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Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association (BORDA)
The Global Fellowship Program
Application Form
Instructions:
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Application deadline is July 22nd, 2016 (midnight-your local time)
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Decisions will be communicated by 29th July, 2016
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The application form should be completed and submitted by the applicant only. Each part should be
answered completely and accurately. Please contact [email protected] with any questions.
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Please enter your name and date after the Acknowledgement on the last page
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E-mail the completed form and attachments to: [email protected]
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You will get confirmation of submission within 24 hours. If you do not get a confirmation message, please
re-submit your application.
Part A. Personal details
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Name of Applicant:
a. Title:
b. Last name:
c. First name:
Date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy):
Country of Birth:
Nationality / Passport issued by:
Contact Details:
a. Address:
b. City:
c. State:
d. Zip Code:
e. Phone Number(s):
f. E-mail Address:
g. Website URL:
Have you lived or worked in any developing country? If Yes, list countries:
Are you eligible to work in India (Yes / No):
Current Place of Work or Study:
a. Organization Name:
b. Designation or Role:
c. Joining month and year:
d. If student, then academic department:
e. If student, then date of graduation:
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List two references who are well acquainted with your academic and/or professional work, and are
not related to you. We may contact them as part of the application review process.
Person 1:
Name:
Designation:
Organization:
How do they know you:
E-Mail Address:
Phone Number:
Person 2:
Name:
Designation:
Organization:
How do they know you:
E-Mail Address:
Phone Number:
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Please attach the following documents with your application e-mail:
a. An updated Resume / CV in pdf format
b. Only if you are primarily involved in research activities at this time, a brief note (less than
one page, font size 11, single line spacing) summarizing your recent research activities and
key results.
c. Only if you are a student at this time, a brief note (less than one page, font size 11, single line
spacing) on courses, research projects and student activities you are involved in, related to
climate change or the environment, waste management, sanitation and sewage systems, and
entrepreneurship, growth strategy, providing urban infrastructure services or other topics
related to the Projects listed in Part B.
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Part B: Project Preference
Fellows will be expected to work on one Primary Project, and up to two Secondary Projects. Even though
Fellows may become involved in other activities at BORDA or its partner organizations across India
including CDD Society, the Primary and Secondary projects ensure focus and a tangible output by the end
of the Fellowship period. Fellows will receive support from BORDA’s global team as well as its partner
organizations, for technical support, access and data.
Each Project will be part of, or will build upon live work underway at BORDA or its partner organizations
across India, giving Fellows an opportunity to do work that is presently relevant, and will include field
work. Fellows will take technical and managerial leadership on selected Projects, taking independent
responsibility for achieving outcomes that are determined along with the Project Supervisors.
Please select up to 3 Primary Projects (indicating preferences 1, 2 and 3) that you would be interested in,
and write a brief note (200 words or less) explaining why you are interested in the particular project,
mentioning any background or qualifications that will enable you to work effectively on it.
Secondary Projects shall be determined later, jointly by the Fellow and the BORDA team.
Project 1: Improving Design of De-centralized Wastewater Treatment Systems (DEWATS)
De-centralized treatment systems are relatively small scale plants (1,000 – 2 Million Liters per
Day) that treat wastewater on-site or close to the location of generation—ideal for large
apartment or commercial buildings and campuses. DEWATS use biological processes without
electricity, to treat sewage so it is safe for release into the environment. Due to growing water
shortages in Indian cities, we are developing new tertiary treatment processes so the treated
water can be re-used for various applications including gardening / landscaping, flushing and
road washing. Further, larger systems is growing (over 750KLPD), and we need to find new
ways to reduce the area required by our DEWATS.
Project 2: Designing and Productionizing Pre-Fabricated DEWATS
DEWATS are traditionally constructed as part of the civil structure of the building, using bricks
and cement. We have developed pre-fabricated containers made of FRP (Fiber-Reinforced
Polymer) which can be installed quickly without risk of poor or off-spec construction, thus
improving the performance of small systems (1,000-20,000 Liters per Day). These products
can be designed for more efficient production processes like Roto-molding, and can also be
designed for easier storage and transportation (e.g. stackable), flexibility in configuration, etc.
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Sensors can also be integrated to improve performance. A background in mechanical product
design and manufacturing processes will be useful.
Project 3: Sewage Testing Systems
Treated sewage must meet various statutory requirements before being deemed safe for
release or reuse. Parameters including BOD, COD, TSS, Pathogen levels, pH, TKN, free
Chlorine, heavy metals etc. need to be checked regularly to ensure systems are working
effectively. Commonly used testing systems require tedious and error-prone sample
collection and transportation processes, expensive and time consuming detection process.
This makes it difficult to accurately monitor the performance of wastewater treatment
systems in real-time. We believe that modern sensors, bio-chemical testing processes and
data analytics, can help develop lower cost monitoring systems that give real-time feedback
so that treatment plants can be operated more effectively.
Project 4: City-scale Sanitation Services through Public-Private Partnerships
BORDA and its partner CDD Society are developing PPPs with local governments to provide
turnkey sanitation solutions to the 7,000 towns and cities in India. Fellows will assess PPP
opportunities across India, build financial models, collect data and prepare bid documents for
these contracts. Fellows will also help develop the service delivery model including building
teams and developing operating processes and performance monitoring systems, and
support in executing contracts and delivering services.
Project 5: Cleaning and rejuvenating large storm-water and sewage drains in Indian cities
Most Indian cities have large, open drains to carry storm water to open water bodies such as
rivers, lakes and the sea. However, as these drains wind through the city, sewage pipes and
toilets directly pump raw sewage into these drains, contaminating the end receiving water
body. The opportunity is to design practical, feasible and reasonable cost solutions to treat
the water in these storm-water drains, and also use the opportunity to create green spaces
for citizens. A live project will be to clean up the Palam drain in New Delhi.
Project 6: A Systems Approach to Urban Sanitation in India
Sanitation involved a complex interplay between health outcomes, citizen engagement,
infrastructure development, public finance, operations and maintenance and environmental
factors. A system dynamics approach can develop a more robust understanding on how to
effectively and efficiently achieve overall city-level sanitation outcomes. This project can
begin engaging stakeholders and building models to clarify thinking and causality.
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Primary Project Preference 1: Project Number ___
Project Title:
Why are you interested in working on this Project? What technical, managerial, financial or other
expertise, experience or background do you have, that will enable you to contribute to this project?
(200 words or less)
Primary Project Preference 2: Project Number ___
Project Title:
Why are you interested in working on this Project? What technical, managerial, financial or other
expertise, experience or background do you have, that will enable you to contribute to this project?
(200 words or less)
Primary Project Preference 3: Project Number ___
Project Title:
Why are you interested in working on this Project? What technical, managerial, financial or other
expertise, experience or background do you have, that will enable you to contribute to this project?
(200 words or less)
If you would like to propose any other areas of work that you believe are aligned with BORDA’s
mission, please explain below (200 words or less)
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Acknowledgement:
I am aware that the Fellowship is a one-year long, full-time program in India, starting September 2016.
I understand that the BORDA Global Fellowship attempts to bring high quality professional and
entrepreneurial skills from across the world to the sanitation sector in India, to address urgent and
complex challenges. It is not an academic project simply to provide exposure to Fellows.
If accepted and subject to receiving required visas and permits, I agree to attend the BORDA Global
Fellowship Program with full professional focus and enthusiasm, aiming to deliver useful and important
outcomes and results.
Lastly, I declare that all the information in this application form is true and accurate.
Signed by:
Name:
Date:
Location:
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