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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>See below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Georgina Lambert<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Senior Student Affairs Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>School of Plant Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Tucson, AZ 85721<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Office 520-621-1219<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Cell 520-404-2856<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>FAX 520-621-7186<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Georgia Ehlers [mailto:gehlers@grad.arizona.edu] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 16, 2011 2:32 PM<br><b>To:</b> Georgia Ehlers<br><b>Cc:</b> Dorian Voorhees<br><b>Subject:</b> [SPAM] FW: 2012 NSF EAPSI Fellowship Program Now Open - Deadline Nov. 9, 2011<br><b>Importance:</b> Low<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:navy'>Please circulate this announcement to your graduate students eligible for NSF funding. Do let me know if funding notices for grad students should be directed to someone else. Thanks! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:navy'>Georgia Ehlers, Director of Fellowships and Community Engagement, Graduate College<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Ramaj, Ergys [mailto:eramaj@nsf.gov] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 15, 2011 6:58 AM<br><b>To:</b> eapsi@nsfsi.org<br><b>Subject:</b> 2012 NSF EAPSI Fellowship Program Now Open<br><b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC SUMMER INSTITUTES FOR U.S. GRADUATE STUDENTS - 2012 APPLICATION NOW OPEN</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br><br>(Link: </span><a href="http://eastasiapacificprogram.cmail1.com/t/y/l/kiiruy/l/r"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>www.nsfsi.org</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> ) <br> <br>The National Science Foundation (NSF) East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI) is a flagship international fellowship program for developing the next generation of globally engaged U.S. scientists and engineers knowledgeable about the Asian and Pacific regions. The Summer Institutes are hosted by foreign counterparts committed to increasing opportunities for young U.S. researchers to work in research facilities and with host mentors abroad. Fellows are supported to participate in eight-week research experiences at host laboratories in Australia, China, Japan (10 weeks), Korea, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan from June to August. The program provides a $5,000 summer stipend, round-trip airfare to the host location, living expenses abroad, and an introduction to the society, culture, language, and research environment of the host location. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The 2012 application is now open and will close at 5:00 pm proposer’s local time on November 9, 2011.</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Application instructions are available online at </span><a href="http://eastasiapacificprogram.cmail1.com/t/y/l/kiiruy/l/y"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>www.nsfsi.org</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>. For further information concerning benefits, eligibility, and tips on applying, applicants are encouraged to visit </span><a href="http://eastasiapacificprogram.cmail1.com/t/y/l/kiiruy/l/j"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>www.nsf.gov/eapsi</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> or </span><a href="http://eastasiapacificprogram.cmail1.com/t/y/l/kiiruy/l/t"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>www.nsfsi.org</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>.<br><br>NSF recognizes the importance of enabling U.S. researchers and educators to advance their work through international collaborations and the value of ensuring that future generations of U.S. scientists and engineers gain professional experience beyond this nation's borders early in their careers. The program is intended for U.S. graduate students pursuing studies in fields supported by the National Science Foundation. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply for the EAPSI. Applicants must be enrolled in a research-oriented master's or PhD program and be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents by the application deadline date. Students in combined bachelor/master degree programs must have matriculated from the undergraduate degree program by the application deadline date. <br><br>The first Summer Institutes began in Japan in 1990, and to date over 2,400 U.S. graduate students have participated in the program. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Should you have any questions, please contact the EAPSI Help Desk by email at </span><a href="mailto:eapsi@nsfsi.org"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>eapsi@nsfsi.org</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> or by phone at <b>1-866-501-2922</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>