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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#0000CC">Undergraduate Research Grant Competitions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Fall 2014 Competition</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Texas A&M University-Commerce Undergraduate Grant Program offers support for research and creative activities.
This competitive program is sponsored by the President’s Office, the Provost for Academic Affairs, the Vice-President for Student Access and Success and the Vice Provost for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">There are two kinds of Undergraduate Grants offered.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Undergraduate Research Grant Competition</b> is held to assist undergraduate students who may require funding as they pursue research or creative activities. Proposed funds can
be used for the purchase of equipment, software licenses, printing, postage, data searches, and data collection. Students may request a
<b>maximum of $500.</b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Undergraduate Research Travel Grant Program</b> provides funding for undergraduate students
<b><i>presenting</i></b> their research at a conference. Proposed funds can only be used for travel to an academic conference at which a student is presenting their work.<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#3715C5">The link to the webpage and application forms (which are electronic fill-in forms), which you
will have to copy and paste in your browser, is:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">http://www.tamuc.edu/research/StudentSupportMain/StudentSupport/URG%20Competion.aspx<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Interested individuals should submit an <b>electronic copy of the application (with supporting documents)
</b>by email to Julie Russell (julie.russell@tamuc.edu). <i>(Hardcopies will be accepted but will be scanned and sent to the Committee electronically.)</i>
<b>The Application Signature Page however, <u>must</u> be submitted in hard copy</b> to Julie Russell in the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs (2nd floor of Library, Room 225).
<b>Both</b> must be received by <b>5:00 pm</b> <b><u>Friday, September 19, 2014</u></b>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Thank you and please call with questions or if you need more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Lucida Bright","serif";color:#233EAF"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Julie Russell | Research & Sponsored Programs Coordinator II<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Office of Research & Sponsored Programs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">P O Box 3011 | Commerce, TX 75429-3011<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Tel. 903-886-5963 | Fax 903-468-8784 |
</span><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">www.tamuc.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Texas A&M University-Commerce
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