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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';">"Xiaoqian(Annie) Yu" <<a href="mailto:xy43@mit.edu">xy43@mit.edu</a>><br>
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</span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>Applications open for Rabobank-MIT Food & Agribusiness Innovation Prize</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';">December 1, 2016 at 12:46:35 PM EST<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Rabobank-MIT Food & Agribusiness Innovation Prize: Applications open!</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">When: Gather your team and apply until December 23, 2016 11:59 PM EST</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Where:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/mitfacprizeapp" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">http://tinyurl.com/mitfacprizeapp</span></a><b><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Interested in improving the global food and agriculture system?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://rabobank-mit-food-and-agribusiness-innovation-prize.thinkable.org/?mc_cid=19db54d29e&mc_eid=67e99ce4c1" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Applications
are now open</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for the Rabobank-MIT Food & Agribusiness Innovation Prize to compete for $25,000 in prize money.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);">Whether
you're an individual looking to join a team or a team looking to add members, our application platform also has<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://rabobank-mit-food-and-agribusiness-innovation-prize.thinkable.org/teams" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">a
group formation tool</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to connect individuals together over ideas and skills.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Start
gathering your team now and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://www.thinkable.org/vote_competitions/rabobank-mit-food-and-agribusiness-innovation-prize" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">submit your application for
the first round<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></a><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">until December 23, 2016 at 11:59 PM EST. </span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Rabobank-MIT Food & Agribusiness Innovation Prize, sponsored by </span><a href="https://www.rabobank.com/en/home/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Rabobank</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> and
supported by </span><a href="https://jwafs.mit.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">MIT J-WAFS</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;">and the </span><a href="http://food-ag.squarespace.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">MIT
Food and Agriculture Club</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;">, is a premier business-plan<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">competition for university and graduate students.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Each
team should include between 2 and 5 members, at least half of whom must be current graduate and/or undergraduate students from<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>any</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>US-based school.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>This
prize is distinct from other competitions because of its specific focus on food and agribusiness and access it will provide successful entrants to the broad business community.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The competition takes place in two stages: teams will submit their first round applications by December 23, 2016, from which finalists will be selected
to compete for a total of $25,000 in prize money. These finalists will then be paired with mentors to refine their ideas.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Mentors
will be leading experts in industry and academia, with experience relevant to finalist submissions. At the Award Ceremony in Spring 2017, finalists will present their business plan and compete to win $25,000 in total prize money will be awarded ($12K, $8K,
and $5K for first through third place, respectively). </span><a href="https://www.thinkable.org/vote_competitions/rabobank-mit-food-and-agribusiness-innovation-prize" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Apply
or form a team today!</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p>
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Xiaoqian(Annie) Yu<br>
PhD Candidate, MIT Department of Biology</div>
<div class="PlainText">Research Assistant, Alm Lab, MIT Department of Biological Engineering</div>
<div class="PlainText"><a href="mailto:xy43@mit.edu">xy43@mit.edu</a></div>
<div class="PlainText">857-919-4827</div>
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