· Blueprint Conference: People and Wildlife
· Page Summer Internship
· Submit Articles for the International Undergraduate Journal for Service-learning, Leadership and Social Change
· D-Prize applications
· Submit a Project Proposal for Duke’s Data+ Summer Research Experience
· Lendingtree Grant Contest
· Apply for the Kenan Purpose Program
Blueprint Conference: People and Wildlife
January 27-28 at Duke University
Ideating revolutionary solutions. This event brings students and experts together to pioneer Blueprints for projects/technologies/apps so crazy they just might work. Student organizations will develop and deploy the strongest Blueprints under the mentorship of leading experts.
The topics are designed to explore the areas of nature and conservation that directly affect humans around the world.
Topics Include:
Invasive Species,
Harmful Human Wildlife Interaction,
Illegal Wildlife Trafficking,
Citizen Science & Resource Management
Register now: http://www.dukeblueprint.com/
Presented by Duke Conservation Tech http://www.dukeconservationtech.com/
Apply to PAGE Summer Internship
Application deadline: January 17th
PAGE aims to inspire and empower underserved rural girls through education. Now in its 7th year, PAGE offers innovative learning opportunities for girls in grades 6-9, a mentoring
program for 9th grade girls, and high school internships for rural girls with college dreams. Our goal is to help rural girls and young women create futures that include greater confidence and success in middle school and high school, graduation from high
school, and postsecondary education.
For more Information, email Deborah Hicks-Rogoff at dhicks@duke.edu and click
here
Submit Articles for the International Undergraduate Journal for Service-learning, Leadership and Social Change
The International Undergraduate Journal for Service-learning, Leadership, and Social Change has a call for papers.
The Journal considers three types of articles:
1.) Articles that discuss the development of a service learning project and the impact of the project on the community served
2.) A case study of a service-learning project
3.) A refection on service-learning and the development of personal leadership
For more information, click here
Submit by e-mail to: Ned Scott Laff ned.laff@gmail.com or Joyce Fields jfields@columbiasc.edu
D-Prize Applications are still open!
Applications are due December 29th
Interested in submitting your new social venture idea? Visit http://www.d-prize.org/ for more details.
More details at www.d-prize.org/#challenges
Submit a Project Proposal for Duke’s Data+ Summer Research Experience
Applications open in January
Data+ is a 10-week summer research experience that welcomes Duke undergraduates interested in exploring new data-driven approaches to interdisciplinary challenges. Students join small project teams working alongside other teams in a communal environment. They learn how to marshal, analyze, and visualize data, while gaining broad exposure to the modern world of data science.
data science.
For more information, click here!
Want to change the world with your idea? Join Lendingtree’s small business grant contest!
LendingTree is offering support in the form of a $50,000 grant to help one small business achieve even more success. Tell us about your business, how you would use the prize money and why your business deserves this grant for a chance to win. Opportunity is knocking!
https://www.lendingtree.com/about/business-grant
Apply for the Kenan Purpose Program
Now accepting applications on a rolling basis for the spring
Open to Duke sophomores and juniors, the program combines rigorous reflection, insights on meaningful work, and opportunities for mentored, funded internships. You will understand your place in the world better, building a stronger sense of where to go from here, but why.
If you are starting to think seriously about your life post Duke and haven’t quite figured it all out yet, this is for you. If you think you know what’s next but want help focusing your plan, this is for you, too.
For more information, click
here
Katherine Black
Program Coordinator, Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative (I&E)
www.entrepreneurship.duke.edu | @dukesocent
SUBSCRIBE to the Duke Social Entrepreneurship Listserv (events, news, resources):
www.tinyurl.com/dukesocentlistserv
Blog of SocEnt internships and full time jobs
http://impactjobs.posthaven.com/
Blog of SocEnt competitions
http://socentcomps.posthaven.com
Join our SocEnt Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1536727096655176/
Request to join the DukeGEN Social Entrepreneurs Network:
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3902923