[bioundgrd] Fwd: PSC student opportunities for this summer!

[Janice Chang]

>
>From: Lauren Castro <castrola at MIT.EDU>
>To: jdchang at mit.edu
>Subject: PSC student opportunities for this summer!
>
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>
>The Public Service Center Fellowships and Internships programs both 
>support MIT
>students working on capacity-building service projects. Students work with
>community-focused organizations such as non-profits, schools, and social
>enterprises.
>
>Opportunities for the summer include:
>
>--2010 Yunus Challenge: Promoting Clean Hands for Health and Prosperity
>
>--The CO Challenge: Remediate carbon monoxide poisoning in Turkey
>
>--Water testing and analysis of a MA pond
>
>--Work with Innovators in Health on developing new healthcare technologies in
>India
>
>--Develop ecotourism and grassroots enterprises in Ecuador and help the MIT
>Alumni Association and PSC implement the first MIT Alumni Service Trip
>
>--Develop a model for installing clean drinking water systems in Ecuador
>
>Find all these and many more at
>http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/showcase/opportunities/index.html
>
>  In both programs, you can:
>     * Work by yourself, or as part of a small team
>     * Create a project from scratch, or find project ideas and community
>partners on our website
>     * Work locally, nationally, or internationally, with a preference for
>projects in the Americas
>
>Applications for Summer projects must be submitted by noon on 
>Friday, March 19th
>Applications for spring projects will be accepted on a rolling basis
>
>Find more information about both programs at
>http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/resources/internshipsandfellowships/index.html
>
>If you didn?t find something you liked, but still want to propose a project
>idea, please email me and we can discuss some of your ideas!
>
>Best,
>Lauren
>
>Fellowships and Internships Graduate Assistant
>MIT Public Service Center
>77 Massachusetts Ave. 4-104
>Cambridge, MA 02139
>(617) 253-0742
>castrola at mit.edu