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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:4.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#EC8401">Wednesday, February 1, 2017</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:4.5pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ABOUT THE PROGRAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:4.5pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F6228">Oklahoma NSF EPSCoR Research Experience for Undergraduate (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. This funding is for research projects taking place during the summer of 2017.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F6228"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:4.5pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Types of Research Funded</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Award preference will be given to research in the field of CLIMATE VARIABILITY<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Areas of STEM research other than climate variability will be considered<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Medical research does not qualify for funding <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Maximum allowable budget is $5,000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Budget must be used for the benefit of the student’s research (i.e., stipend, lab supplies, IDC, etc.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Submit the following items via email to
<a href="mailto:gmiller@okepscor.org">gmiller@okepscor.org</a>:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Completed <a href="http://www.okepscor.org/sites/default/files/u6/REU%20Cover%20Sheet%20Summer%202017--download%20and%20save%20to%20submit.pdf"><span style="color:#004080;text-decoration:none">cover
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Include a statement outlining how the research experience will benefit the student researcher and why the student is well-suited for participation.
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(No formal format is required; 2 pages max.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Submission Deadline</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><br>
February 1, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Funding Decision Announcements</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">March 1, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"><a href="http://www.okepscor.org/sites/default/files/u6/REU%20Cover%20Sheet%20Summer%202017--download%20and%20save%20to%20submit_0.pdf"><span style="color:#004080;text-decoration:none">Download
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Contact Gina Miller, outreach coordinator, at 405.744.9964 or <a href="mailto:gmiller@okepscor.org">
gmiller@okepscor.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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the Announcement</span></i></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Vladimir Script";color:#003366"><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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