Bayer Young Environmental Envoy, Indonesia
Be a Bayer Young Environmental Envoy
If you are an Indonesian citizen, between 18 to 24 years old, single, and
presently enrolled in a college/university, and with a passion for the
environment, take up the challenge to become a Bayer Young Environmental Envoy!
Deserving
students from all over Indonesia will be selected to be Bayer Young
Environmental Envoys (BYEE) and will participate in a live-in Eco-camp that is
held in a local venue. The top four envoys will join youth delegates from 16
other countries around the world on a weeklong all-expense paid trip to Germany
on November 8 - 13, 2009.
Eligibility for Entry
Indonesian citizen, College/University student enrolled in any institution
as of April 1, 2009 (students graduating in April 2009 are eligible to join)
18 to 24 years old by September 1, 2009
Actively involved in environmental activities or projects
Willing to travel overseas
Should be able to work well within a group
Good oral and written English communications skills
Write your individual proposal, therefore, for a simple environmental
project in your community or school which demonstrates that environmental
protection and economic growth can go hand in hand.
In no more than 100 words, describe the current situation and
environmentrelated problems in your local area or school.
Name a few practical solutions to the problem that either
government/industry /NGOs or your school/community has so far carried out.
Draw up a personal project you intend to do to help alleviate this problem,
and state your objectives and deliverables.
Indicate resource requirements like budget, manpower, facilities, as well
as institutions/ groups involved, making sure that all necessary resources are
within your reach. Compare resources and costs with the benefits you expect to
gain.
In no more than 200 words, tell how this project can be beneficial for both
the economy and the environment. Explain also why your environmental project
makes economic sense.
All projects entered in this competition must begin no earlier than May 29,
2009 and end no later than August 20, 2009.
Procedures/rules
Fill up the entry form and attach a 4×6 cm color photo of yourself.
Attach the following documents: certificate of cumulative GPA (IPK, minimum
2.5) from your institution, copies of identification card (KTP/SIM), and proof
of environmental award (if there is any) received.
All entries must be accompanied by a project proposal. Incomplete
application form and entry requirements will not be processed.
Secure the endorsement of a faculty member OR the school academic
department head OR college/university dean OR academic vice-president OR
president.
All applications should reach Bayer by May 29, 2009.
Project proposals must be written in English and double-spaced. Handwritten
or e-mail entries will not be accepted.
Project proposals, which are adaptations/ upgrades of already existing
projects are acceptable, but the entry will be judged solely on the basis of
new elements introduced and their added value.
Pre-existing work or accomplishments prior to the official start-up date
will not be given any credit.
Successful finalists shall be asked to begin implementing their respective
projects by June 27, 2009. A premature start-up of the proposed project will be
grounds for disqualification. .
While the project proposal should be the applicant's own concept, the
project itself may be carried out by any number of people, with the applicant
taking significant role in its implementation.
The project must be completed or come close to completion by September 30,
2009.
The judges' decision is final for all aspects of the competition.
Judging and selecting
Applicants will be shortlisted based on the content of their project,
leadership and environmental know-how and involvements.
A panel of judges will interview each of the shortlisted candidates to
determine their intelligence and understanding of environmental issues, their
communication and people skills, as well as the feasibility of their project
proposals.
Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed. PT Bayer Indonesia will bear
all costs for the travel, meals, and accommodations of shortlisted candidates
going to the interview.
Successful applicants who qualify for the final round will be required to
attend an environmental live-in workshop called the BYEE Eco-Camp. All charges
for the travel, accommodations, and upkeep of
participants will be shouldered by PT Bayer Indonesia.
At the end of the Eco-Camp, the finalists will be asked to make a
presentation before another panel of judges. They will be given the formal
title of Bayer Young Environmental Envoy at an awarding ceremony.
Four of these finalists will be declared as the Top 4 Bayer Young
Environmental Envoys and will be given the opportunity to participate in a
weeklong all-expense paid study trip to Germany on November 8-13, 2009.
Please note that online or e-mail applications will not be accepted. We
suggest you read through the application form thoroughly. Please note that only
complete application forms will be considered.
Please send applications and requirements to:
Corporate Communications
PT Bayer Indonesia
MidPlaza I, 12th Floor
Jl. Jendral Sudirman Kav. 10-11
Jakarta 10220
Entries must reach PT Bayer Indonesia by May 29, 2009.
