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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">From: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Hillary Ross <<a href="mailto:hross@mit.edu">hross@mit.edu</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Subject: Announcing IDDEAS@MITSloan July 22-23, 2021; applications due June 17!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Date: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">May 19, 2021 at 4:44:46 PM EDT</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The MIT Sloan PhD Program is thrilled to announce our first<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>IDDEAS@MITSloan</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(Introduction to Diversity in Doctoral Education and Scholarship) event
to be held<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>July 22-23, 2021</b>. In order to ensure the safety of our attendees, the event this year will be held virtually. This two day immersion gives a small group of promising undergraduate students a taste
of what it is like to be a PhD student and learn more about a career in business academia.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We aim to give as many students the opportunity to apply as possible. To fulfill this goal, we are asking that you share the below information with any students or student groups that you believe may be interested. The deadline to apply
is<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>June 17, 2021</b>. More information can be found on our<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u><span style="color:#0563C1"><a href="https://mitsloan.mit.edu/programs/phd/iddeasmitsloan-july-22-23"><span style="color:#954F72">event
page</span></a></span></u>, and if you have additional questions please feel free to email us at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u><span style="color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:sloanphd@sloan.mit.edu?subject=IDDEAS%40MITSloan%20Application"><span style="color:#954F72">sloanphd@sloan.mit.edu</span></a></span></u>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#941100">MIT Sloan School of Management<b> </b></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#5D5D5D">| PhD Program</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>IDDEAS@MITSloan</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(Introduction to Diversity in Doctoral Education and Scholarship) is a two-day immersion program being held virtually<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>July 22-23,
2021</b>, aimed at introducing a diverse group of outstanding undergraduates to the field of business research and academia.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">IDDEAS@MITSloan will give participants an opportunity to experience what it means to be a PhD student and to enter a career as an academic researcher. IDDEAS@MITSloan participants will take part in doctoral-level research exercises, take
mini-master classes with MIT Sloan faculty, hear from MIT Sloan doctoral students, and much more. The program is designed for undergraduate students who demonstrate a strong interest in math, statistics, economics, psychology/sociology, and/or engineering-related
disciplines and want to know more about PhD research degrees in business. We encourage all interested students to apply.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To enrich the field of business academia and research, the IDDEAS@MITSloan program invites applicants from all academic and personal backgrounds. Attendance is free of charge.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">IDDEAS Scholars from programs held at Wharton, Stanford, Berkeley, Booth and Kellogg have gone on to enter top business doctoral programs including Emory University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Duke University, INSEAD, University
of Indiana and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.<o:p></o:p></p>
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To learn more about IDDEAS@MITSloan and to apply, please see <u><span style="color:#0563C1"><a href="https://mitsloan.mit.edu/programs/phd/iddeasmitsloan"><span style="color:#954F72">https://mitsloan.mit.edu/programs/phd/iddeasmitsloan</span></a></span></u>.
The application deadline is<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>June 17, 2021</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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