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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">*** Application Deadline: February 10th at 5:00 pm ***</span></b><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Are you interested in meeting with your congressional representatives in DC to advocate for federal science funding? Apply for</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">MIT’s
Science Policy Initiative Congressional Visit Days (CVD) 2020! This year’s trip to DC is scheduled for March 23rd and 24th. Through a seminar series here at</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">MIT</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">in
advance of the trip and a one-day science policy crash course with the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">MIT</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Washington
Office on March 23rd, you will learn how to schedule and lead constituent meetings with your Senators and Representatives on Capitol Hill to discuss the future of science and science funding with our nation's lawmakers. Your constituent meetings will take
place on March 24. No prior experience with policy or advocacy is required.</span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">SPI</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">will
support you with accommodation for the night of March 23th, a group evening meal/event, and travel expenses (flight and Metro) reimbursed up to $250. </span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Apply now - space is limited! The trip is open to all</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">MIT</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">undergraduate*,
graduate students, and postdocs. The application deadline is</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">February
10th at 5:00 pm</span></b><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">*Due to funding sources there are limited spots for undergraduates.</span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Apply here:</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><a href="http://spi.mit.edu/cvd" title="http://spi.mit.edu/cvd"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:purple">spi.mit.edu/cvd</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Contact Lucy Hu (<a href="mailto:lucyhu@mit.edu"><span style="color:purple">lucyhu@mit.edu</span></a>) or Elizabeth Shoenfelt Troein (<a href="mailto:shoen@mit.edu"><span style="color:purple">shoen@mit.edu</span></a>)
with questions.</span><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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