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<div><b>Texas Space Grant </b><b>Consortium </b><b>has funding for undergraduate and graduate </b><b>students</b><b> but </b><b><u>very few applica</u></b><b><u>t</u></b><b><u>ions have been completed</u></b><b>. </b><b>Several of you have started the application
but not completed the </b><b>process and submitted. </b><b>Please submit your completed application soon. </b></div>
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<div><b>The awards are sent directly to the students. </b><font color="#C0504D"><b>We would love for </b></font><font color="#C0504D"><b>you, </b></font><font color="#C0504D"><b>our students</b></font><font color="#C0504D"><b>,</b></font><font color="#C0504D"><b>
to be added to the list of awardees!! </b></font></div>
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<div><b>If you have questions, please come by the planetarium office and I will be more than happy to answer your questions!! </b></div>
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<div><font size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><b><i>Dr. Cherí Davis</i></b></span></font></div>
<div>Assistant Planetarium Director</div>
<div>Assistant Professional Track Faculty</div>
<div>Physics and Astronomy</div>
<div>NASA Texas Space Grant Member</div>
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<div><font size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><b><i>Texas A&M University-Commerce</i></b></span></font></div>
<div>McFarland Science Building Suite 148</div>
<div>P O Box 3011, 2600 S Neal St </div>
<div>Commerce, TX 75429-3011</div>
<div>903 468 8650 ofc, 903 468 8651 fax</div>
<div><b>Cheri.Davis@tamuc.edu</b></div>
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<div><b>(Forwarded message)</b></div>
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<div><font color="red"><b>To TSGC Affiliates. This is a deadline reminder. Applications due </b></font></div>
<div><font color="red"><b>April 29th.</b></font></div>
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<div><font color="red"><b>PLEASE ENCOURAGE YOUR STUDENTS TO APPLY! $$$$$$$ We have budgeted additional funding for Fellowships and Scholarships through our NASA Augmentation proposal so we are able to support additional students.</b></font></div>
<div><font color="red"><b>We need a lot of good complete applications!!!!!</b></font></div>
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<div>Texas Space Grant has opened the 2016-2017 round of Undergraduate Scholarships and Graduate Fellowships -</div>
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<div>Announcements attached and detailed below</div>
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<div><font color="#1F497D">UNDERGRAD</font></div>
<div><font color="#1F497D">1) Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM)Columbia Crew Memorial</font></div>
<div>Scholarship - Funds Distributed Fall 2015 - DEADLINE TO APPLY IS April 29, 2016 - $1500. </div>
<div><a href="http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/grants/2015/scholars_announcement.html">http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/grants/2015/scholars_announcement.html</a></div>
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<div><font color="#8064A2"><b>GRADUATE</b></font></div>
<div><font color="#8064A2"><b>2) TSGC Graduate Fellowship</b><font color="black"> - Funds Distributed Fall 2015 - DEADLINE TO APPLY IS April 29, 2016 - $5000 </font><a href="http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/grants/2015/fellows_announcement.html">http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/grants/2015/fellows_announcement.html</a></font></div>
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<div><font color="#F79646"><b>(STEM)COLUMBIA CREW MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT</b></font></div>
<div><font color="#F79646"><b>$1,500 per student</b></font></div>
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<div>DEADLINE TO APPLY IS April 29, 2016 - $1500.</div>
<div>Apply on line:</div>
<div><a href="https://www.spacegrant.org/apps/?pk=txs1">https://www.spacegrant.org/apps/?pk=txs1</a></div>
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<div>See Flyer attached</div>
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<div>These scholarships are intended to recognize high-quality students and</div>
<div>encourage their consideration of graduate studies in science,</div>
<div>technology, engineering and mathematics fields which will ultimately</div>
<div>lead to careers in STEM related fields. The scholarships stress:</div>
<div>• Excellence in academics</div>
<div>• Participation in science, technology, engineering and/or mathematics </div>
<div>education projects</div>
<div>• Participation in research projects</div>
<div>• Exhibited leadership qualities</div>
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<div>TSGC encourages participation by members of under-represented groups.</div>
<div>ELIGIBILITY</div>
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<div>All TSGC Scholarship recipients must be:</div>
<div>1.Citizens of the United States</div>
<div>2.Registered for at least a half-time course load or more at a TSGC</div>
<div>member institution in good standing as:</div>
<div>A) a sophomore at a 2 year institution or</div>
<div>B) a sophomore at a 4 year institution or</div>
<div>C) a junior or senior at a 4 year institution or</div>
<div>D) a first or second year student at a medical school</div>
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<div><font color="#8064A2"><b>GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP</b></font></div>
<div>$5,000 per student</div>
<div>DEADLINE TO APPLY IS April 29, 2016</div>
<div>Apply on line:https://www.spacegrant.org/apps/?pk=txf1</div>
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<div>See Flyer attached</div>
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<div>Texas Space Grant Consortium Fellowships have been established to</div>
<div>encourage graduate study in the fields of space science and engineering.</div>
<div>Applications from women and underrepresented students are encouraged.</div>
<div>Interdisciplinary and integrated work experience are emphasized.</div>
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<div>STIPEND</div>
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<div>Each award of five thousand dollars ($5,000) will supplement half-time</div>
<div>graduate support (or fellowship) provided by a Consortium institution.</div>
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<div>ELIGIBILITY</div>
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<div>(1) must be citizens of the United States,</div>
<div>(2) must be registered for full-time study in a graduate program at one</div>
<div>(or more) of the Consortium institutions,</div>
<div>(3) must be promised financial support at that institution, and</div>
<div>(4) must not have exceeded the time limit described under "duration".</div>
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<div>SELECTION</div>
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<div>Fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis with consideration of (1)</div>
<div>excellence in academics,</div>
<div>(2) interest in space, and</div>
<div>(3) recommendations from the applicant's institution.</div>
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