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X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:APPLY TO THE CROSSROADS EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM 2020
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SUMMARY:APPLY TO THE CROSSROADS EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM 2020
DESCRIPTION:<h2>	<drupal-media data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="c4f911de-4afb-443b-a0e1-a1d247fc259b" alt="Crossroads-program-cover-2020" data-view-mode="hwp_large"></drupal-media></h2><h2>	 </h2><h2>	 </h2><h2>	THE CROSSROADS EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM 2020</h2><h3>	APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2019</h3><p>	 </p><p style="text-align:start;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px">	<span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="orphans:auto"><span style="widows:auto"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust:auto"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style='NewRoman",serif'><span style="color:black">The Center for Middle Eastern Studies is partnering with other Harvard area studies centers and the </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.hbsgcc.org_s_1738_cc_index2.aspx-3Fsid-3D1738-26gid-3D36-26pgid-3D64062&amp;d=DwMGaQ&amp;c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&amp;r=IH4gp2pJBEIuE4nOSsGT1T7UNRTfOdMgZW1aMQcmB8PV5PTpz9wCLXT29XH1ZQSN&amp;m=IgOWKXfPmsNMPDFLyIyTB92vsj3LwIp2Ouem-pX8BlA&amp;s=uwqknMuT3r1QrcM-Tv1yH2jy1g_QUV1lA2Lzh1ft7pA&amp;e=">Harvard Business School Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)</a></span> <span style='NewRoman",serif'><span style="color:black">to help provide a career development opportunity for students living in Central Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and the United States.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align:start;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px">	<span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="orphans:auto"><span style="widows:auto"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust:auto"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style='NewRoman",serif'><span style="color:black">The Program is a prestigious and a fully funded career development opportunity for students from across the world, who are the first member of their family—or the first generation within their family—to attend university and facing challenges of financial and social circumstances.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align:start;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px">	<span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="orphans:auto"><span style="widows:auto"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust:auto"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style='NewRoman",serif'><span style="color:black">Qualifications include: students who are 18-24 years old, currently enrolled, facing challenging financial and social circumstances, fluent in English, first generation university students.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align:start;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px">	<span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="orphans:auto"><span style="widows:auto"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust:auto"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style='NewRoman",serif'><span style="color:black">Please see the </span></span><strong>Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute</strong><span style='NewRoman",serif'><span style="color:black"> website for an <a href="https://mittalsouthasiainstitute.harvard.edu/crossroads/"><span style="color:#954f72">overview of the program</span></a>, <a href="https://mittalsouthasiainstitute.harvard.edu/sai-crossroads-summer-program-eligibility/"><span style="color:#954f72">eligibility</span></a>, <a href="https://mittalsouthasiainstitute.harvard.edu/sai-crossroads-summer-program-faq/"><span style="color:#954f72">FAQ’s</span></a>, and the <a href="https://mittalsouthasiainstitute.harvard.edu/sai-crossroads-summer-program-application/"><span style="color:#954f72">application link</span></a>.</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><ul>	<li>		<span style="color:black"><span style="tab-stops:list.5in"><span lang="FR" style='NewRoman",serif'>Location: Dubai International Financial Centre, </span><span lang="FR" style='NewRoman",serif'>Dubai – Spring 2020; exact dates TBD</span></span></span>	</li>	<li>		<span style="color:black"><span style="tab-stops:list.5in"><span style='NewRoman",serif'>Cost: <strong>FREE</strong> <em>(The program will cover the costs of international travel from select locations, board, lodging, and class materials. Visa costs are the responsibility of selected candidates.)</em></span></span></span>	</li>	<li>		<span style="color:black"><span style="tab-stops:list.5in"><span style='NewRoman",serif'>Application deadline <strong>EXTENDED</strong> to: <strong>September 30, 2019 at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)</strong></span><br><em>(please allow at least 48 hours to complete the application; applicants will need to create an account that could take up to 24 hours to activate).</em></span></span>	</li>	<li>		<span style="color:black"><span style="tab-stops:list.5in"><span style='NewRoman",serif'>Questions? Write to <a href="mailto:admin@hbsgcc.org"><span style="color:#954f72">admin@hbsgcc.org</span></a></span></span></span>	</li></ul><p style="text-align:start;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px">	 </p>
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