PepsiCo Change The Game Challenge 2018 for Innovative Students and Young Professionals (Win trip to New York + Internship)

You are a hardworking passionate individual with a brilliant idea you say? PepsiCo has the challenge of a lifetime waiting for you. Solve this year’s business challenge for a chance to win a trip to New York, a job offer with our pioneering PepsiCo teams and a $ 100,000 grant to bring your idea to life for PepsiCo.

Application Deadline: 24th October 2018

Eligible Countries:

• Middle East North Africa (MENA) Region: Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan,  United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Asia Pacific Region: Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Korea ( Nationals & Residents).
• Indian Region: India

About the Award: Change The Game (CTG) is a 5 stage challenge open to individuals with undergraduate and/or post graduate backgrounds, and working professionals with up to 2 years’ experience, who are keen to make their mark globally.

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The main objective of the challenge is to address real issues & spot the brightest spark of talent, and make their ideas come to life.

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You need to focus your idea around one of the two following scenarios:

• Coming up with an idea using a new low cost technology that would allow the collection, recycling & the profitable commercialization of plastic waste in emerging markets without the use of child labor or create a hazard to humans.
• Creating a business model to develop products in our food and beverage categories that are scalable, financially viable and minimize or eliminate plastic packaging.

Type: Contest

Eligibility: The Programme is open to the following participants:

• Nationals of India, Egypt, Pakistan, Lebanon, Thailand, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
• Between the ages of 18 (eighteen) and 30 (thirty) years as on 10th October, 2018 and
• Students pursuing graduation and post-graduation from any university (could be any year); or
• Participants who have just obtained their graduate or post graduate degree(s) from any university; or
• Having up to 3 (three) years of work experience from the date of obtaining the last bachelor or master degree.

Nationals and Residents of the Republic of Korea and Thailand who are

• Between the ages of 18 (eighteen) and 30 (thirty) years as on 10th October, 2018 and
• Students pursuing graduation from any university (could be any year) within or outside APAC Region; or
• Participants who have just obtained their graduate or post graduate degree(s)- from any university within or outside the APAC Region; or
• Having up to 3 (three) years of experience from the date of obtaining their last bachelor or master degree.

Value of Award: Win a trip to New York, a job offer with our pioneering PepsiCo teams and a $100,000 grant to bring your idea to life for PepsiCo.

• The top regional winning teams from Asia Pacific, India and the Middle east & North Africa will receive a regional job offer or internship. They will be eligible to go on an all-expenses paid trip to Dubai where they will compete for the finals where they could win an all-expenses paid trip to New York to present their business idea to out Chairman & CEO Indra Nooyi. This will be followed by a yearlong international experience OR a 2 month international internship across one of our locations in Asia Pacific, India and the Middle East & North Africa.
• Regional first runners up will receive either a local job offer or 1 week shadow experience with our local business leaders.
• Regional second runners up will receive a local shadow experience for 1 day with a PepsiCo Leader.

How to Apply: Apply in the Program Webpage link below

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Award Providers: PepsiCo