The Alltech Young Scientist (AYS) program features the world’s largest agriscience competition. It offers thebrightest scientific thinkers from colleges and universitiesacross the globe an opportunity to compete at the highest level and be rewarded for their innovative research.
Students are encouraged to join Alltech in pursuit of solutions in animal health and nutrition, crop science, agriculture analytical methods, food chain safety and traceability, human health and nutrition and other agriscience-related sectors, while also gaining valuable experience with the company’s global team
There are two categories of Competition:
- For Undergraduate Students who currently enrolled in undergraduate programs
- For Graduate Students who currently enrolled in graduate programs (master’s, Ph.D., etc.)
THE COMPETITION
Phase 1: Nomination
Students must obtain nomination from professors to participate. A professor nominates students by filing out the AYS nomination form. Nominated students submit an agriscience research paper to enter the regional competition.
Phase 2: Regional Competition
Each student’s paper will fist be judged within its home region. There are four global regions: North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific and Europe/Africa. The top three students from each region are awarded cash prizes, medals and certificates. The fist-place winner from each region
advances to the Global Competition and becomes an AYS finalist.
Phase 3: Global Competition
The AYS finalists from all four regions are invited to attend an all-expense-paid Alltech Young Scientist Discovery Week in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. The global competition takes place at this event. Each finalist presents his/her paper before a panel of international judges and a live audience during Alltech’s annual international conference in May.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Step 1:
Obtain nomination from your professor
Deadline: October 31, 2017
Step 2:
Register and submit the nomination form online
click this link to register : http://education.alltech.com/alltech-young-scientist/registration-center
Step 3:
Submit your paper online
click this link to submit your paper: http://education.alltech.com/alltech-young-scientist/submission-center
Deadline: December 31, 2017
download the brochure and form:
For more detail
visit Office of International Affairs Faculty of Animal Science Universitas Gadjah Mada
or email to: oia.fapet@ugm.ac.id