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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">Lauren Prema <<a href="mailto:lprema@mit.edu">lprema@mit.edu</a>><br>
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</span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>IDEAS Global Challenge Deadline</b><br>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">January 9, 2015 at 12:32:18 PM EST<br>
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<div><font face="Segoe UI,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" size="3">The deadline for the second round of proposals for the IDEAS Global Challenge is coming up next week.</font></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 0px; background-color: white;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="4" color="#006D8F"><b>IDEAS Global Challenge Deadline – Enter Today! Submit a Scope Statement and Apply for a Development Grant!</b></font></div>
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<font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="4" color="#222222"><b>SUBMIT BY Thursday, January 15 by 6:00PM</b></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 0px; background-color: white;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="4" color="#222222">Working on an innovative project that makes a positive change in the world? </font></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 0px; background-color: white;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="4" color="#222222">Enter it into the IDEAS Global Challenge for a chance to win up to $10k per team to make your idea a reality.</font><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="4" color="#222222"><b> </b></font><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="4" color="#222222">Submit
today and apply for a Development Grant to help with prototyping and early stage project development (up to $1,000). </font><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="4" color="#D95000"><b>All teams must submit at least one Scope Statement to be considered for the
final round of proposals;</b></font><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="4" color="red"><b> </b></font><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="4">the final chance to enter the 2015 competition is February 18</font><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="4"><b>.</b></font><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="4" color="red"><b> </b></font><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="4" color="#222222">Teams
who are eligible will be invited to submit a Final Proposal by March 20. </font></div>
<div style="margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 0px; background-color: white;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="4" color="#222222"><i>Teams must be led by a full-time MIT student and must demonstrate that MIT students have made a significant contribution to
the innovation.</i></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 0px; background-color: white;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="4" color="#222222">Enter online. Details at </font><a href="http://globalchallenge.mit.edu/competition/how-to-enter" target="_blank"><font face="Arial,sans-serif"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="4" color="#1155CC">http://globalchallenge.mit.edu/competition/how-to-enter</font></font></a><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="4" color="#222222">.</font></div>
<div style="margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 0px; background-color: white;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="4" color="#222222">Questions? Email </font><a href="mailto:globalchallenge@mit.edu" target="_blank"><font face="Arial,sans-serif"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="4" color="#1155CC">globalchallenge@mit.edu</font></font></a></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 0px; background-color: white;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="4" color="#222222"><b>Still Looking for Team Members? Attend the Spring Generator Dinner!</b></font></div>
<font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="#222222"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The IDEAS Spring Generator Dinner is coming up on Thursday, February 5th from 7-9pm in W20, Lobdell. RSVP through Eventbrite and request a pitch slot to share your project
idea or your skills with the audience. Hear from past winners about what makes a successful proposal. There will also be plenty of time to mix and mingle, form teams, and enjoy dinner. Learn more about the event and register here: </span></font><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-generator-dinner-registration-10386525377" target="_blank"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-generator-dinner-registration-10386525377</span></font></a><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="#222222"><span style="font-size: 14px;">. </span></font></div>
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<p><strong><font size="3" face="Calibri">Lauren Prema<br>
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</span><a href="mailto:lprema@mit.edu" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px;">lprema@mit.edu</a></p>
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