[Undergraduates] Exciting Opportunities to Impact MIT and the World!

[Martin F. Holmes]

Dear Undergraduates,

We hope things are going well for you wherever you are this IAP!  As we begin a
new year, there are several important programs we would like to alert you to. 
We find them extremely valuable and lend our full support to each program.

The first is an opportunity to participate in an international debate hosted by
the World Economic Forum about making the world a better place.  The second is
an opportunity to receive a $10,000 grant from the Davis Projects for Peace for
a student peace project.  The third is an opportunity to receive a grant from
the Baker Foundation for a student project benefiting the student body at MIT.

We encourage you to take a minute to learn about these exciting opportunities
described below and to get in touch with the program organizers.  We wish you
the best for an exciting IAP and a successful new year!

As always, please let us know if we can ever be of any help in solving any
problems you see around campus!  The UA was extremely active last semester and
we hope to continue our successes as we move into 2008.

Sincerely,
Martin Holmes, UA President
Ali Wyne, UA Vice President


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On behalf of the MIT administration and the MIT International Review, we are
delighted to inform you of an unprecedented opportunity to participate in this
year's World Economic Forum, which is taking place in Davos, Switzerland from
January 23-27.

Visit http://www.youtube.com/thedavosquestion and post a video response of no
more than three minutes to the following question:  "What one thing do you
think that countries, companies or individuals must do to make the world a
better place in 2008?"  World leaders will watch and offer video responses to
the highest-rated videos.

Questions?  Please contact Ali Wyne:  awyne at mit.edu

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Davis Projects for Peace is offering a $10,000 award for an MIT undergraduate
student project that promotes peace, to be implemented in the summer of 2008,
anywhere in the world.  The aim is to "help young people launch some
immediate initiatives that could bring new thinking to the prospects for peace
in the world."  MIT will select several compelling proposals to send forward. 
Think creatively, innovatively, and entrepreneurially!  This is a chance to
formulate and test ideas.  Proposals should be emailed to psc at mit.edu by
noon on February 8.

Questions?  Please contact Sally Susnowitz:  susnowit at mit.edu

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The E. M. Baker Foundation is now accepting applications for projects that
benefit the MIT community.  Examples of past successful Baker Foundation
projects are the Associate Advisor Program, the Undergraduate Mentorship
Program, and the UROP Newsletter.  If you have an idea for a project that is
sustainable and will have positive impact, please fill out the project funding
application at http://web.mit.edu/baker-foundation/www/.  Applications will be
accepted on a rolling basis.

Questions?  Please contact Tina Srivastava:  tinaps at mit.edu