<div dir="ltr">I'm happy to pitch in if someone wants to spearhead this. We did mention at the last meeting that Knight Foundation awards are seeming like more and more bullshit in terms of their selection process, but I don't really know anything about it.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 7, 2015 at 11:21 AM, Jenny Ryan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jaryan@wesleyan.edu" target="_blank">jaryan@wesleyan.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">Shall we?</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: "Chris Barr, Knight Foundation" <<a href="mailto:web@knightfoundation.org" target="_blank">web@knightfoundation.org</a>><br>Date: May 7, 2015 6:11 AM<br>Subject: Apply Now: Knight Prototype Fund<br>To: "Jenny" <<a href="mailto:jaryan@wesleyan.edu" target="_blank">jaryan@wesleyan.edu</a>><br>Cc: <br><br type="attribution"><u></u>
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<p style="margin:1em 0;padding:0;color:#606060;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:150%;text-align:left">Dear Jenny,</p>
<p style="margin:1em 0;padding:0;color:#606060;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:150%;text-align:left">Last week, Knight Foundation announced funding for 20 new projects through the <a href="http://knightfoundation.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=44a06e103b99cf80e07a2eaad&id=1600bca90f&e=ad74f12747" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Knight Prototype Fund</a>, which helps people explore early-stage media and information ideas with $35,000 in funding for each venture. Our next Knight Prototype Fund application deadline is Friday May 15 at midnight ET.</p>
<p style="margin:1em 0;padding:0;color:#606060;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:150%;text-align:left">If you have a great idea in mind <a href="http://knightfoundation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=44a06e103b99cf80e07a2eaad&id=6a4f276938&e=ad74f12747" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">apply now</a> and spread the word through your networks. For updates, follow <a href="http://knightfoundation.us5.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=44a06e103b99cf80e07a2eaad&id=100a734d09&e=ad74f12747" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#6dc6dd;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">@knightfdn</a> on Twitter.</p>
<p style="margin:1em 0;padding:0;color:#606060;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:150%;text-align:left">If you have any further questions, feel free to contact me. We look forward to reading your submissions.</p>
<p style="margin:1em 0;padding:0;color:#606060;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:150%;text-align:left">Chris Barr<br>
Knight Foundation<br>
Director for Media Innovation</p>
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