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Dear Dr. Burgess,<o:p></o:p></p>
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We are happy to announce the launch of our annual national <a href="http://www.syngenta-us.com/scholarships/?utm_campaign=Ag-Scholarship&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eblast&utm_content=university-reps&utm_term=">
Syngenta Agricultural Scholarship program</a>, which is available to eligible university students currently enrolled as of spring 2018 pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a crop-related discipline. Students can apply by submitting a 750- to 1,000-word
essay (topic set forth on the Syngenta Agricultural Scholarship website) for a chance to win part of the $20,000 in available awards.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We would appreciate your assistance in circulating information about this opportunity to students by printing and displaying/distributing our poster and flier<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">
(provided in the link below)</span></span> in classrooms and campus buildings largely frequented by students pursuing bachelor’s and master’s degrees in crop-related disciplines. Also, if you would like to post information about the scholarship in any online
scholarship lists that your university maintains, please feel free to do so. <o:p></o:p></p>
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For your convenience, below is draft email content you might consider sending your students as well as suggested social media content that you may use to post about this opportunity on your institution’s social media channels. Images
<span style="color:black">to accompany the posts </span>and printable promotional materials
<span style="color:black">can be downloaded </span><a href="https://gibbs-soell.sharefile.com/d-s50850f2ea6843cf9">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For contest rules and more detailed information about the scholarship, please visit our website:
<a href="http://www.syngenta-us.com/scholarships/?utm_campaign=Ag-Scholarship&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eblast&utm_content=university-reps&utm_term=">
www.syngentaus.com/scholarships/</a>. <b>Applications will be accepted until May 25, 2018.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you have any questions about the scholarship, please feel free to contact me at
<a href="mailto:dmcmillan@gscommunications.com">mjohnson@gscommunications.com</a> or (919) 870-5718.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you in advance for your assistance. Without your help, the<b><i> Syngenta Agricultural Scholarship
</i></b>program would not be possible.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">Recommended email content:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Subject:</i> <b>Syngenta Agricultural Scholarship – Deadline: May 25</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am passing along information about a recently announced scholarship opportunity that you may be interested in applying for: the
<b><i>Syngenta Agricultural Scholarship </i></b>program, which is open to eligible university students pursuing bachelor’s or master’s degrees in crop-related disciplines. Eligibility has been expanded for this year to include additional universities, so please
review university list posted on website closely. You may apply by submitting a 750- to 1,000-word essay on the chosen topic (more information on the essay topic can be found on the
<a href="http://www.syngenta-us.com/scholarships/?utm_campaign=Ag-Scholarship&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eblast&utm_content=university-reps&utm_term=">
Syngenta Agricultural Scholarship website</a>) to compete for a portion of <b>$20,000 in available awards</b> to help grow your future.
<b>The application deadline is May 25, 2018.</b><i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If this sounds like a scholarship you’re interested in applying for, I encourage you to visit the
<a href="http://www.syngenta-us.com/scholarships/?utm_campaign=Ag-Scholarship&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eblast&utm_content=university-reps&utm_term=">
Syngenta Agricultural Scholarship website</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"> where you can find more information and apply via an online form</span></span>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have any questions about the scholarship, please feel free to contact Michael Johnson at G&S Business Communications. Michael may be reached at
<a href="mailto:dmcmillan@gscommunications.com">mjohnson@gscommunications.com</a> or (919) 870-5718.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Good luck!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Recommended social media posts:<i><o:p></o:p></i></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Facebook <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Syngenta #AgScholarship awards funding to students pursuing bachelor’s or master’s degrees in crop-related disciplines. Application period open until May 25, 2018:
<a href="http://www.syngenta-us.com/scholarships/?utm_campaign=Ag-Scholarship&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eblast&utm_content=university-reps&utm_term=">
http://bit.ly/1e39al8</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"> </span><u><span style="color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Syngenta #AgScholarship application period now open to college students studying crop-related disciplines:
<a href="http://www.syngenta-us.com/scholarships/?utm_campaign=Ag-Scholarship&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eblast&utm_content=university-reps&utm_term=">
http://bit.ly/1e39al8</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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#Ag students of (@<i>universityextensionhandle</i>), Syngenta accepting #AgScholarship apps:
<a href="http://www.syngenta-us.com/scholarships/?utm_campaign=Ag-Scholarship&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eblast&utm_content=university-reps&utm_term=">
http://bit.ly/1e39al8</a><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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