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Over $500,000 in funding available to NYC faculty and students. Act now—Deadlines begin Sunday, November 19th.  There are several open calls for upcoming fellowships and challenges with NYC Media Lab. These programs represent over $500,000 in available funds for faculty, students and startups.  Deadlines to apply for funding are fast approaching. Read on to learn about the opportunities and see how you can take your work to the next level...  Announcing a new program! A+E Networks Mobile AR Prototyping Fellowship—$5,000 opportunity for NYC graduate students. Deadline: Sunday, December 10th.   1968 was the year that changed America. Civil rights leaders were assassinated; the Vietnam War escalated; students protested; a new president was elected; men orbited the moon. In 2018, NYC Media Lab will present the A+E Networks Mobile Augmented Reality Prototyping Fellowship focused on 1968. Applicants should be capable of rapid prototyping (coding, visual design and user experience) in augmented reality environments. The focus for experimentation will be ARKit for Apple iPhones and ARCore for Android phones. The challenge will be to use AR in a way that moves past its novelty to provide the context that historical content can sometimes lack.  AR projects will be judged on their ability to convey the significance of the events of 1968. Projects produced by this Fellowship may be included alongside the content efforts of the HISTORY editorial team.  Eligibility: Currently enrolled graduate students in a NYC-based university. This fellowship is intended for individual contributors or teams of no more than three students.   Apply Now! Mobile AR Prototyping Fellowship: History Verizon Connected Futures III—$10,000 opportunity for NYC graduate student teams. Deadline: Sunday, November 19th. Representing the third year of a prototyping challenge with Verizon and NYC Media Lab, Connected Futures III will focus solely on building VR, AR and AI technologies with Verizon’s envrmnt team.  envrmnt builds immersive experiences for leading companies in advertising, digital media, professional sports and retail. Participating teams will receive $10,000 in funding and the opportunity to advance their prototyping through weekly check-ins with Verizon executives. Several Connected Futures alumni have gone on to receive jobs with Verizon Open Innovation—read about how Verizon is building out the next generation of problem solvers.  Eligibility: Currently enrolled graduate students in a NYC-based university. More information: http://nycmedialab.org/verizon Watch this video about last year's Connected Futures challenge to learn more.    Apply Now: Verizon Connected Futures III Register for an Ideation Session with Verizon envrmnt NYC Media Lab Combine—$25,000 opportunity for NYC faculty and student startup teams. Deadline: Sunday, November 19th. Are you building a startup? NYC Media Lab’s Combine accelerator program can help take your idea to the next level. The Combine provides an intensive, Lean Launchpad curriculum that will take teams through market validation and customer discovery. Participating teams receive mentorship from leading media and technology executives and investors and up to $25,000 in funding. 15 teams that have completed the Combine program have formed companies in the areas of machine learning, computer vision, VR/AR, and brain computer interfaces. These teams have seen a lot of success—from going on to participate in top accelerators like Techstars to raising over $1 million in seed funding.  Eligibility: Faculty members, students (undergraduate and graduate), and/or existing startups affiliated with a NYC-based university are eligible to apply. More details: http://thecombine.nyc Watch this video about The Combine with testimonials from alumni.   Apply Now: NYC Media Lab Combine Sign up for an Info Session at The New School Havas Fellowship: Prototyping the Augmented Island—$5,000 opportunity for NYC graduate students. Deadline: Friday, December 1st.  Governors Island, one of the city's most historic locations, has partnered with Havas and NYC Media Lab to offer its landscape for open experimentation. The goal of the Havas Fellowship is to explore how immersive and interactive technologies like VR/AR, AI, ML, chatbots and wearables be used to tell the story of public space.  The Havas Fellowship will fund a cohort of NYC-based graduate students to produce story-driven prototypes. Prototypes should help Governors Island visitors understand the Island's landmarks, culture and history. Participating fellows will have access to data—including archival photos, maps and visitor data—as well as off-season access to its parks.  Eligibility: Havas Fellowship is open to currently enrolled graduate students in a NYC-based university. More information: http://nycmedialab.org/havas Watch this special video about the Havas Fellowship with sweeping views of Governors Island.    Apply Now: Havas Fellowship