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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__sites.nationalacademies.org_pga_fordfellowships_b&d=DwMFAg&c=oqyuZuih6ykib6aKiBq22_bich4AVfYGoLertJN0bEc&r=d7mEB2p2506frt6QpEuAWJ8K3NYabkARjALZdNKKn6A&m=B-K2QV9v8MIHW2SaviUIuGLAaznw7IZMrGpFDJOh9_U&s=wwirb_dw5Jb6QCdjsfnN5e9ncln_XEmqtnlgBy_7KsE&e=">The National Academic of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine: Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">All U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and U.S. permanent residents (holders of a Permanent Resident Card), as well as individuals granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood
Arrivals Program (DACA), political asylees, and refugees, regardless of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation,<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#4A4849;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Individuals with evidence of superior academic achievement (such as grade point average, class rank, honors or other designations), and<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#4A4849;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Individuals committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4A4849">Competition Deadlines and full information and application requirements can be found directly at
</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__sites.nationalacademies.org_pga_fordfellowships_b&d=DwMFAg&c=oqyuZuih6ykib6aKiBq22_bich4AVfYGoLertJN0bEc&r=d7mEB2p2506frt6QpEuAWJ8K3NYabkARjALZdNKKn6A&m=B-K2QV9v8MIHW2SaviUIuGLAaznw7IZMrGpFDJOh9_U&s=wwirb_dw5Jb6QCdjsfnN5e9ncln_XEmqtnlgBy_7KsE&e=">The National Academic of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine: Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs</a><o:p></o:p></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"">Maria del C. Perez-Ramos, Director
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