[bioundgrd] Fwd: Applications open for Rabobank-MIT Food & Agribusiness Innovation Prize

[Janice Chang]

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From: "Xiaoqian(Annie) Yu" <xy43 at mit.edu<mailto:xy43 at mit.edu>>
Subject: Applications open for Rabobank-MIT Food & Agribusiness Innovation Prize
Date: December 1, 2016 at 12:46:35 PM EST

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Rabobank-MIT Food & Agribusiness Innovation Prize: Applications open!
When: Gather your team and apply until December 23, 2016 11:59 PM EST
Where: http://tinyurl.com/mitfacprizeapp

Interested in improving the global food and agriculture system? Applications are now open<https://rabobank-mit-food-and-agribusiness-innovation-prize.thinkable.org/?mc_cid=19db54d29e&mc_eid=67e99ce4c1> for the Rabobank-MIT Food & Agribusiness Innovation Prize to compete for $25,000 in prize money. Whether you're an individual looking to join a team or a team looking to add members, our application platform also has a group formation tool<https://rabobank-mit-food-and-agribusiness-innovation-prize.thinkable.org/teams> to connect individuals together over ideas and skills. Start gathering your team now and submit your application for the first round <https://www.thinkable.org/vote_competitions/rabobank-mit-food-and-agribusiness-innovation-prize> until December 23, 2016 at 11:59 PM EST.

The Rabobank-MIT Food & Agribusiness Innovation Prize, sponsored by Rabobank<https://www.rabobank.com/en/home/index.html> and supported by MIT J-WAFS <https://jwafs.mit.edu/> and the MIT Food and Agriculture Club<http://food-ag.squarespace.com/>, is a premier business-plan competition for university and graduate students. Each team should include between 2 and 5 members, at least half of whom must be current graduate and/or undergraduate students from any US-based school. This prize is distinct from other competitions because of its specific focus on food and agribusiness and access it will provide successful entrants to the broad business community.

The competition takes place in two stages: teams will submit their first round applications by December 23, 2016, from which finalists will be selected to compete for a total of $25,000 in prize money. These finalists will then be paired with mentors to refine their ideas.Mentors will be leading experts in industry and academia, with experience relevant to finalist submissions. At the Award Ceremony in Spring 2017, finalists will present their business plan and compete to win $25,000 in total prize money will be awarded ($12K, $8K, and $5K for first through third place, respectively). Apply or form a team today!<https://www.thinkable.org/vote_competitions/rabobank-mit-food-and-agribusiness-innovation-prize>


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Xiaoqian(Annie) Yu
PhD Candidate, MIT Department of Biology
Research Assistant, Alm Lab, MIT Department of Biological Engineering
xy43 at mit.edu<mailto:xy43 at mit.edu>
857-919-4827

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