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Summary: Attention
1st
and
2nd
Year
Students
JEFFERSON
PUBLIC
CITIZENS
EXPLORATORY
GRANTS
2012-13
REQUEST
FOR
PROPOSALS
The
Jefferson
Public
Citizens
Program
(JPC)
is
a
comprehensive
academic
public
service
program
for
all
UVa
undergraduates
who
want
to
put
their
learning
into
action.
The
JPC
program
is
pleased
to
announce
Exploratory
Grants
for
2012-13.
The
purpose
of
these
grants
is
to
provide
an
opportunity
and
funds
for
students
to
explore
or
further
develop
a
public
service
research
project.
Students
may
wish
to
use
the
funds
to
pilot
a
study,
pay
for
travel
to
a
research
location
or
meet
with
a
community
partner,
or
pay
for
other
costs
associated
with
JPC
proposal
development.
The
funds
are
intended
to
help
defray
the
costs
of
further
developing
a
project
idea.
Awards
are
up
to
$750,
and
funds
are
awarded
based
on
the
quality
of
the
proposal.
Example
Exploratory
Project:
Developing
a
Sustainable
Business
Strategy
for
Women
in
Monduli,
Tanzania
This
project
focuses
on
a
group
of
widows
in
Monduli,
Tanzania
that
makes
jewelry.
The
exploratory
group's
preliminary
research
will
include
developing
a
business
model
for
the
women
and
seeking
possible
market
connections.
Students
will
study
the
economic
feasibility
of
internationally
operating
a
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