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</b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Jared Mattos <<a href="mailto:jmattos@mit.edu" class="">jmattos@mit.edu</a>><br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">We would like to inform your department that MIT's Science Policy Initiative (SPI) is now accepting applications for our 2019 Congressional Visit Days. The trip is intended for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows but undergraduates
may also apply. If you would please send the following information to your students and postdoctoral fellows we would appreciate the help in advertising this event.</div>
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<b class="">*** Application Deadline: February 5th at 5:00 pm ***</b></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">The MIT Science Policy Initiative will be coordinating our <span class="gmail-m_-4810553698374351694gmail-il">2019</span> Congressional Visit Days (<span class="gmail-m_-4810553698374351694gmail-il">CVD</span>)
on March 25 and 26. After a seminar series here at MIT and a one day science policy crash course with the MIT Washington Office, we will set meetings on Capitol Hill to discuss the future of science with our nation's lawmakers. No prior experience with policy
or advocacy is required.</div>
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SPI will support you with accommodation for the night of March 25th, a group evening meal/event, and travel expenses (flight and Metro) reimbursed up to $200. <br class="">
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><font face="Tahoma" class=""><span style="font-size:13.3333px" class="">Apply now - space is limited! The trip is open to all MIT undergraduate*, graduate students, and post-docs. </span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><font face="Tahoma" class=""><span style="font-size:13.3333px" class="">*Due to funding sources there are limited spots for undergraduates.</span></font></div>
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Apply here: <a href="http://spi.mit.edu/cvd" target="_blank" class="">spi.mit.edu/<span class="gmail-m_-4810553698374351694gmail-il">cvd</span></a></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><font face="Tahoma" class=""><span style="font-size:13.3333px" class="">Contact Krysta Dummit (<a href="mailto:kdummit@mit.edu" target="_blank" class="">kdummit@mit.edu</a>) and Jared Mattos (<a href="mailto:jmattos@mit.edu" target="_blank" class="">jmattos@mit.edu</a>)
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