All Pakistan Pitching Research Competition 2018 | APPRC Submit to Win . All Pakistan “Pitching Research” Competition (APPRC) 2017-18 General Information & Timelines below..
Background:
Following on from the great success of University of Queensland’s inaugural Pitching Research competition in 2015, the 2nd edition (2016) and 3rd edition (2017), Professor Robert Faff (Director of Research UQBS) is taking the“ Pitching Research” competition beyond the geographic boundaries of Australia. With support from University of Haripur Pakistan (UoH), we are very pleased to announce that the competition is being launched in Pakistan.
Core Task
The core task of this competition requires the completion of a prescribed 2-page (1,000 words) template relating to your research project. The template provides a simple, methodical tool to confidently/succinctly “pitch” essential elements of a new research proposal to an academic expert i.e. to your thesis supervisor.
Essential Reading:
For an explanation of the pitching template and its use, see the SSRN paper “Pitching Research”
All Pakistan Pitching Research Competition 2018 | Eligibility:
The competition is open to students in ALL disciplines, enrolled at any of the universities in Pakistan. Students should ideally be in the first year of a Masters by Research program or in the first two years of the PhD program (eligibility determined as at the time of the opening date for submissions, see below).
Other Important information:
(1) Important Dates
- Information Session:
Date/time: Thursday, 14 December, 2017 at 11:30 a.m.
Venue: University of Haripur/Video conference facilities at participating universities - Opening of Pitch Submissions: Monday, 18 December, 2017.
- Pitch Submission Deadline: Monday, 29 January, 2018.
- All pitches are to be submitted online at Website
- Semifinalist Decision Notification (Top 30 pitches): Monday, 26February, 2018.
- Semifinal (Oral presentations by semifinalists): Thursday, 08 March 2018.
- Finalist Decision Notification (Top 20 Pitches): Friday, 09 March 2018.
- Winners Notification by UQBS Australia (Top 10 pitches): 26 March 2018 (details to be confirmed)
(2) Competition Prizes
The UQ Business School has generously agreed to sponsor a total prize pool of up to PKR 160,000 across the top 10 pitches. The best pitch will be awarded PKR 50,000, runner up PKR 25,000, third PKR 15,000 and PKR 10,000 each for the remaining 7 pitches. Semi-finalists and finalists will receive a certificate of “commendation” on behalf of UoH and UQ.
(3) YouTube Video Resources
Pitch Doctor Animation “Primer” Video (9 minutes): http://bit.ly/2gZD6eG
Pitching Research Webinar Video https://youtu.be/19s-2Mear5I
(4) Further Enquiries
For any clarifications or queries regarding the pitch competition requirements, please email:
[email protected] or [email protected]
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