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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Please forward to specific faculty members so they can recruit their students.
<b><u>DEADLINE DATE FEBRUARY 1, 2016</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#1F497D">Dr. Linda Mason<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#1F497D">Coordinator of Grant Writing
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#1F497D">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#1F497D">655 Research Parkway, Suite 200<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#1F497D">Oklahoma City, OK 73104<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#1F497D">405-225-9486 desk<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#1F497D">405-706-8757 cell<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#1F497D">405-225-9230 FAX<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:lmason@osrhe.edu">lmason@osrhe.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/">www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Sharon Elliott [mailto:selliott@okepscor.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 14, 2016 2:20 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Summer 2016 OK NSF EPSCoR REU Funding--2 Week App Deadline <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;color:#BA653C;letter-spacing:.4pt">Summer 2016 Research Experience for Undergraduate Students<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;color:#BA653C;letter-spacing:.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:17.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;color:#6C9D30;letter-spacing:.15pt">About the Program</span></b><b><span style="font-size:17.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;color:#6C9D30;letter-spacing:.2pt">
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:17.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;color:#6C9D30"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:120%;font-family:MinionPro-Bold;color:#113B6A">REU awards provide funding that allows undergraduate students from institutions across the state to perform research at Oklahoma’s comprehensive research campuses (OU,
OSU, TU, SRNF) during the summer months. Students benefit from hands-on research experiences in STEM fields and one-on-one guidance from faculty mentors through the program.
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:120%;font-family:MinionPro-Bold;color:#113B6A"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;color:#6C9D30">Types of Research Funded</span></b><b><span style="font-size:1.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;color:#6C9D30"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:MinionPro-Regular;color:black">Award preference will be given to research in the field of CLIMATE VARIABILITY<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:MinionPro-Regular;color:black">Areas of STEM research other than climate variability will be considered<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:MinionPro-Regular;color:black">Medical research does not qualify for funding
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:MinionPro-Regular;color:black">Current NSF REU grant funding is NOT required<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;color:#6C9D30">Budget</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:MinionPro-Regular;color:#17275F"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:MinionPro-Regular;color:black">Maximum allowable budget is $5,000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black;letter-spacing:-.35pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:MinionPro-Regular;color:black">Budget must be used for the benefit of the student’s research (i.e.</span><span style="font-family:MinionPro-Regular">,<span style="color:black"> stipend, lab supplies, IDC,
etc.)<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;color:#6C9D30">How to Apply</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;color:#006600">:
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;color:#72AF2F">Deadline Feb. 1</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;color:#6C9D30"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:MinionPro-Bold;color:black;letter-spacing:-.05pt">Applications must be routed through the appropriate institutional grants office
</span></b><b><span style="font-family:MinionPro-Bold;color:black">(i.e., by the office at the institution processing the grant award)</span></b><b><span style="font-family:MinionPro-Bold">.<span style="color:black">
<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:MinionPro-Regular;color:black">Submit the following items via email to
<a href="mailto:gmiller@okepscor.org">gmiller@okepscor.org</a>:</span><span style="font-size:5.5pt;line-height:120%;font-family:MinionPro-Regular;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:MinionPro-Regular;color:black">Completed
<a href="http://www.okepscor.org/sites/default/files/u6/EPSCoR_REU_Cover_Sheet_Summer_2016_fillable_form.pdf">
cover page form</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:MinionPro-Regular;color:black">Brief description of the research project (2 pages max.)</span><span style="font-family:MinionPro-Regular">; i<span style="color:black">nclude a statement outlining how the
research experience will benefit the student researcher and why the student is well-suited for participation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:MinionPro-Regular;color:black">Budget summary (i.e., student stipend, total lab supplies, IDC, etc.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:MinionPro-Regular;color:black">Letter of commitment from the student researcher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:120%;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:MinionPro-Regular">Biographical sketch or CV of the faculty mentor (2 pages max.)</span><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:120%;font-family:MinionPro-Bold"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;color:#BA653C;letter-spacing:.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;color:#6C9D30">Submission Deadline: 2/1/2016 * Funding Decision Announcements: 3/1/16
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;color:#B9633A">*<a href="http://www.okepscor.org/sites/default/files/u6/EPSCoR_REU_Cover_Sheet_Summer_2016_fillable_form.pdf"><span style="color:windowtext">Download</span>
the necessary cover page form here</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;color:#B9633A"><a href="http://www.okepscor.org/public-outreach/news/just-announced-ok-epscor-summer-2016-research-experience-undergrads">Visit the Web Announcement</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;color:#B9633A">Questions?<br>
Contact Gina Miller, outreach coordinator, at 405.744.7645 or <a href="mailto:gmiller@okepscor.org">
gmiller@okepscor.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:#D05C12">Sharon Elliott</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Oklahoma State University</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Oklahoma NSF EPSCoR</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">415 Whitehurst</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Stillwater, OK 74078</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">E-mail: <a href="http://selliott@okepscor.org/" title="http://selliott@okepscor.org Ctrl+Click or tap to follow the link">selliott@okepscor.org</a></span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <b><a href="http://okstate.edu/" title="http://okstate.edu
Ctrl+Click or tap to follow the link">sharon.elliott@okstate.edu</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Phone: 405-744-9964</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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