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I would like to alert you to a funding opportunity tailored to enhance and advance research programs of mid-career scientists (Associate Professor rank or equivalent). </div>
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Please take a moment to read the synopsis below and use the links and solicitation PDF provided below to learn more and determine your eligibility</div>
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<li><span>If eligible and interested, please contact your Pre-Award Grants Managers (link included below) to get started with the application process </span></li><li><span>If you are not eligible, please take a moment to think of someone who might be and share this information with them (even if you think they may have already received this email)  </span></li></ul>
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<a href="https://research.cals.arizona.edu/pre-award-process" title="https://research.cals.arizona.edu/pre-award-process"></a></div>
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<a href="https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/mid-career-advancement-mca" title="https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/mid-career-advancement-mca" style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">NSF Mid-Career Advancement
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<a href="https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21516/nsf21516.htm" title="https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21516/nsf21516.htm">Solicitation - NSF Mid-Career Advancement (MCA) in HTML</a></div>
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Looking forward to supporting the submission of outstanding applicants from CALS!</div>
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Best regards,</div>
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<span><font face="Calibri" style="font-size:14pt; color:rgb(12,35,75); font-weight:bold"><span>Zelieann R Craig</span></font></span><span><font face="Calibri" style="font-size:14pt; color:rgb(12,35,75); font-weight:bold">,<span> </span><span>Ph.D.</span></font></span><br>
<span><font face="Calibri"><span>Assistant Dean for Research, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences</span></font><br>
</span><span><font face="Calibri">Associate Professor</font>, </span><span><font face="Calibri"><span>School of Animal & Comparative Biomedical Sciences</span></font><br>
</span><font face="Calibri">THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA</font><br>
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