[bioundgrd] Public Service Center Proposal Deadline Reminder

[Janice Chang]

>From: Jennifer Patricia Higgins-Spiers <spiersjp at MIT.EDU>
>Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:15:13 -0400
>Subject: PSC Proposal Deadline Reminder
>
>The deadline for fellowships and internships is next Friday, October 
>22nd. If you have questions, feel free to send me an email or call 
>me at 3-0742
>---
>
>Check-out the Public Service Center paid Fellowship and Internship 
>opportunities for fall and IAP!
>
>The 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. This IAP, we are focusing on projects in the 
>Americas, but projects in other geographical areas are also welcome.
>
>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 IAP projects must be submitted by noon on Friday, October 22
>Applications for fall projects will be accepted on a rolling basis
>
>Find more information about both programs at 
>http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/resources/internshipsandfellowships/index.html
>
>Looking for project ideas? Check-out the PSC's opportunities page 
>http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/showcase/opportunities/index.html
>
>Opportunities include:
>Biosensor designer for IIH
>Putting LEGO DNA Learning Center Sets into Production
>Work with an MIT Inspirational Teacher Award winner in the physics 
>classroom at Brighton High School
>Sustainable Water Projects: Documenting a methodology for El 
>Salvador and Central America
>Develop a Multi-Point Municipal Mapping System in Cameroon
>Work with Orphaned Children in Ghana with KaeMe
>Gain field experience monitoring clinic operations in Mexico with InVenture
>2011 Yunus Innovation Challenge - improve agricultural processing
>
>*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
>Jennifer Higgins-Spiers
>Fellowships and Internships Graduate Assistant
>MIT Public Service Center
>77 Massachusetts Ave. 4-104
>Cambridge, MA 02139
>(617) 253-0742
>spiersjp at mit.edu