Archive:Annual Awardee Portfolio

  • Annual Awardee Portfolio

    Every year, the SIPS Fund awards tens of thousands of dollars to students and alumni ventures that are in pursuit of social impact and community service. These projects are based around the world in

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  • HoyaLift

    HoyaLift was founded in Fall 2019 by Olivia Silveri (NHS ’21) with a great team including GUSA’s Nicolo Ferretti (C ’21). Due to the difficult landscape of our “Hilltop, ” HoyaLift acts as an ADA

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  • Annual Awardee Portfolio

    Every year, the SIPS Fund awards tens of thousands of dollars to students and alumni ventures that are in pursuit of social impact and community service. These projects are based around the world in

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  • Children’s Book Project

    The SIPS Fund supported Rhadika Sahai in creating a children’s book that depicts the narratives of chronically hospitalized children. While volunteering at a hospital, Rhadika learned that children wh

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  • The Microfiber Catcher Team

    In the Fall of 2016, the Microfiber Team, Jamie Farrell, Carter Cortazzi, and Lola Bushnell, created a two pronged plan to tackle the problem of microfiber pollution in the waterways around the glob

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  • The Male Development Association

    In Spring of 2016, SIPS funded Jerome Small for his project: the Male Development Association. The Male Development Association (MDA) is a Georgetown University student-led organization that mentors y

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  • Meet Raheem: Police Accountability Technology

    During the winter of 2015, SIPS funded Brandon Anderson (COL '15) money to fuel the development of Raheem, a police accountability technology meant to track and rate people's experiences with police

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  • Artisanship in Oaxaca

    Empowerment of Artists After a trip to Mexico, Nitya Ramlogan, a Regional and Comparative Studies major in the Class of 2013, became interested in entrepreneurship among indigenous artisans. As she pe

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  • Microsolar Charging Stations in Haiti

    In June 2013, SIPS funded Tommy Larson (SFS ’14), Alissa Orlando (SFS ’14), Sarah Mock (SFS ’15), and Naman Trivedi (SFS ’16) to travel to Port au Prince, Haiti to lease and install a revenue-generati

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  • Kristen Trivelli: Nursing in India

    During the winter of 2012, Kristen Trivelli traveled to Guwahati, India, where she volunteered with three different organizations. "I worked with Operation Smile’s Comprehensive Cleft Center, which

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