SAMSUNG REAL DREAMS AWARD (SRDA) PROGRAM

Part 1 :

Samsung Real Dreams Award (SRDA) Program

Samsung Real Dreams Partners

Who can Apply & How to Apply ?

Part 2:

How to Write the SRDA Application

Tips for Preparing SRDA Application

SRDA Evaluation Criteria

Part 3:

Q &A

Outline

National competition offering grant awards based on YOUR innovative prototypes.

Projects should offer solutions to real-world challenges facing the Egyptian industry.

The competition has two phases:

◦ 15 projects will be selected to participate in the competition.

◦ 15 selected projects will compete in the SRDA final ceremony where an evaluation

committee will select the top 5 winners.

Samsung Real Dreams Award Program (SRDA)

The top 5 winning projects will be awarded EGP 10,000 each.

SRDA is collaboration between Samsung, The International Youth Foundation (IYF), and Nahdet El Mahrousa’s incubated project the Young Innovators’ Awards (YIA) Program.

Samsung

• Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital

media and digital convergence technologies

• Employing approximately 150,000 people in 134 offices in 62 countries

The International Youth Foundation (IYF)

• Invests in the extraordinary potential of young people

• IYF maintain a worldwide community of business, governments, and civil society organizations

• Committed to empowering youth to be healthy, productive, and engaged citizens

• IYF programs help young people obtain a quality education, gain employability skills, make

healthy choices, and improve their communities

Samsung Real Dreams Award Program (SRDA)Partners

Nahdet El Mahrousa

• Egyptian youth-led non-governmental organization (NGO)

• Engaging young Egyptian professionals in developing their country and shaping its future

و التنمية عملية فى المصرى الشباب دور تفعيل خالل من مصر تنمية فى اإليجابية المساهمة

فى المشاركة على تشجيعه

م مستقبل صرصنع

Young Innovators Award (YIA)

• An Incubated NM Project

• Enhancing the culture of R&D

• National annual competition in all 56 Engineering/Agriculture/Science Faculties

• Offering scholarships and internships nationally

Samsung Real Dreams Award Program (SRDA)Partners

SRDA Competition is open to all Egyptians under 35 years of age; you can apply as an

individual or as a team

How To Apply?

Step 1: Download SRDA Application www.nahdetmasr.org/yia/syia

◦ In case of any technical difficulties, please contact SRDA Program coordinators at

syia@nahdetmasr.org

Who can apply & How to Apply ?

Step 2: Check SRDA application guidelines

You can submit more than one project

Project should be recommended by a reference person

Submitted using SRDA Application Form

Submissions must be in English

Typed using an Arial font (size 11)

Should not exceed 10 pages

Pages should be numbered

Project title should be kept as brief as possible

Must be in MSWord or PDF format only

Who can apply & How to Apply ? (cont.)

Step 3: Submit Application

Ensure that all parts of the Application Form are complete and signed prior to

submission

Make sure the title of your email and your attached document title include the

project name

All proposals must be submitted to syia@nahdetmasr.org

All applications must be sent no later than Tuesday July 7th 2009 by 12 am.

Who can apply & How to Apply ? (cont.)

Part 2 :How to Write SRDA Application?

The following suggestions will help you in preparing your application: ◦ Plan logically◦ Be precise and clear◦ Define acronyms before using them ◦ Use tables and charts rather than lengthy word descriptions◦ Keep sentences short, not more than 30 words in length◦ A sentence should contain one idea or two related ideas◦ A paragraph should contain a series of related ideas◦ It is up to you to convince the evaluation committee that your project deserves to be

funded ◦ Describe your project in a comprehensible and understandable manner◦ After writing your application, ask a colleague/teammate to proof read it for clarity ◦ Spelling and grammatical errors negatively affect how your application is evaluated ◦ Avoid using fancy font colors in your application◦ Keep it simple

Tips For Preparing SRDA Application

SRDA Application

1) Scientific Value (Innovation) (Max 25%)

Clear and defined scientific approach to the addressed problem?

Innovative scientific approach in tackling the addressed problem?

2) Feasibility & Relevance (Max 25%)

Address important challenge(s) facing the Egyptian industry?

Feasible/realistic ambitious objectives, suit the current capabilities of Egypt?

3) Research methodology and Presentation (Max 20%)

Conceived and organized?

Writing style, organization, flow of ideas, references and citation.

SRDA Evaluation Criteria

4) Literature survey (Max 10%)

Add to the work previously done on the same topic ?

Good literature survey conducted for similar ideas?

5) Team work (Max 10%)

Clearly specify the roles and responsibilities of each team member?

Quality of the team and skills offered by each of its members ?

Number of team members seem reasonable?

6) Reasons for Consideration (Max 10%)

Why this project is significant and how the applicant will benefit from SRDA funding.?

SRDA Evaluation Criteria (cont.)

Part 3 :Questions & Answers ?

Thank you

For more information

www.nahdetmasr.org/yia/syia

For submission & inquires:

syia@nahdetmasr.org

Deadline:

Tuesday July 7th 2009 by 12 am.