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Innovation for Defense Application Guidelines
NSIN's I4D is accepting undergraduates for the 2024 Fall Term. Applicants should register through PATH and submit the required material for the course at mtmatthews@wm.edu.
Required Material:
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Resume, which must include cumulative and major GPAs and graduation year.
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Unofficial college transcript, as a pdf file.
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Statement of Interest.
The submission deadline for the 2024 Fall Semester is August 23rd, 2024. If you have any questions, please contact the NSIN lecturer, Major General (retired) Mark Matthews. The Team will contact Selectees as a rolling admission via email starting April 2nd through August 28th, 2024.
The first class meets on August 29th, 2024.
Schedule
Application Deadline (PATH registration and required material submitted to Tribe Careers)
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August 23rd
Selection Notification
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Rolling starting April 3rd through August 28th
Q&A Session
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Aug 28th
First Day of Class
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August 29th
​Lessons
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Class Introduction
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Team and problem assignments; Interview Practicum
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MMC: Hypotheses and Test Questions
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MMC: Value Proposition and Beneficiary Discovery
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Tabletop with Guest Lecturer; MMC: Beneficiary Segmentation
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MMC: Product-Mission Fit
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Tabletop with Chancellor Gates (tentative); MMC: Dual Use
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MMC: Mission Achievement, Buy-in & Support
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MMC: Deployment, Activities, Resources + Key Partners
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MMC: The complete canvas
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Review the Pitch Sheet with Key Recommendations
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Virtual Draft and Video Storyboard Review
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Lessons Learned
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Final Presentations Dress Rehearsal and Final Presentations
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