Applications for the 2018 Christophe Pralong award are now open! The prize in prospect: up to 10,000 francs to help two students carry out a social, entrepreneurial or academic project in an emerging or developing country. Participation is open to all Bachelor, Master and doctoral students at HEC Lausanne, as well as other UNIL faculties and universities in Switzerland.
An award for targeted, concrete solutions
All initiatives are welcome in addition to humanitarian projects, including case studies of an academic nature, or placements with international organisations or local NGOs. The project can be an integral part of studies, particularly in the context of a Master dissertation, thereby allowing the student in question to earn credits.
The Prix Pralong, a reference
The Prix Pralong was established to honour the memory of Christophe Pralong, president of the HEC Students’ Committee, who graduated in 1980. To date it has financed 14 projects, helping amongst other things to set up cinemas in Madagascar and construct a warehouse for medicinal plants in Vietnam. Several of its laureates have been singled out by official organisations for the quality of their projects.
According to Christian Filippini, General Secretary of the Prix : “the Prix Pralong serves to encourage students conscious of their responsibility – and leaders of tomorrow – to use their knowledge to this end: make the world a better place, while at the same time benefiting from practical experience at a professional and human level.”
Applications may be submitted until 2 April 2018. Interested parties take note!