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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Hello PLS Faculty<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Please see the timely notice for a grad fellowship opportunity below.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>We are allowed 1 nominee / program….so 1 plant science PhD candidate and 1 plant pathology PhD candidate.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The deadline is Sept 12 but there is a fair amount involved in the application.
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Please forward your nominees to me by Sept 7 (next Wed)</span> and include 3 bullet points of how the student fulfills the aim of enhancing diversity. In the case of more than 1 nominee/program, the grad
committee will decide the candidates to move forward with the application process.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Good luck to all. Take care<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:graduate-coordinators-request@list.arizona.edu">
graduate-coordinators-request@list.arizona.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:graduate-coordinators-request@list.arizona.edu">graduate-coordinators-request@list.arizona.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Treloar, Donna R - (dtreloar)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 31, 2022 6:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:directors-of-graduate-studies@list.arizona.edu">directors-of-graduate-studies@list.arizona.edu</a>;
<a href="mailto:graduate-coordinators@list.arizona.edu">graduate-coordinators@list.arizona.edu</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> D'Anna, Lori - (ldanna) <<a href="mailto:ldanna@arizona.edu">ldanna@arizona.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Graduate Coordinators] Dr. Maria Teresa Velez Diversity Leadership Scholarship- nomination deadline September 12, 2022<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Directors of Graduate Studies and Graduate Program Coordinators,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#3B3B3B;background:white">In honor of Dr. Maria Teresa Velez, former Associate Dean, University of Arizona Graduate College, and her lifelong commitment to promoting graduate student diversity and inclusion, the Graduate
College established the <b><i><a href="https://grad.arizona.edu/funding/opportunities/dr-maria-teresa-velez-diversity-leadership-scholarship">Dr. Maria Teresa Velez Diversity Leadership Scholarship</a></i></b>. This award is given annually to a doctoral student
who, through their teaching, research, or outreach and service, has demonstrated a commitment to furthering diversity in education, higher education, and the community at large.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Two scholarships are available for <b>2023-24</b> and they include a
<span style="color:#3B3B3B;background:white">$25,000 stipend plus full base graduate tuition and individual student health insurance (excluding mandatory registration fees and any differential tuition) for one year only.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#3B3B3B;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#3B3B3B">Applicants must be nominated by their UArizona academic unit <b>(one nomination per UArizona doctoral program only)</b>. Applicants may not apply directly. The Director of Graduate Studies
or the Graduate Coordinator of the nominating program will fill out the application and upload the required documentation.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#3B3B3B">The nominee must be:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#3B3B3B">Domestic UA doctoral student (U.S. citizen or permanent resident),<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#3B3B3B">Admitted to a <b>main</b> campus doctoral program at the University of Arizona (UA Online, JD, MD, DVM, and Pharm-D students are not eligible to apply), and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#3B3B3B">In good academic standing with a current cumulative graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#3B3B3B">Instructions and more information are available at:
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://grad.arizona.edu/funding/opportunities/dr-maria-teresa-velez-diversity-leadership-scholarship"><span style="color:blue">Dr. Maria Teresa Velez Diversity Leadership Scholarship | The University of Arizona Graduate
College</span></a></span><span style="color:#3B3B3B">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:red">Nomination deadline: September 12, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#3B3B3B"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#3B3B3B">Questions? Please contact Donna Treloar, Director, Graduate Diversity Initiatives at
<a href="mailto:dtreloar@arizona.edu">dtreloar@arizona.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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