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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Sent on Behalf of Dr. Jennifer L. Schroeder, Dean of the Graduate School<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Graduate Faculty/Staff:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Virtual Conference Funding for Graduate Students is now available and provides funding for Graduate Students attending virtual conferences or workshops in the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters.&nbsp;
 A maximum of $100 is available per graduate student over the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">How it Works: <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">A faculty/staff member will use his/her University ProCard to pay for the student(s) registration fee.&nbsp; Once the
</span><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/funding/GradstudentVirtualConf.aspx"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Graduate Student Virtual Conference Funding Request Form</span></a><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">
 is form is received, the Graduate School will review the request and the faculty/staff member submitting the form will receive an email that includes student(s) who have been approved for funding, the amount approved per student, and the Graduate School&#8217;s
 account number to be used to pay the University ProCard charges for approved registration fee(s).&nbsp;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Eligibility: <o:p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Faculty/staff member will recommend student(s) for funding by completing and submitting the
</span><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/funding/GradstudentVirtualConf.aspx"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">request form</span></a><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Each student listed on the request form must:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">be currently enrolled in a minimum of three (3) graduate semester credit hours<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">be admitted to a graduate program at A&amp;M-Commerce, and
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">be attending a professional conference or workshop
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Thank you for your continued support for our Graduate Students. If you have questions, please contact Suzanne Giossi at&nbsp;</span><a href="mailto:Suzanne.Giossi@tamuc.edu"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Suzanne.Giossi@tamuc.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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