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<p><i><span style="color:#201F1E">Dear Directors of Graduate Studies and Graduate Program Coordinators:</span></i><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="caret-color:rgb(32, 31, 30)"><i><span style="color:#201F1E"> </span></i><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="caret-color:rgb(32, 31, 30)"><i><span style="color:#201F1E">Please pass along this information to your graduate students.</span></i><span style="color:#201F1E">
<i>If you have any questions, please contact<span class="apple-converted-space"> <span style="background:white">Emily at
</span></span><a href="mailto:union-gpscfunding@email.arizona.edu">union-gpscfunding@email.arizona.edu</a>.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="caret-color:rgb(32, 31, 30)"><i><span style="color:#201F1E"> </span></i><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="caret-color:rgb(32, 31, 30)"><i><span style="color:#201F1E">Thank you,</span></i><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="caret-color:rgb(32, 31, 30)"><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="caret-color:rgb(32, 31, 30)"><i><span style="color:#201F1E">Wenei Philimon</span></i><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="caret-color:rgb(32, 31, 30)"><i><span style="color:#201F1E">GPSC Communications Director </span></i><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1 align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#0C234B">Apply Today!<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#222222">The Graduate & Professional Student Council provides a wide variety of financial assistance to help masters and doctoral
students obtain licensures and certification, club funding, professional development, academic research and projects. Join our Grants info session to learn more about our grants and how to successfully apply for them.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif">Grants info session:</span></strong> March 22, 6-8 pm AZ time</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#222222">
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<a href="https://arizona.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vdeGgpjksHNUdj9y68N02U7I1NtE2Y4Pp">
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<h1 align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#0C234B">Promise Practice Grant <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#222222">The GPSC recognizes that professional licensure and certification are essential requirements many undergraduate, graduate, and professional students must achieve
in order to progress in their chosen career path. GPSC further recognizes that the licensure and certification process may represent a significant financial barrier for students. Therefore, GPSC has established the Promising Practice Grant (PPG) to support
all students at UA who are required to complete certifications or take licensing exams in furtherance of their academic and career progression. <b>PPG grants will cover up to $1500 of non-travel related licensure and certification expenses and up to $1000
of travel related expenses. </b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#222222">PPG is particularly focused on helping historically underrepresented groups including, but not limited to, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and first-generation students, as well
as students with significant financial needs.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#222222">Deadline:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#222222"> April 1</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#222222">Apply:
</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#222222"><a href="https://gpsc.arizona.edu/promising-practice-grant">https://gpsc.arizona.edu/promising-practice-grant</a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#222222">For more information, contact:
<a href="mailto:gpscfunding@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-style:normal">gpscfunding@email.arizona.edu</span></a>.</span></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#222222">The GPSC recognizes that graduate and professional student education is advanced by events promoting the development of skills necessary to succeed in their fields
of study. Therefore, the GPSC strives to support professional development initiatives of graduate and professional students through Professional Opportunity Development (POD) Funding.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#222222">Such initiatives and events include but are not necessarily limited to, academic seminars, conferences, meetings with industry representatives, etc. which are occurring
at the University of Arizona. Any group of at least three graduate and/or professional students can apply to the GPSC for funding to support a POD event they are directly involved in planning. <b>The maximum award for POD Funding is $1,500 per application
to be used within six (6) months of receiving funding. </b>It is in your organization’s best interest to apply early because it may take up to two months to receive funding. Please read ALL of the sections on this web page before you submit an application.
To ensure your application receives full consideration, please check the GPSC POD Grant Evaluation Rubric and fill out your application accordingly. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#222222">Deadline</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#222222">: April 1</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://gpsc.arizona.edu/pod">https://gpsc.arizona.edu/pod</a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#222222">The GPSC recognizes that student education is advanced through academic research and projects. Therefore, the GPSC offers
<b>Research and Project (ReaP) grants of up to $1,500 to partially or completely fund research and projects for graduate and professional students and up to $750 to partially or completely fund research and projects for Undergraduate students.</b></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#222222">Please read ALL of the sections on this web page before you submit an application. To ensure your application receives full consideration, please check the GPSC
ReaP Grant Evaluation Rubric and fill out your application accordingly. Questions regarding any part of the application process may be directed to the GPSC Grants Office at gpscfunding@email.arizona.edu. <br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif">Deadline:</span></strong> April 1</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#222222">Guidelines for the funding of Graduate/Professional Clubs will now follow the rules and procedures as outlined on
<a href="http://asuaevp.wixsite.com/uaclubs"><b><span style="color:#077996">https://arizona.campusgroups.com/</span></b></a>. If you have applied for funding in the past, please apply
<a href="https://arizona.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/59302"><b><span style="color:#077996">here</span></b></a> instead. Additionally, GPSC’s
<a href="https://gpsc.arizona.edu/pod"><b><span style="color:#077996">Professional Opportunities Development Grants</span></b></a> will now be open for clubs to apply, covering items such as keynote honoraria or travel accommodations, or other costs associated
with putting on a conference, symposium, or workshop. Read <a href="https://gpsc.arizona.edu/pod">
<b><span style="color:#077996">here</span></b></a> for more information on what can be covered through POD.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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