Deadline: Rolling Application
The goal of the Co-Lab is to encourage and support students who want to build the next generation technology that will power Duke for years to come. Instead of incentivizing action through challenges where the reward and adoption is never guaranteed, we want to work with you directly, one-on-one, to develop your project, from start to distribution.
Students with an idea will complete an application outlining a project that has benefit to the Duke Community through innovative use of technology. This application will include details like project timeline, team members, resources required, technical/expert assistance required, as well as a stipend request. Stipends will be commensurate with project scope and complexity, experience, team size, materials cost and project duration. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, and reviewed by the Co-Lab. After review, applications can either be accepted, returned for additional information or revisions, or declined.
Once a project is accepted, the team member(s) will meet with a representative from the Co-Lab to establish a project plan at a Kickoff Meeting. Half of the stipend will be issued after the Kickoff Meeting and the initial timeline is confirmed (unless the full amount is going towards material costs, in which case the full amount will be released). We’ll set up a regular schedule to meet throughout the project timeline.
The Co-Lab representative will serve as a Project Manager to the Team, and will have regular check-ins to review progress and address any issues that need to be resolved. We can provide consultation on your ideas, help wireframe or work through stumbling blocks, or seek additional advice or expertise from our colleagues. You’ll also complete a few progress write-ups to keep a log of the project, including successes and roadblocks along the way. We’ll post these on your team’s project page.
On successful completion of the project, a final Wrap-Up Meeting will take place with the Co-Lab Project Manager (and any other Co-Lab representatives) for a product demo. After this meeting and successful demo, the second half of the stipend will be issued. The Co-Lab will then begin a concerted marketing effort with the team around the project to help drive adoption and/or awareness of the project, including, but not limited to, social media efforts, traditional advertising, policy revisions, and, if appropriate, a recommendation for inclusion in the official DukeMobile App. The project’s files will all be posted on Duke’s code repository, Gitorious. We may also hold Demo events once or twice a year to have you show off your work to an audience of peers, faculty, staff, and local entrepreneurs.
The application must include the following:
- Project Name
- Description of Project
- Listing of Team Members, as well as individual qualifications (see more info on team building below)
- Intended Audience for project
- Innovative Use of Technology
- Benefit to the Duke Community
- Project Timeline
- Technology resources required in project
- Technical / Expert assistance required
- Stipend Request
