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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Everyone,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Please see the Limited Solicitation Notice for
</span><a href="http://arizona.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b6ba9388f9c749678c5f1628d&id=88e133e7e7&e=e1f9f074a0"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#002060;text-decoration:none">Undergraduate Research and Extension
Experiential Learning Fellowships</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#002060">.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#002060">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">The CALS internal
<b>deadline is Friday, February 27, 2015</b>. Please forward applications to Jennifer Gardner Smith at
</span><a href="mailto:jgardnersmith@ag.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">jgardnersmith@ag.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Jennifer Gardner Smith<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Executive Associate to the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"> Associate Dean for Research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">College of Agriculture and Life Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Forbes 314, P.O. Box 210036, Tucson, AZ 85721<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Ph: 520-621-7201 Fax: 520-621-7196<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:JGardnerSmith@ag.arizona.edu"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0563C1">JGardnerSmith@ag.arizona.edu</span></b></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> UA Research Development Services [mailto:ResDev=email.arizona.edu@mail29.atl91.mcsv.net]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>UA Research Development Services<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 11, 2015 7:48 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Gardner Smith, Jennifer - (jmgardne)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Limited Solicitation Notice - USDA AFRI-ELI Undergraduate Research Fellowships<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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The USDA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program (AFRI) has issued the Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences Education and Literacy Initiative (AFRI-ELI, formerly the AFRI NIFA Fellowships Grant Program). AFRI-ELI
is offering <a href="http://arizona.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b6ba9388f9c749678c5f1628d&id=88e133e7e7&e=e1f9f074a0">
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Integrated Projects that encompass NIFA’s AFRI Challenge and AFRI Foundational Areas (below), through well-developed and highly engaged mentoring and training activities.<br>
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<u>Program Area Priority</u><br>
a. Projects aligned with one of the six AFRI Challenge Areas: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Agricultural and Natural Resources Science for Climate Variability and Change<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#606060;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%">
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Important dates: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Sponsor Deadlines: Full Application -- May 6, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<u>Program Area Priority</u> and <u>Other Program Area Requirements</u> (see AFRI-ELI link above).<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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