{"id":6832,"date":"2015-04-14T13:01:48","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T13:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/?p=6832"},"modified":"2018-05-09T15:11:08","modified_gmt":"2018-05-09T15:11:08","slug":"singularity-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/2015\/04\/14\/singularity-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Singularity University Opens Global Impact Competition in Miami Seeking Innovative Ideas to Address Sea Level Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"

Knight Foundation invests $70,000 to help entrepreneurs engage in local problem-solving and build global connections<\/strong><\/p>\n

Singularity University today launched its Global Impact Competition (GIC) in Miami calling on innovators to answer the question: How would you solve South Florida\u2019s sea level rise challenge and improve the lives of a million people in three to five years by using technology? The competition is supported by $70,000 from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.<\/p>\n

Two winners will receive full tuition to Singularity University\u2019s 10-week Graduate Studies Program (GSP) in Silicon Valley where they will work in teams with participants from around the world\u00a0to build out ideas to humanitarian challenges. The competition is open to all U.S. residents, but ideas must focus on the challenge of sea level rise in South Florida. Applications can be submitted online<\/a> between February\u00a023rd and April\u00a017th. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to pitch their ideas during the closing event hosted in Miami.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith its growing community of innovators and tech entrepreneurs, Miami shows the potential to produce the kind of ideas that can have positive impact both at home and around the world,\u201d said Rob Nail, Associate Founder and CEO of Singularity University. \u201cSea level rise poses a real threat to the future of Miami; we look forward to hearing from the innovators who are working to address this problem with technology and to connecting them with changemakers everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Global Impact Competition offers Miami tech innovators and entrepreneurs a unique opportunity\u2014inviting them to address a local challenge on an international stage,\u201d said Matt Haggman, Knight Foundation Program Director for Miami. \u201cThe hope is that the competition will help forge new connections between Miami entrepreneurs and their counterparts across the globe, while helping to build the city\u2019s network of innovators and problem-solvers so they can work together to address pressing community concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n

Global Impact Competitions help identify promising innovators and connect them with mentorship opportunities and training. Hosted around the world by Singularity University\u00a0\u2014\u00a0and in partnership with alumni and local sponsors \u2014 these competitions\u00a0call on innovators to address significant challenges within local communities. Winners of each competition are awarded tuition to\u00a0Singularity University\u2019s Graduate Studies Program, hosted in Silicon Valley\u00a0at the NASA Research Park in Mountain View, California. At the end of the program, participants are encouraged to return to their communities and share lessons learned, while working to implement their ideas.<\/p>\n

\u201cSingularity University\u2019s goal in conceiving the Global Impact Competitions is to attract a multi-cultural, highly diverse cadre of capable, innovative entrepreneurs and future leaders to our Graduate Studies Program, where we can then prepare them to return to their home regions to implement new solutions and train others in social entrepreneurship,\u201d said Nail. \u201cThe core curriculum of the Graduate Studies Program is structured to provide a broad, cross-disciplinary understanding of the biggest ideas and issues in disruptive technologies, and to empower participants with the tools, knowledge, skills and mindset for delivering real humanitarian impact at multiple levels.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 2015 Singularity University Graduate Studies Program runs from June 13th to August\u00a023rd. Participants\u00a0spend the first four weeks on education and training. The balance of the course is spent developing tech-based solutions to pressing community challenges. Participants build out their projects with support from Singularity University mentors and experts in the tech and entrepreneurial arena.<\/p>\n

Support for the Global Impact Competition forms one part of Knight Foundation\u2019s efforts to invest in Miami\u2019s emerging innovators and entrepreneurs as a tool to build community, while fostering talent and expanding opportunity. Over the past two years, Knight Foundation has made more than 90 investments<\/a> in entrepreneurship in South Florida.<\/p>\n

We encourage FIU alumni to apply to Singularity University\u2019s\u00a0Miami Global Impact Competition, by\u00a0visiting\u00a0global.singularityu.org\/miami\/gic<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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