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to publish excellent, peer-reviewed research focused on the biological natural history of western North America. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#221E1F">With this commitment in mind, we are pleased to announce that we will award <b>5 individual potential authors a grant of up to $2,500 each</b> to fund their natural
history research. Our intent in providing this grant is to help authors who may not have adequate funding to complete their research in natural history. We especially encourage individuals who are at institutions of higher learning that do not focus on research
but where research is still possible. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#323130">Please visit this URL for details on how to apply: </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>16 March 2024.</b> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#323130">Notification of grant awards on
<b>27 April 2024.</b> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#323130">If you would like a pdf version of the announcement or have any other questions, please contact us by email: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><a href="mailto:wnan@byu.edu"><span style="text-decoration:none">wnan@byu.edu</span></a></span><span style="color:#323130"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#323130">Sincerely, </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#323130">Mark C. Belk (Editor-in-Chief) and Janene Auger (Managing Editor) </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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