! $5,000!
Total! $15,000!!
Liability)and)Rights)
a. Contest! Sponsors! do! not! necessarily! endorse! any! submission! or! messages! expressed!therein,!and!Contest!Sponsors!expressly!disclaim!any!and!all!liability!in!connection!with!the!submitted!papers!including!disputes!between!collaborators!related!to!a!submission.#
b. The! contest! and! its! sponsors! do! not! permit! copyright! infringing! activities! or!infringement!of!any!other!intellectual!property!rights,!and!Contest!Sponsors!reserve!the!right!to!remove!and!disqualify!any!submission!they!deem!to!be!in!violation!of!another!party's!copyright!or!other!intellectual!property!rights.#
c. Contestants! retain! sole! ownership! of! their! original!work.! The! submission! remains! the!intellectual!property!of!the!contestant,!and!the!Contest!Sponsors!and!U.S.!Government!make! no! claim! of! copyright! as! to! the!work! of! any! individual!who! enters! the! contest.!!!Contestant!specifically!agrees!to!give!the!Contest!Sponsors!permission!to!use!all!content!submitted!for!purposes!of!judging!the!contest.!!Finalists!and/or!winners!will!be!required!
IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS COSTECH is a prime driver of science, technology and innovaKon for sustainable development. Their mission is to foster a knowledge based economy through promoKon, coordinaKon of research, technology development and innovaKon for sustainable development in Tanzania.
The University of Dar es Salaam is a public university in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
St. AugusKne University of Tanzania is a private university in Mwanza, Tanzania.
Stella Marris Univeristy college of Mtwara
Department of State USA-‐ Embassy Dar es Slaam, Tanzania
