Applications are officially open for the 2024 Graduation Awards promoted by the Leonardo Committee. The initiative rewards the best theses on Made in Italy and Italian excellence in sectors such as fashion, energy, agri-food, pharmaceuticals, and technological innovation.

This year, the 12 awards offered include paid internships in participating companies, replacing traditional scholarships and providing recent graduates with real opportunities for training and professional integration. Among the proposed topics are sustainability, artificial intelligence, internationalization, and the enhancement of Italian entrepreneurial heritage.

Promoting companies and competition topics:

• Centro di Firenze per la Moda Italiana: Fashion and Made in Italy: what challenges towards ecological and technological transition.
• Bottega: Development of non-alcoholic beverages with health claims and Development of eco-sustainable packaging with a focus on short supply chains.
• Centro Orafo Il Tarì: New methods of analysis on gemstones and sustainable technologies for jewelry.
• Dompé Pharmaceuticals: Neurotrophins in physiology and pathology: mechanisms between health and disease.
• Fabbri 1905: AI and digital museums: the combination of art and technology to enhance the enjoyment of company collections.
• Fabbrica d’Armi Pietro Beretta: Application of artificial intelligence to improve strategic decisions and Use of Gen-AI to optimize marketing, HR, and supply chain.
• Ferrari F.lli Lunelli: Attractiveness beyond the brand: attracting and motivating the talents of new generations.
• Gruppo Adler: Carbon Fiber 4.0.
• Pelliconi: Artificial intelligence in marketing and brand management strategies.
• GSE – Gestore Servizi Energetici: Energy transition and sustainable systems in network integration, self-consumption, and digitalization.
• Simest: Italian businesses and international markets: finance of the "Italy system" for competitive development.
• Zonin1821: The value of digital in branding and development of wine companies: scenarios and innovations in artificial intelligence.

Applications must be submitted by January 15, 2025, to the General Secretariat of the Leonardo Committee (c/o ICE, Via Liszt 21, 00144 Rome, Tel. 06 59927990). The competition details and forms are available on the Leonardo Committee website.