Bayer - Young Enviromental Envoy

How to apply

Bayer Young Environmental Envoy, Brazil

Young environmentalists have the chance to win a trip to Germany to discuss environmental issues

Bayer in Brazil, in partnership with UNEP, and support of the biggest university in the Country, has launched the 5th Edition of "Bayer Young Environmental Envoy Program".

What is BYEE

BYEE is a Program focused on youth and environment, that will select four Brazilian students who have conducted Studies or Projects on the environment and sustainable development, to represent Brazil at the International Meeting of Young Environmental Envoys, to be held in November 2008 in Germany – all expenses paid*.

How to participate

If you want to participate in "Bayer Young Environmental Envoy Program” in Brazil, you must be a regular student and the author of a Study or Project related to the environment that is of social interest, and represents an objective contribution in the pursuit of sustainable development in any part of the country, provided all the requirements stated in the Participation Rules are met. The Studies and Projects submitted are not required to be unprecedented; they may have participated in previous editions of this Program and in other contests with similar purposes, independently of the results obtained. Participants must be between 18 and 25 years of age by August 20, 2008, and be a regular student of any High School or College (undergraduate, graduate or specialization) that is certified by the Ministry of Education and Culture, and should also be fluent in English.

Selected studies or projects

The authors of the four best Studies or Projects will be invited to represent Brazil at the International Meeting of Young Environmental Envoys, to be held in Germany during the first week of November 2008, with all expenses paid* by Bayer S.A.. The authors of the selected Studies or Projects will have to prove their proficiency in English and must provide all the necessary travel documentation described in the Participation Rules. Any candidate who fails to meet all the requirements specified in the Participation Rules will be replaced by another author of a Study or Project selected by the Judging Committee.

Schedule

Applications for "Bayer Young Environmental Envoy Program” must be submitted between April 28th and August 20^th, 2008. The authors of the selected Studies or Projects will be contacted for an interview with the organizers of the Program, and must provide all the necessary travel documentation in the deadline specified. The winning candidates will be announced during a special event that will be held on October 2008, where the authors of the selected Studies or Projects will make a Power Point presentation of their work. The trip to Germany will take place during the first week of November 2008.

Applications

If you want to participate, please read the Participation Rules (in Portuguese) carefully and complete the Application Form. Use the completed Application Form as the cover page of one of the hard copies of your Report and then make a Xerox copy of the entire Report. You should also attach a CD with a short PowerPoint presentation of the project (see details in the participation rules). Send the two hard copies of the Report of your Study or Project (including Appendixes, and two copies of the CD) to "Bayer S.A., Programa Bayer Jovens Embaixadores Ambientais, Rua Domingos Jorge, 1100 10º andar – bairro Socorro - CEP 04779-900 - São Paulo - SP". Copies of the Participation Rules and the Application Form may be downloaded here. If you have any doubts, please contact the Executive Secretary of the Program at telephone 11-4702-9006, fax 11-4702-9007 or by e-mail at byee.bayer.bb@bayer.com.br.

* See Participation Rules