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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Alexander Susko [mailto:susko004@umn.edu]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 08, 2017 9:30 AM<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Amritpal Singh <singh575@umn.edu>; Jeffrey Neyhart <neyha001@umn.edu>; Kayla Altendorf <kaltendo@umn.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Travel Grants to attend the University of Minnesota Plant Sciences Symposium<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are happy to present travel grants to your students should they wish to attend our 2017 University of Minnesota Plant Sciences Symposium. Could you please forward the message below to your students? Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white">UMN Plant Sciences Symposium: Student Travel Grants<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Hello Students! We are pleased to offer travel grants to those of you interested in attending the 2017 University of Minnesota Plant Breeding Symposium. To be considered for a travel grant you
must be willing to give a 10 minute talk and/or a poster presentation. The committee will decide which abstracts are selected for talks, which abstracts are selected for poster presentations, and which abstracts are selected for both presentation forms.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Please complete the <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeuqEKNTzPSW3Bgr42tT7KO23gAH5VEP6DEUDFscwl1-NPSbg/viewform" target="_blank"><span style="color:#007AB9">Abstract Submission
Form</span></a>to be considered, as well as these specific points as you complete your application:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Application Deadline:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"> February 20th at 11:59 PM Central Time<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Travel Grant Amount:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"> Flexible, $300-600 Depending on your travel distance<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">International Students:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"> You are welcome to apply, please specify additional
travel funds in your grant if necessary<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Award Notification:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"> February 22nd via email<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Symposium Date:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"> Workshop- March 23rd, Symposium- March 24th (Please plan on
attending both events)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Hotel accommodations will be made for travel grant awardees by the committee at the Radisson Hotel in Roseville, MN. Finally, please register for our event <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/umn.edu/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAAsJshKz-xREuF-OKaELkKnWrpFn_W-ZdaVPVG6lWPD6rRQ/viewform" target="_blank">using
this form </a>if you plan to attend in person or via webinar.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">We look forward to receiving your application,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">The 2017 UMN Plant Sciences Symposium Planning Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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