Scientific Innovation Award
The Borealis Student Innovation Award is an international competition for students from all over the world. Following Borealis' trailblazing mission of value creation through innovation, our award aims to recognise your innovative thinking and pioneering solutions.
What is the Scientiffic Innovation Award?
The award recognises and rewards the three best thesis research papers: one for a bachelor's degree graduate, one for a master's degree graduate and one for a doctorate degree graduate. Over more than ten years of the competition, Borealis has seen over 270 applications from students representing more than 131 universities in 56 countries.
The thesis work shall focus on one of the following research areas:
- Polyolefin catalysts
- Olefin and polyolefin processes
- Polyolefin polymer properties
- Enhanced olefin analysis and polyolefin characterisation methods
- Polyolefin applications
- Sustainability in or with polyolefins or base chemicals (i.e. circular economy, recycling, etc.)
- Discoveries in the polyolefin world that have practical relevance to society
- Base chemical processes (ammonia, nitric acid, fertilizer, urea, melamine, phenol)
What do you win?
The Borealis Student Innovation Award consists of
- Certificate
- A unique networking opportunity with Borealis experts during the programme
- A monetary sum of EUR 5,000 for the doctorate degree graduate awardee, EUR 2,000 for the master's degree graduate awardee and EUR 1,000 for the bachelor's degree graduate awardee.
- The opportunity to present and discuss the thesis work with members of the Borealis research team.
Application form
apply nowPrevious winners
Description - in intellectual property rights donec ullamcorper nulla non metus auctor fringilla. Donec sed odio dui. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Aenean lacinia bibendum nulla sed consectetur.
Guidelines for applicants
- Who to apply -Graduates in the area of sustainability, chemistry, polymer chemistry, polymer science, polymer analytic, technical chemistry, mechanical and industrial engineering or applications with a particular focus on polyolefins, olefins or base chemicals. Your thesis should not be more than two years old and must be finalised by the end of February 202X to be eligible for the award.
- What steps - The Borealis Student Innovation Award application must be in English and consist of the three parts listed below.
- When to submit - The application period begins September 1, 2020 and the deadline is March 1, 2021
