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<p class="MsoNormal">Please forward to faculty who will recruit student applicants.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Deadline Date –</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> March 14, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Grant Resource
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">– US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><br>
<b>Category</b> – Study Abroad – Gilman International Scholarship<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Description –
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The US Study Abroad Branch of the US Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is pleased to announce the open competition for the Benjamin A. Gilman International
Scholarship cooperative agreement. We invite all organizations interested in partnering with us to administer this impactful and important program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Size of Grant -</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> $5,000 with $3,000 related to critical-need languages
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Cost Sharing or Match –
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Web -</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
<a href="https://www.grantsolutions.gov/gs/preaward/previewPublicAnnouncement.do?id=55281">
https://www.grantsolutions.gov/gs/preaward/previewPublicAnnouncement.do?id=55281</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?oppId=280938">http://www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?oppId=280938</a><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"><span style="color:blue">lmason@osrhe.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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