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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0033CC">Dear Graduate Students:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0033CC">The School of Plant Sciences is in the fortunate position of being able to offer opportunities for scholarship-based funding support for the next academic year. All current graduate students
in good standing are eligible and encouraged to apply. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0033CC">Please see attached application form (due May 18, 2018), and contact your Directors of Graduate Studies (Drs. McMahon or Yadegari) with any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0033CC">I hope that you have a great end to your semester.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0033CC">Karen S. Schumaker, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0033CC">Director and Professor, School of Plant Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0033CC">University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0033CC">Contact information:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0033CC">School of Plant Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0033CC">303 Forbes Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0033CC">1140 E. South Campus Drive<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0033CC">University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0033CC">Tucson, AZ 85721-0036<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0033CC"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0033CC">Phone – Research Office: (520) 621-9635<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0033CC">Phone – Administration Office: (520) 621-7185<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0033CC">Fax: (520) 621-7186<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0033CC">http://ag.arizona.edu/research/schumaker/<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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