Submit Your Idea to Change the Food System

Young people and their innovative ideas have the power to change the food system. The Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (BCFN) Young Earth Solutions! (YES!) program was established in 2012 to encourage young people—specifically, students under the age of 35—to develop innovative solutions to problems within the global food system. 

The fourth BCFN YES! opened January 7, 2015; BCFN will be accepting applications until May 31, 2015. The contest is open to young researchers and university students under the age of 35. 

The finalists’ projects will be presented at the 7th International Forum on Food and Nutrition in Milan, which will be hosted within Expo Milano 2015. BCFN Foundation will cover all travel and lodging expenses for finalists for the full duration of the conference. The team or individual with the winning idea will receive €10,000, and BCFN will post the names and abstracts of each finalist project on its website. 

Moreover, finalists from every edition of BCFN YES! as well as the winner of the “Best on the Web” award will become BCFN YES! Alumni. This group was created for BCFN to engage with young talent, publicize the latest research, disseminate knowledge, and develop greater awareness of global issues. Through the Alumni group, BCFN aims to build relationships, highlight opportunities, and develop research projects using a multicultural and multidisciplinary approach.

The application deadline is May 31, 2015. Submit your idea at BCFN YES.