Contributors program/Project proposal form

Respond in complete sentences where possible! Be concise.

1. Project Title & Shipment Detail

Name of Project:

Shipping Address You've Verified:

IS FEDEX-SHIPPABLE (NO POST OFFICE BOXES)
INCLUDES A PHONE NUMBER
CONTAINS TEAM LEADER'S FULL NAME

Number of Laptops You Request to Borrow:

Loan Length—How Many Months:

2. Team Participants (In list form)

Name(s) & Contact Info:

Teams of more than 1 person are not required, but strongly favored!

Include email addresses & phone numbers.

Employer and/or School:

Past Experience/Qualifications:

3. Objectives (Bulleted list)

Project Objectives (please list specific, measurable objectives for your project):

Concrete proposals with defined outcomes are much more likely to result in a laptop than "it would be cool to play with these and demo them".

4. Plan of Action (One or more paragraphs)

Plan and Procedure for Achieving the Stated Objectives:

5. Needs (A few sentences)

Why is this project needed?

Locally?

In the greater OLPC/Sugar community?

Outside the community?

Has this project been tested or begun in emulation using non-XO machines?

Why are you requesting the number of machines you are asking for?

Will you consider (1) salvaged/rebuilt or (2) damaged XO Laptops?

6. Sharing Deliverables (A few sentences)

Project URL:

What emerging ideas will your Project offer the greater OLPC/Sugar community, as you work?

How will the final results of your labor be distributed to children or community members worldwide?

Will your work have any possible application or use outside our community?

If yes, how will these people be reached?

Have you investigated working with related projects nearby XO Lending Libraries or Project Groups?

7. Quality (Can be a bulleted list)

Would your Project benefit from support, documentation and/or testing?

Teachers' input into usability?

How will you promote your work?

Can we help you with an experienced mentor from the OLPC [[1]]/Sugar[[2]] community?

If YES: specify the kind of ongoing mentoring that will benefit you most.

If NO: specify who will help you share your progress, creations & results.

8. Timeline (Show start to finish)

Please include a Proposed timeline for your Project life-cycle:

Include a couple milestones, even if tentative.

This can be in the form of Month 1, Month 2, etc rather than specific dates.

Specify how you prefer to communicate your ongoing progress and obstacles!

[ ] I agree to pass on the laptop(s) to a local OLPC group or other interested contributors in case I do not have need for the laptop(s) anymore or in case my project progress stalls.