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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>DEADLINE APPROACHING - Graduate Student Travel Awards to attend "World Congress on Evolution III" in the Galapagos Islands, June 2013</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent - <a href="http://www.nescent.org/">www.nescent.org</a>) is sponsoring two travel awards to enable Evolutionary Science graduate students at US institutions to attend the third "World Congress on Evolution" (<a href="http://www.usfq.edu.ec/eventos/evosummit">www.usfq.edu.ec/eventos/evosummit</a>), which will be held from June 1-5, 2013 on the Galapagos Island of San Cristobal.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>These awards are part of NESCent's continuing outreach efforts to serve members of groups that are under-represented/under-served in evolutionary science, as defined by the National Science Foundation (<a href="http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd">www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd</a>). As such, application is restricted to US-based graduate students that are: American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino/Latina, and/or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Travel awards cover travel/food/lodging/conference registration. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>To apply, please visit <a href="http://www.nescent.org/galapagos-travel-award">www.nescent.org/galapagos-travel-award</a>. Applicants must provide a one-page Statement of Academic Interests and Career Goals, a one-page Biosketch and a letter of recommendation from your graduate advisor.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Application Deadline: April 1st, 2013, 5:00 PM PST</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Notification Date: April 5th, 2013</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Please note that applicants must be graduate students at US colleges/universities, and must be US citizens, permanent residents, or otherwise free of any restrictions which would prevent them from traveling out of the US, to Ecuador/Galapagos over the dates of the conference.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>For more information, please contact Dr. Jory Weintraub: <a href="mailto:jory@nescent.org">jory@nescent.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:black'>==========================================</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:black'>Jory P. Weintraub, PhD</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:black'>Assistant Director, Education & Outreach </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:black'>National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent)</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:black'>2024 West Main St., Suite A200, Durham, NC 27705</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:black'>Phone: 919.668.4578 Fax: 919.668.9198</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:black'>Email: <a href="mailto:jory@nescent.org">jory@nescent.org</a> Skype: jory.weintraub</span></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:black'>==========================================</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Ms. Georgina Lambert<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Program Coordinator, Sr.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>School of Plant Sciences<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tucson, AZ 85721<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Office 520-621-1219<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cell 520-404-2856<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>FAX 520-621-7186<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>