[Gsc-anno] Travel Grant, Entrepreneurship workshop, GRT applications (22JAN07)

[GSC Secretary]

**************************  GSC ANNOUNCEMENTS  *************************
   more extensive announcements online: http://gsc.mit.edu
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headlines (details below):

             1. GSC Travel Grant Fund
                Accepting Applications for Spring 2007

             2. IAP entrepreneurship workshop
                Thursday, January 25, 10am-3pm, 1-190

             3. Apply to be a GRT!
                Application deadline Friday, February 9

details:
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*GSC Travel Grant Fund*

Since Fall 2006, the Graduate Student Council (GSC) funded Travel Grants
to support professional conference expenses of graduate students in all
Schools throughout the Institute.

Travel Grants are allocated for conference travel expenses that are not
currently funded by  the student's Advisor or other MIT-related funding.
Travel Grants provide a source of  travel "gap" funding for students who
have no other means to attend a conference to present a paper or poster
or participate as a discussant on a panel.

The GSC is now inviting applications for the Spring 2007 semester, for
conferences between March 1, 2007 -June 15, 2007. One grant will be
awarded per graduate student, per School with a ceiling of $1,000.
Conferences being held between June 16, 2007 and September 30, 2007
will be covered in the Summer funding period.

For more details on the criteria and application procedures, please
visit the Travel Grant website: http://gsc.mit.edu/travel

Funding Period: Spring 2007
Application Deadline: February 15, 2007
Date of Notification: February 28, 2007
Period Covered: March 1 2007 - June 15 2007
Accepting Applications NOW

Funding Period: Summer 2007
Application Deadline: June 1, 2007
Date of Notification: June 15, 2007
Period Covered: June 16 2007 - September 30 2007
Application opens on March 1,2007

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*IAP entrepreneurship workshop*

Thursday, January 25, 10am-3pm, 1-190
The Innovator's Delight: Looking for "THE NEXT BIG THING"
Dr. Sushil Bhatia

Innovation is the key to everything we do. Dr. Sushil Bhatia is a
globally known innovator, entrepreneur, inventor, author and professor.
His innovative products are used in our daily lives and have generated
millions of dollars in sales. In fact, you cannot go through a day in
life without using, looking at or touching one of his innovations. This
workshop will present techniques by which individuals and organizations
can become more creative and innovative and develop new products while
exploring the role of fitness in all life dimensions - mental, physical,
emotional and spiritual.

Advance sign-up required
Contact: Akani Rodriguez, akani at mit.edu

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*Apply to be a GRT!*

The application and selection process for new graduate resident tutors
(GRTs) is now underway.  Applications are available online and may be
submitted electronically.  The application deadline for GRT  candidates
is Friday, February 9, 2007 and all applications should be submitted
electronically to the Residential Life Programs office.  The application
is available online at http://web.mit.edu/slp/grt-app/index.shtml.
Questions may be directed to aryder at mit.edu or edruiz at mit.edu.

General Requirements and Eligibility.  General requirements for the GRT
position include evidence of solid judgment, sensitivity, and the
ability to work with students, colleagues, and faculty.  This position
is considered employment ? at least 10 hours per week.

International students on any type of visa who already have a Research
Assistantship or Teaching Assistantship requiring at least 10 hours of
work per week are not eligible for the GRT position and should not
apply.

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Obrad R. Scepanovic
GSC Secretary 2006-07
gsc-secretary at mit.edu