[bioundgrd] Fwd: Reminder - IDEAS initial proposal November deadline, Thursday

[Janice Chang]

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>From: "Alison Hynd" <hynd at MIT.EDU>
>To: "hynd at mit.edu" <hynd at mit.edu>
>Subject: Reminder - IDEAS initial proposal November deadline, Thursday
>Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:10:27 -0500
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>MIT Students: Get feedback on your innovative community service 
>ideas and request a development grant to fund them - submit an IDEAS 
>Initial Proposal on November 15!
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>Submit a brief project summary and the IDEAS staff will meet with 
>you to give constructive feedback on your project and help you 
>access the resources you need. We welcome proposals for projects 
>that address the needs of an underserved community anywhere in the 
>world in an innovative and feasible way. Projects can be for-profit 
>or not-for-profit. Entries from Yunus Challenge teams are also 
>encouraged.
>Teams that submit Initial Proposals may also apply for Development 
>Grants to help them prepare for the final IDEAS entry. Development 
>Grants can be used to build prototypes, do preliminary fieldwork and 
>needs assessment, form relationships with community partners, etc.
>Proposals and development grants can be submitted on the 15th of 
>each month from November through March. The earlier you submit, the 
>more opportunities you have to get feedback and development grants.
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>Get more information at http://web.mit.edu/ideas/www/submit_prop.htm 
>and http://web.mit.edu/ideas/www/submit_devel.htm
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>Apply online at http://ideas.mit.edu/start.html
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>Questions? Email Alison at ideas-admin at mit.edu or follow the web links above.
>**I've moved office! You can now find me in W20-549, across the 
>lounge from my old office**
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>Alison Hynd, PhD
>IDEAS Competition and Fellowships Coordinator
>MIT Public Service Center
>MIT Room W20-549
>77 Massachusetts Avenue
>Cambridge, MA 02139
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>617 258 0691
>hynd at mit.edu
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>http://web.mit.edu/ideas and http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/fellowships
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