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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121"> Good Afternoon,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">Happy New Year! Please find below an announcement about the Spring 2024 School of Science Quality of Life (QoL) grants. All in the School of Science are welcome to apply. If you have questions
about the application process or grant, feel free to reach out to myself or the contacts below. </span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">Best,</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Hallie Dowling-Huppert, M.Ed.,
</span><a href="https://www.mypronouns.org/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">pronouns:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;text-decoration:none"> </span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> She/Her
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, Department of Biology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:halliedh@mit.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">halliedh@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">617-715-2448<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Office location: 68-323A, working remotely Mondays and Fridays<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">In-person Office Hours: Wednesdays 12-1 pm and Thursdays 1-2 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Zoom link: </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Good afternoon,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Happy new year to all. Please spread this within your units.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The School of Science is now accepting applications for the
<b>Science Quality of Life (SQoL) Grant Program</b> designed to build community within the school, promote inclusiveness for students, staff, and faculty and support the well-being of our community members. The call is opened twice annually, preceding the fall
and spring semesters. The program’s goals are to:</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Build community and foster a sense of inclusion.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Provide faculty, staff and students opportunities to interact and socialize outside of the current research-driven activities and events.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Integrate academic and social aspects of life within the school.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Improve communications and outreach.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Build collaborations and connections with other community groups on campus.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Projects need not be ambitious in scope, so long as they encourage positive connections within the community. Proposals can be submitted under three broad categories. It is possible for a proposal to be applicable to more than
one category. These are:</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Community building</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Diversity, equity, and inclusion</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Mentoring</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Examples of activities could include: trainings, workshops, seminars, social events, wellness programs, book clubs, team building activities, and others. *<b>The submission deadline for this cycle is January 31, 2024</b>*</span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">NOTE</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">:
<b>Due to the overwhelming response we received this past year – our largest number of applications ever – and in the spirit of maximizing inclusion and approving as many applications as possible, the funding cap for this cycle will be $2,000 (as opposed to
$3,000 in previous years). In addition, proposals that have matching funds from other sources will be viewed favorably by the selection committee.</b>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Further details can be found at the </span><a href="https://mitfunding.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1924888"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Science Quality of Life (SQoL) page</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">.
Please contact Dean’s Finance at </span><a href="mailto:sos-dean-finance@mit.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">sos-dean-finance@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> for additional information.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Best,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Kuheli</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Kuheli Dutt, Ph.D. (</span></span><a href="https://pronouns.org/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">she/her</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">)<br>
Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)<br>
MIT School of Science<br>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br>
Cambridge MA 02139<br>
Email: kdutt@mit.edu </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Web: </span><a href="https://science.mit.edu/diversity-and-inclusion/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">https://science.mit.edu/diversity-and-inclusion/</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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