Eligibility & Rules

Eligibility & Rules

Eligibility – Students from participating universities must meet the following requirements:

• Individual students or student teams are eligible
• Students are enrolled at a participating university as a graduate student (i.e. Masters or Doctoral)
• Former SISCA winners are not eligible

Award Criteria – Each university has its own peer review selection process. Winners are selected based on high-level criteria established by Dow, including:

• Potential for solving world challenges in alignment with the spirit of Dow’s 2015 Sustainability Goals;
• Interdisciplinary nature of work, for example, applied sciences, engineering, economics, public policy, social studies, business, etc.;
• Innovative thinking and excellence in research.

Project Evaluation – In addition to the high-level program award criteria, each participating university shall establish criteria upon which student research projects will be evaluated and shape its own peer review selection process.

Submission Guidelines - Each participating university will communicate to its student body the guidelines and deadlines for project submissions.

Prizes – Prizes awarded at the university level:

• Grand Prize - US $10,000.00
• Runner Up - US $2,500.00

Featured Videos

• Neil Hawkins on SISCA and the Importance of Collaboration

Related Links

• Dow SISCA Facebook
• Dow's Sustainability Commitment
• Sustainability Pillars
• Dow YouTube Channel