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BOW SEAT TRUE BLUE FELLOWSHIP

Application Deadline: September 1st at 11:59 PM EDT

LOCATION: USA

The True Blue Fellowship (formerly the Fellowship Grant Program) aims to connect and empower youth around the world to leverage the creative arts to enact change in local communities to safeguard the ocean, waterways, and the climate. If you want to make a difference in your community, you are invited to participate in the True Blue Fellowship! The Fellowship is an initiative originally created and led by the Future Blue Youth Council (FBYC), a diverse group of Bow Seat alumni working together to empower their peers to advocate for a healthy, sustainable, and equitable future. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Youth ages 13-24 (at the start of the Fellowship period in January)

Young people worldwide (applications must be in English)

Individuals or classes, groups, clubs, or organizations

New or emerging projects that are less than two years old (clubs or organizations that are more than two years old may apply so long as the proposed project is less than two years old)

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Projects may be of any duration, as long as they meet the Fellowship goals:

Utilize the creative arts as the primary method for awareness and/or action.

Co-create with and engage others in your local community

Have a tangible impact on your local community and environment

BENEFIT:

The True Blue Fellowship provides mentorship, capacity building, and funding of up to $2,500 for at least 10 youth-led projects that address ocean, waterways, and/or climate change issues in their local communities through a creative arts lens.

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS: BEST THESIS AWARD 2025—POWER ENGINEERING TRANSMISSION

Application Deadline: 8 August 2025

LOCATION: Switzerland

Are you writing a thesis at a university of applied sciences in the field of power engineering transmission? Then you can put your bachelor’s or master’s thesis forward for the “Best Thesis Award 2025—Power Engineering Transmission”! The Swissmem Environmental Engineering Industry Sector awards the “Best Thesis Award” for outstanding Bachelor’s or Master’s theses related to the field of “power engineering transmission”.

ELIGIBILITY:

Course Level: Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis

University or Organization: Swissmem—Power Engineering Transmission Industry Sector

Nationality: Open to all nationalities

Acceptable Courses or Subjects: The scholarship will be awarded for theses related to:

Mechanical drive technology

Electric drive technology

Condition monitoring

Software solutions/simulation

Be enrolled at a university of applied sciences, university, or federal institute of technology.

Submit a Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis with an implementation period between 01.09.2024 and 31.08.2025.

Demonstrate a clear reference to power engineering transmission.

Submit all required documents, including:

Thesis subject and abstract/description in English

University and supervisor details

Applicant’s personal details (including email and phone number)

Complete thesis report (PDF), CV, supervisor’s evaluation with final grade, a 5-minute video presentation, and PowerPoint slides for the award ceremony presentation

Approval from the expert panel is required prior to thesis submission (includes NDA).

Send application to: antriebstechnik@swissmem.ch

Applicants must register by the deadline and await approval before submitting the complete thesis and supplementary materials.

BENEFIT:

Recognition from leading industry experts

Cash awards:

CHF 3,000 – First Prize

CHF 2,000 – Second Prize

CHF 1,000 – Third Prize

Opportunity to present your project during the award ceremony

Networking with professionals from Swissmem’s Power Engineering Transmission industry sector.

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