ADVISORY/Merrill Lynch Forum Announces Third Annual Innovation Grants Competition; $180,000 in Total Grant Money Available for Eligible Students.Business Editors ADVISORY ... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2000 WHAT: The Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MER TYO: 8675 ), through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides capital markets services, investment banking and advisory services, wealth management, asset management, insurance, banking and related products and services on a global basis. Innovation Grants Competition is a global competition challenging doctoral students to rethink re·think tr. & intr.v. re·thought , re·think·ing, re·thinks To reconsider (something) or to involve oneself in reconsideration. re their dissertation dis·ser·ta·tion n. A lengthy, formal treatise, especially one written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at a university; a thesis. dissertation Noun 1. research in terms of its commercial potential. Applicants are asked to submit a written proposal that explains how their research could be used to develop a new product or service. Merrill Lynch will award the following grants for winning entries: -- 1st Place - $50,000 grant (1 winner) -- 2nd Place - $20,000 grant (2 winners) -- 3rd Place - $10,000 grant (3 winners) -- 4th Place - $5,000 grant (6 winners) -- Six University Grants - $5,000 Each WHO: Applicants who successfully defended their dissertations between January 1, 1999 and December 1, 2000 at an accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. university are eligible to apply. Doctoral candidates from business, law and journalism are not eligible. HOW: Applicants can fill out a submission form and receive specific competition rules by visiting www.ml.com/innovation. WHEN: The deadline for submissions is December 15, 2000. WHY: Through the competition, the Merrill Lynch Forum seeks to spark new levels of creativity and ingenuity at the world's research universities. The goal is to encourage entrepreneurial literacy among the academic research community. The Innovation Grants Competition also aims to make academic research more accessible and relevant to the public at large. About The Merrill Lynch Forum: The Merrill Lynch Forum is a virtual think tank designed to explore issues of critical importance in technology, economics and international relations international relations, study of the relations among states and other political and economic units in the international system. Particular areas of study within the field of international relations include diplomacy and diplomatic history, international law, affecting our clients, shareholders, colleagues and society at large. The goal of the Forum is to continually con·tin·u·al adj. 1. Recurring regularly or frequently: the continual need to pay the mortgage. 2. build a community of interested participants and create a more vibrant marketplace of ideas This article is about the concept. For the public radio show and podcast, see The Marketplace of Ideas (radio program). The "marketplace of ideas" is a rationale for freedom of expression based on an analogy to the economic concept of a free market. . |
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