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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Information on the UNCF STEM Scholarship program was sent last month.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Reminder the deadline is fast approaching.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Apply online:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"> <a href="http://pull.xmr3.com/p/8215-2F76/119397860/html002-uncf.org-stemscholars.html">UNCF.org/STEMSCHOLARS</a>
Deadline: February 23, 2017, 11:59 PM EST<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">For further information see email below.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Maria del C. Perez-Ramos, Director
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:Maria.ramos@tamuc.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Maria.ramos@tamuc.edu</span></a></span><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Mail: P.O. Box 3011 | Commerce, TX 75429<br>
Ship: 2600 South Neal Street | Commerce, TX 75428<br>
Tel: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="tel:903.886.5091" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">903.886.5091</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">
| Fax: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="tel:903.886.5098" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">903.886.5098</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Maria C Ramos
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 09, 2017 12:48 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> students@tamuc.edu; employees@tamuc.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Outside Scholarship Opportunity: UNCF STEM Scholarship<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">PROGRAM BENEFITS INCLUDE:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Tiered tuition scholarships up to a total of $25,000</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">$2,500—freshmen and sophomores academic years<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">$5,000—juniors and seniors academic years<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">An additional $5,000—fifth-year students<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">A $5,000 internship stipend for a STEM-related project<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Participation in:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">K-12 STEM Summer Institute (pre-college orientation)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">UNCF Student Tech Empowerment Workshop<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Career-development support:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Mentoring, training and education<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Access to entrepreneurial training in launching new tech ventures through a competitive venture accelerator program.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Apply online:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"> <a href="http://pull.xmr3.com/p/8215-2F76/119397860/html002-uncf.org-stemscholars.html">UNCF.org/STEMSCHOLARS</a>
Deadline: February 23, 2017, 11:59 PM EST<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">General Eligibility:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"> African American; 3.0 GPA; high school senior entering
U.S.-accredited college or university Fall 2017; <strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Demonstrated unmet or financial need</span></strong>; U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Maria del C. Perez-Ramos, Director <br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Financial Aid and Scholarships<br>
</span><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue"><a href="mailto:Maria.ramos@tamuc.edu" target="_blank">Maria.ramos@tamuc.edu</a><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Mail: P.O. Box 3011 | Commerce, TX 75429<br>
Ship: 2600 South Neal Street | Commerce, TX 75428<br>
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