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<blockquote type="cite" cite>From: "Steven Lerman"
<lerman@MIT.EDU></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Subject: FW: 2010 Internship
Challenge</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:39:53
-0500</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite align="center"><b>2010 Summer Internship
Challenge</b></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Dear Colleague,</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
would like to inform you about an internship program we are offering
for summer 2010, and encourage your institution to help us notify
students about this opportunity.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>The Life Sciences Internship Challenge is
a workforce development program focused on enhancing the talent
pipeline for Massachusetts life sciences companies. The program will
provide and fund summer 2010 internships for up to 150 students or
recent graduates who are considering career opportunities in the life
sciences. Host companies will commit to providing a dedicated mentor
and meaningful internship opportunity that relates to the academic
focus of eligible students. Studies have shown the value and necessity
of providing students with internships in the field of life sciences,
and we hope that this opportunity to explore a career path will
enhance the students' academic training.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>The pilot round of the "Internship
Challenge" was met with extraordinary success last summer, with
over 500 applications received from students representing 51 different
colleges and universities within the Commonwealth. Of those
applicants, 104 were offered a paid internship opportunity. The Center
will once again be collecting applications from eligible students and
organizing them in an online database accessible through our website.
Companies and research institutions that agree to host interns will be
granted access to review applications and be instructed to contact
students directly for interviews. The Center is offering to reimburse
companies with 100 or less employees for intern stipends of up to $15
per hour for up to 12 weeks for students selected through the
program.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Any student enrolled in a Massachusetts
college or university is eligible to apply, provided that they meet
the eligibility requirements. Prospective interns must be
undergraduates in a 4-year institution who have or will graduate(d) in
2009, 2010 or 2011, graduate students who have or will graduate(d) in
2009, 2010 or 2011, or community college students that have
complete(d) their Associate's Degree or Certificate or the
equivalent of one year's course work related to the internship
placement in 2009 or 2010.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>We kindly ask that you help us reach out
to students so that they become aware of this opportunity. For further
details, please review the attached FAQ's. We have also attached a
flyer that can be posted on campus to help promote the
program.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>For further details regarding this
program, please visit our website, <a
href="http://www.masslifesciences.com/">www.masslifesciences.com</a
>.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>If you have questions, please contact
Ryan Mudawar at 781-373-7719 or <a
href="mailto:internship@masslifesciences.com"
>internship@masslifesciences.com</a>.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Thank you for taking the time to inform
your students and help them take advantage of this opportunity. It is
with your help that we can once again make this program a
success.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Sincerely,</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> <img
src=
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Susan R. Windham-Bannister,
Ph.D.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>President and CEO</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Massachusetts Life Sciences
Center</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>This message was sent from Massachusetts
Life Sciences Center to <a
href="mailto:hockfield@mit.edu">hockfield@mit.edu</a>. It was sent
from: Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, 1000 Winter St. Suite 2900,
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