welcome to

&the

#mitchallenge

How can invention and entrepreneurship

address challenges faced by communities

around the world?

IDEAS in the world

InnovationFeasibilityImpact

Start a Team

Work with a community partner

Write a proposal

the year ahead

Initial Proposals and Grant RequestsSubmitted by the 5th of every month (Nov. 5th, Dec. 5th …) for feedback

Final Proposal DueApril 5, 2011

Judging and Posters Sessions Global Challenge (online): April 6 – 25th

IDEAS (at MIT): April 25th

Awards AnnouncedMay 2nd, 2011

pitches

Health, Accessibility

Education, Training

Energy, Environment

Water, Sanitation

Employment, Entrepreneurship

Agriculture, Processing

Mobiles, ICTs

Housing, Transportation

Emergency, Disaster Relief

innovation areas

Wild Card

Legatum Center Lemelson-MIT ProgramMIT COOPMonster WorldwideNational Collegiate Inventors and Innovators AllianceOffice of the Dean for Graduate Education Baruch FamilyBill and Nancy Burdine Carrie Galehouse FreyMargaretta and Jerry Hausman Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel Burton and Michele KaliskiThe Judy Camilla Larocque Memorial Fund Aleksander and Anna Anita Leyfell Shahla and Eberhard Wunderlich and many more…

a big THANK YOU

next steps

Sign up at http://beta-globalchallenge.mit.edu

Mark Your Calendar!October 21st

The Yunus Challenge Dinner

November/DecemberThe Monster Challenge Event

Kate Myttykmytty@mit.edu

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