This is my sponsorship proposal my Singularity University Graduate Studies Program. Please email me ASAP if you are interested in sponsorship opportunities.
2. The
Program
June
16
–
August
26,
2012
at
NASA:
The
Graduate
Studies
Program
brings
together
a
diverse
group
of
the
most
accomplished
experts
in
academics,
business,
and
government
with
the
top
graduate
and
post
graduate
students
and
entrepreneurial
leaders
from
around
the
globe
for
an
intense
10-‐week
summer
experience.
The
program
immerses
students
in
an
unparalleled
learning
environment
to
focus
on
solving
the
planet’s
most
pressing
challenges
using
exponen4al
&
accelera4ng
technologies.
Students
are
challenged
with
10⁹+
Team
Projects,
with
the
mission
of
posi4vely
affec4ng
the
lives
of
a
billion
people
within
10
years.
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3. Selected
Faculty
&
Advisors
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4. Mission
Our
mission
is
to
assemble,
educate
and
inspire
a
cadre
of
leaders
who
strive
to
understand
and
facilitate
the
development
of
exponen4ally
advancing
technologies
to
address
humanity’s
grand
challenges.
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5. Student
SelecHon
Criteria
GRADUATE
STUDIES
PROGRAM
2012
(GSP12)
CLASS
STATISTICS:
• 3150
applicants:
selected
22
compe44on
winners
from
17
Global
Impact
Compe44ons
(with
over
1000
projects
&
contestants)
worldwide;
58
par4cipants
from
direct
applica4on
process.
• 80
selected:
2.5%
acceptance
rate.
34
different
country
ci4zenships
represented.
Over
60%
have
a
masters
degree
or
higher,
and
at
least
10%
are
currently
in
PhD
or
equivalent
programs.
Represented
universi4es
include
Cambridge
and
Oxford,
Yale,
Harvard,
Stanford,
MIT,
etc.
Over
40%
are
women
-‐
the
highest
percentage
ever
in
a
Singularity
program.
Students
are
selected
based
on
three
criteria:
Demonstrated
Passionate
about
Top
in
their
field
Entrepreneurs/Leaders
Grand
Challenges
academically
Students
are
selected
Students
must
be
Show
a
thirst
and
into
1
of
the
10
Tracks
demonstrated
entrepreneurs
commitment
to
and
must
be
in
the
top
of
or
leaders
(having
founded
address
humanity’s
their
class
companies,
research
projects
grand
challenges
and
and/or
organiza?ons)
opportuni4es
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6. InnovaHon
Engine
10
Week
Program
phases:
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7. Graduate
Studies
Program
Academic
Tracks
Technology
Tracks
ApplicaHon
Tracks
1. ArHficial
Intelligence
&
RoboHcs
1. Energy
&
Environmental
2. Nanotechnology
Systems
3. Networks
&
CompuHng
Systems
2. Space
&
Physical
Sciences
4. Biotechnology
&
BioinformaHcs
5. Medicine
&
Neuroscience
Resource/Mgmt
Tracks
1. Futures
Studies
&
ForecasHng
2. Policy,
Law
&
Ethics
3. Finance,
Entrepreneurship
&
Economics
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8. Team
Projects
109+
10
9+
Team
Projects:
Each
summer,
GSP
students
are
asked
to
design
a
sustainable
company
(product
or
service
based)
that
will
posiHvely
impact
the
lives
of
1
billion
people
within
10
years
by
leveraging
acceleraHng
technologies.
...ten to the ninth, plus
Notable
Alumni:
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9. GSP12
Team
Projects
1. Poverty
–
strategies
to
bypass
barriers
to
wealth
crea4on
and
reform
systems
in
order
to
promote
improved
living
2. Energy
–
provide
low-‐cost
and
abundant
energy
to
meet
needs
of
humanity
and
to
enable
prosperity
3. EducaHon
–
unprecedented
opportunity
to
accelerate
learning
and
provide
access
to
educa4on
4. Security
–
seek
personal
and
global
security
for
ci4zens
of
all
na4ons
in
a
harmonious
way
5. Space
–
u4lize
vast
material
resources
and
the
poten4al
of
networked
sensors
for
measuring
cri4cal
global
condi4ons
6. Global
Health
–
provide
ubiquitous
health
care
and
simultaneously
iden4fy
and
mi4gate
pandemics
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10. Why
Me?
Jennifer
Turliuk
• Bcomm
(Honors),
Queen’s
University
• Ran
Canada’s
largest
business
plan
compe44on
• 2nd
in
La4n
MOOT
Corp
Compe44on
(business
plan
compe44on
in
Brazil
for
MBA
students)
• Led
P&G
Canada’s
biggest
launch
in
27
years
• Started
launchpad
program
for
young
entrepreneurs;
selected
for
Startup
Chile
program
• 1
of
top
6
finalists
in
compe44on
to
shadow
Dave
McClure
(500
Startups);
Duke
of
Edinburgh
award
• Press
and
wri4ng:
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11. My
Goals
for
the
Program
1. Learn
about
the
future
of
the
world
and
how
I
can
best
help
shape
it
for
the
beler
2. Develop
new
strategies
for
fostering
entrepreneurship
in
Canada
and
abroad
3. Improve
connec4on
between
Canada
and
Silicon
Valley
4. Meet
poten4al
future
business
partners
5. Build
rela4onships
with
poten4al
mentors/investors
6. Write
about
my
experience
to
share
with
others
and
inspire
other
young
Canadians
to
apply
in
the
future
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12. Benefits
of
Sponsorship
Total
tui4on
cost:
$25,000
Looking
for:
$5,000
by
June
16
and
$20,000
by
August
26
1. Enhance
reputaHon
for
supporHng
entrepreneurship
and
innovaHon
through
media
men4ons
associated
with
my
alendance
2. Improve
Canada’s
economy
and
reputaHon
for
innovaHon
in
the
global
marketplace
by
crea4ng
a
‘ripple
effect’
where
more
young
future
leaders
in
Canada
apply
to
SU
and
other
similar
transforma4ve
programs
3. Improve
connecHons
to
key
players
in
Silicon
Valley
via
introduc4ons
4. Access
to
Silicon
Valley
correspondent
and/or
advisor
if
desired
5. Access
to
wricen
summaries
and
recordings
of
sessions
(where
possible)
-‐
SU’s
4-‐7
day
Execu4ve
Programs
cost
between
$7-‐12K
per
par4cipant
6. Tax
benefits:
SU
is
a
501c3
non-‐profit
organiza4on
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13. DONATE
TO
HELP
ME
HELP
SOLVE
THE
WORLD’S
GRAND
CHALLENGES!
EMAIL
JENN.TURLIUK@GMAIL.COM
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