[Not Sent from Trinity College] [Sahana_proj] [Not Sent from Trinity College] Summer H-FOSS Research Internships

[Kumud Nepal]

Hi Professor Morelli,

These project ideas sound really interesting especially when we have 
been doing similar stuff in class. I am really interested. By when do we 
need to confirm or apply, whichever is needed?

Thanks again,

Kumud

Ralph Morelli wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm pleased to announce that we have received a generous grant from 
> the Aidmatrix Foundation to support summer humanitarian free and open 
> source software (H-FOSS) development.  Pending actual receipt of the 
> funds, we expect to have funds for five H-FOSS research internships, 
> funded at $3500 each.  Trinity College will provide free on-campus 
> housing for student interns.
>
> The focus of this summer's project will be twofold. Some of the 
> interns will work with faculty and industry experts on further 
> development of Trinity's volunteer management (VM) module.  The Sahana 
> work will be focused  primarily on meeting the requirements identified 
> by the Sri Lankan Red Cross.  Other interns will be working on 
> designing and developing an H-FOSS product for a local (Hartford) 
> non-profit community organization.  In addition to helping local and 
> international humanitarian organizations, the project will also help 
> you gain valuable real world experience.  The work you do over the 
> summer will be presented at Trinity's symposium for summer research 
> students and may eventually lead to the publication of a paper at a 
> national or international conference. 
>
> We haven't yet worked out the details of the application process, but 
> I did want to let you know about this opportunity before we disperse 
> on our spring vacations.  I will provide further details as soon as 
> they are available. 
>
> Even though the application details are not yet finalized, please let 
> me know if you are interested in this opportunity.  We would like to 
> give the Sahana project list the first opportunity before announcing 
> the project more broadly.  Expressing interest at this point does not 
> require any commitment on your part. 
>
> Regards,
> -- ram
>
> Ralph Morelli <ralph.morelli at trincoll.edu 
> <mailto:ralph.morelli at trincoll.edu>>
> Professor of Computer Science
>
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Kumud Nepal
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