The Research Got Talent Award (RGT) competition has officially opened for 2023 entries.
Now in its fourth year, the competition is a joint initiative of the Australian Data and Insights Association (ADIA) and the global ESOMAR Foundation and entries will be open until 24 May.
It encourages young professionals to use market research and insights to support local charities and NGOs to overcome pressing social issues.
The research aims to assist change in a range of areas, including gender inequality, access to justice and education, integration and diversity, environmental issues, and climate change.
The competition is open to young research professionals aged 18-35, who are ADIA member organisation employees or work for an ESOMAR Australian-based member (individual or corporate).
Marissa Tsioutsis and Roger Kong
The Australian winner is automatically entered into ESOMAR’s global competition, giving them a unique opportunity to attend the ESOMAR Congress, to be held in Amsterdam September 10 -13 2023 and will attend the ADIA Leaders Forum Conference in 2024.
Last year’s Australian winners also took home the ESOMAR Global Research Got Talent (RGT) 2022 Award. Marissa Tsioutsis and Roger Kong from Fiftyfive5 took out the top honours against finalist teams from Russia, India, Argentina, Peru and Canada.
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Kong and Tsioutsis’s entry Supporting the Vision to Free Australia from Youth Homelessness was produced in association with For Change Co. For Change Co. is a social enterprise that provides tools to empower young people to create their own pathway out of homelessness.
Kong and Tsioutsis said they strongly encouraged all young researchers to have a go and that it had been their biggest career highlight to date.
“We hope that this initiative enables you to be more involved and networked with the industry. It has allowed us to meet so many amazing people and truly given us exposure to parts of the industry that would not have previously been available to us. And you have so much fun along the way,” said Tsoutsis.
“What an incredible initiative the Research Got Talent competition is for young talent in our industry. To be able to apply your passion, knowledge and skills towards an important social issue and make a real difference for the community is truly inspiring.
Jenny Witham, partner at Fiftyfive5, said: “It was wonderful to see Roger and Marissa representing Australia in the global competition and the personal development, industry exposure and recognition they have received from this initiative. I strongly encourage all young talent in our industry to apply for this year’s competition.”
The Research Got Talent Award competition is a great avenue for young researchers who want to make a difference. The judges are looking for projects that are innovative, address a prominent social issue and have the potential to make changes to the charity they support. ADIA and ESOMAR have urged members to support this competition and celebrate their employees and company on the national and global stage.
Entries open on Wednesday 5 April and close on Wednesday 24 May 2023.