[bioundgrd] Fwd: Public Service Center funding available for the summer

[Janice Chang]

>From: "Jennifer Higgins-Spiers" <spiersjp at MIT.EDU>
>Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:09:32 -0500
>Subject: Public Service Center funding available for the summer
>
>
>My name is Jen and I am the Fellowships/Internships grad assistant 
>in the Public Service Center. I wanted to let you know that we have 
>funded summer public service opportunities available. Below is our 
>Institute-wide announcement.
>
>Some opportunities biology students might enjoy:
>
>http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/showcase/opportunities/projects/young-talent-club.html 
>- integrating science and talent in Costa Rica
>http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/showcase/opportunities/projects/rhd-data.html 
>Medical admin. computer program
>http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/showcase/opportunities/projects/biotechcctv.html 
>integrating biotechnology and the media for teens
>http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/showcase/opportunities/projects/justoneperson.html 
>helping women produce charcoal w recycled products
>http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/showcase/opportunities/projects/servals-stovedesign.html 
>- biomass stove design
>http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/showcase/opportunities/projects/servals-marketing.html 
>- marketing biomass stove
>http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/showcase/opportunities/projects/dtw-cambodia.html 
>- Remote Control Vehicle and Inventory Tracking
>
>
>
>  As you'll see in our Institute announcement, students can also 
>develop projects on their own, too. THIS IS WELCOMED AND ENCOURAGED!
>
>Please spread the word to your students!!!
>
>Thank you and take care,
>Best,
>Jen
>
>Public Service Center funded Fellowship and Internship opportunities 
>for the summer
>
>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.
>
>  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 18th
>
>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 for the summer include:
>
>     * Young Talent Club, Costa Rican National Program
>     * iPhone Application for Navigating a Major Science/Engineering Expo
>     * Become a Design Fellow for Architecture for Humanity in Cape 
>Town, South Africa
>     * Develop a Multi-Point Municipal Mapping System in Cameroon
>
>Our community partners are often sending us more opportunities, so 
>check back as often as you can for more!
>
>
>Special Opportunity: Summer Service with Alumni Mentors in Washington, D.C.
>Spend the summer in the nation's capital!  Plan a project in D.C. 
>through one of the Public Service Center's programs and get matched 
>with a local alumni mentor and a cohort of other MIT students.  For 
>more information visit: 
>http://mit.edu/mitpsc/showcase/opportunities/dc-mentors.html
>
>Questions? Contact Alison at hynd at mit.edu
>
>
>_______________________________
>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