About the Competition
How To Participate
   
Student Registration
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  Register Your Team
  Receive Academic Credit
  Get Expenses Reimbursed
  Participate as a Developer
  Participating Developers
  The Proposal
  Who To Contact
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STUDENT REGISTRATION

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Welcome to the student registration page, which is designed to identify your skills and interests to facilitate team formation. It is imperative that you attend the first introductory session to learn about the competition before completing this student registration. The student coordinating committee will use this information to help students form teams.

Applicants will receive information on all participants before the second introductory session, when students will form teams. If you have questions about the process, please contact student coordinating committee members Hattie Silberberg at hsilberb@mit.edu, Josh Zade at jzade@mit.edu, and Tom DeSimone at desimone@gsd.harvard.edu.

The competition is geared primarily for and by graduate students. Advanced undergraduates may be able to participate and have done so successfully in the past. The Affordable Housing Development (AHD) competition requires significant time and energy. Students can expect to spend on average 15 hours a week developing their proposals. For undergraduates interested in participating in the AHD competition, there are additional requirements. Undergraduates must EITHER enroll in HUT-266: Affordable Housing Development, Finance, and Management with Ed Marchant, a course at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government OR submit a 500-word essay for admission to the competition (see the last question below on the student registration).

*Indicates required fields

Salutation: First Name:* Last Name:*


Street:*


Apartment:


City:*


State:*


Zip:*


Telephone:* example: 617-257-8092


E-mail Address:* example: jsmith@abcbank.com


School :*

Please specify school if you selected 'Other' above

Year:*


Degree Program:*
Please select the appropriate degree from the list below. If you are receiving joint degrees, please review the list to see if your joint degree is included below (e.g. Master in City Planning and Master of Science in Real Estate Development degree candidate). If not, please select “Other” and specify the joint degree title. If your degree is not listed below, please select “Other” and specify the degree title.
  Bachelor of Architecture degree candidate
  Bachelor of Science in Urban Studies and Planning degree candidate
  Juris Doctor candidate
  Master in City Planning and Master of Science in Real Estate Development degree candidate
  Master in City Planning degree candidate
  Master in Design Studies degree candidate
  Master in Public Administration degree candidate
  Master in Public Policy and Juris Doctor joint degree candidate
  Master in Public Policy and Urban Planning degree candidate
  Master in Public Policy degree candidate
  Master in Urban Planning degree candidate
  Master of Architecture and Urban Design degree candidate
  Master of Architecture degree candidate
  Master of Architecture in Urban Design degree candidate
  Master of Business Administration degree candidate
  Master of Divinity Studies degree candidate
  Master of Science in Architecture Studies and Master in City Planning degree candidate
  Master of Science in Architecture Studies degree candidate
  Master of Science in Real Estate Development degree candidate
  Master of Urban Design degree candidate
  Master of Urban Planning degree candidate
  Mid-Career Master in Public Administration degree candidate
  Other - Please specify:


Concentration:*


Relevant Courses:*

Please rate your level of familiarity with the following topics:

Architecture/Design High Some Low None
                 
Greater Boston Area Low-Income Housing Conditions High Some Low None
                 
Community/Citizen Participation High Some Low None
                 
Construction Methods High Some Low None
                 
Housing Policy High Some Low None
                 
Housing Finance (e.g., Low Income Housing Tax Credits, HUD programs, below-market-rate loans, etc.) High Some Low None
                 
Housing Laws High Some Low None
                 
Real-Estate Development, including Pro Formas High Some Low None
                 

Please describe briefly your professional experience related to real-estate planning or development and to affordable-housing development, in particular:

Please list the dates, times, and nature of any major school-related scheduling conflicts that will affect the majority of your team:

For Advanced Undergraduates Only: If you are not enrolled in HUT-266: Affordable Housing Development, Finance, and Management at the Kennedy School of Government, please answer the following two questions to describe your interest in the competition:

1) Why do you want to compete in the Affordable Housing Development Competition?, and 2) What skills and experience will you bring to the competition?