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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'><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 style='line-height:normal'><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"'> Shelley Hawthorne Smith [mailto:ssmith@grad.arizona.edu] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 09, 2012 3:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> nancya@u.arizona.edu; mhintz@ag.arizona.edu; karenw@email.arizona.edu; dcastro@email.arizona.edu; nansmith@ag.arizona.edu; avelasqu@ag.arizona.edu; akvann@ag.arizona.edu; millerk@email.arizona.edu; bcaposse@email.arizona.edu; khughes@email.arizona.edu; rfoor@cals.arizona.edu; limesand@ag.arizona.edu; georgina@cals.arizona.edu; ginam1@email.arizona.edu; marlisef@email.arizona.edu<br><b>Cc:</b> sburgess@cals.arizona.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> NSF GRFP Applicant Support - Please Forward<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Dear Graduate Coordinators and Program Coordinators,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) is an excellent opportunity for graduate students. This fall, the GradFunding Center in the UA Graduate College will focus on supporting NSF GRFP applicants.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Please forward the email below to seniors, incoming graduate students, and second-year graduate students. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Thank you for your help!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Shelley Hawthorne Smith and Georgia Ehlers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>_________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Dear Graduate Student,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Are you interested in applying for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP)? We are happy to announce that this fall the UA GradFunding Center is providing applicant support for the NSF GRFP. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>What is the NSF GRFP?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to help ensure the vitality and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce in the United States. <span style='color:black'>The program </span>is a wonderful source of funding for graduate students – providing awardees with $30,000 annually for three years, as well as additional benefits. For more information, please review the following website: <a href="http://www.nsfgrfp.org">http://www.nsfgrfp.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Who is eligible for the NSF GRFP?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>US citizens, US nationals, or permanent residents <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Completed no more than 12 months of full-time graduate studies. (This generally includes incoming graduate students and graduate students in the fall of their second year.)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Check full eligibility criteria: <a href="http://www.nsfgrfp.org/how_to_apply/eligibility_guide">http://www.nsfgrfp.org/how_to_apply/eligibility_guide</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>What does the GradFunding Center provide?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Students who register for the GradFunding Support Program for the NSF GRFP will receive the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Email updates with advice and links.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Access to examples of successful applications.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Feedback on application essays (provided the early internal deadline is met).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Invitations to information sessions on the fellowship and to workshops on the application process.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Please complete the survey below to register for support through the GradFunding Center. Successful applicants almost invariably begin their applications in the summer, so please register as soon as possible: <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/UANSFGRF">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/UANSFGRF</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>We look forward to working with you this fall!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Shelley Hawthorne Smith and Georgia Ehlers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>