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The Franke Honors College offers superb funding opportunities for Honors undergraduates, including Mini-Grants. Please see below, courtesy of Tori Nardinelli in the Honors College, with a due date of Oct. 25 for this cycle. </div>
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Warm regards,</div>
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Betsy</div>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><b><u>Exploratory Mini-Grants Now OPEN:</u></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">If you are working with Honors students who need funds to complete a project, please encourage them to consider applying for an Exploratory Mini-Grant! You can direct them
to our </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://frankehonors.arizona.edu/exploratory-mini-grants" target="_blank" id="OWA72b60f84-d947-d4f0-c37d-7aa6dabc1037" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin: 0px;">webpage</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"> for
more information, and they are welcome to </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://ua-trellis.force.com/uastudent/s/advisor-calendar/?NetId=outfleet" target="_blank" id="OWAf6c983cd-95e3-21ca-b491-d9ffe1e2d291" class="OWAAutoLink" title="Original URL: https://ua-trellis.force.com/uastudent/s/advisor-calendar/?NetId=outfleet. Click or tap if you trust this link." rel="noopener noreferrer" shash="CN+X4FdXJL32Z0NAHNRcrhcbMDCrIcszu9XNLAXMpCzJISaFkaBRXx3+ACSaFiN/XDJBSq+VFanVmnGbzWgcZ5WoimaF1N3NKRIlAeTuiAWhzA0xi+tOA5Z+U0JKlpJO2fSkHvnv5IEK8XkvUia52yU1CdkxYoOfJ4mnwLnlYfI=" originalsrc="https://ua-trellis.force.com/uastudent/s/advisor-calendar/?NetId=outfleet" data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="4" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin: 0px;">schedule
an appointment with me</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"> if they have any questions. Applications are due October 25<sup>th</sup> and funds will be distributed at the start of the spring 2025
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<span style="line-height: 1.2; font-weight: 700;">A. Elizabeth Arnold, </span><span style="line-height: 1.2;">PhD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(12, 35, 75);">Interim Director and Professor, School of Plant Sciences</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(12, 35, 75);">Curator, Gilbertson Mycological Herbarium</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(12, 35, 75);">Chair and Director of Graduate Studies,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(12, 35, 75);">Ecosystem Genomics GIDP</span></p>
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THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA</div>
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www.gilbertsonherbarium.net</a> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(237, 92, 87);"><b><i>To schedule a meeting, please use
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