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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><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"'> <a href="mailto:gradfunding-request@list.arizona.edu" target="_blank">gradfunding-request@list.arizona.edu</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:gradfunding-request@list.arizona.edu" target="_blank">gradfunding-request@list.arizona.edu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Shelley Hawthorne Smith<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 07, 2013 1:06 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:gradfunding@list.arizona.edu" target="_blank">gradfunding@list.arizona.edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b> An Additional 700 NSF GRFP Awards Expected!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>The Program Solicitation for the 2014 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program has just been posted. It contains wonderful news! NSF expects to award an additional 700 fellowships this year for a total of 2700 awards. To put this in perspective, most other large national fellowships (like the Ford, the Jack Kent Cooke, and the Hertz) distribute a total of under 100 awards. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>If you are eligible, this is a great year to apply. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>If you meet the following criteria, you are likely eligible for the NSF GRFP:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>1.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>US citizens, US nationals, or permanent residents </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>2.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='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.)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>3.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Students in the following fields: Engineering; Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering; Materials Research; Mathematical Sciences; Chemistry; Physics and Astronomy; Social Sciences; Psychology; STEM Education and Learning; Life Sciences; Geosciences.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>4.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Check full eligibility criteria: </span><a href="http://www.nsfgrfp.org/how_to_apply/eligibility_guide" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>http://www.nsfgrfp.org/how_to_apply/eligibility_guide</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>For more information, please review the following website: </span><a href="http://www.nsfgrfp.org" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>http://www.nsfgrfp.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>If you are eligible for the NSF GRFP, application support is available through the Graduate College! Last year, 75% of the University of Arizona GRFP awardees had received support through the Graduate College. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>This year’s deadlines are early. Please complete the survey below to register for support: </span><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/UANSFGRFP2014" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/UANSFGRFP2014</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Shelley Hawthorne Smith, PhD</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>University of Arizona Graduate College</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Office of Fellowships and Community Engagement </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Administration Building, Room 322</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><a href="tel:520-626-0870" target="_blank">520-626-0870</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><a href="mailto:ssmith@grad.arizona.edu" target="_blank">ssmith@grad.arizona.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <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>