Sandbox Innovation to Launch Fellows Program : Biological Engineering Communication Lab

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MIT Sandbox Innovation is seeking approximately 15 graduate students and post-docs to serve as Sandbox Fellows for 2016-7. Sandbox Fellows will be paid to receive training and support the Sandbox Program recipient teams. The Sandbox Program will be supported by the Communication Lab and the Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship at MIT, along with many experienced mentors and friends of the Sandbox program.

About the Sandbox Fellowship:

5 hours a week maximum
$15/hour (~$2K/year)
8 weeks of training boot camp from Sandbox, School of Engineering’s Communication Lab, and Martin Trust Center.
Provide entrepreneurship coaching for 10 Sandbox teams

For eligibility, expectations, and how to apply, please see their website for details: http://sandbox.mit.edu/fellows

Blog post by Diana Chien.

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