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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:12.0pt;
mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>M E M O R A N D U M<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'>TO:<span
style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>All Faculty and Professional
Staff<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'>FROM:<span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Allan D. Headley<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'><span
style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>Dean of Graduate Studies
& Research<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'>DATE:<span
style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span></span></font><st1:date Year="2004"
Day="27" Month="9"><span style='mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'>September 27, 2004</span></st1:date><span
style='mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;
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solid windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:
14.0pt'>Subject:<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Call for
Mini-Grants Fall 2004<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'>The
A&M-Commerce Faculty Mini-grant Program offers support for research
activities.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Its primary purpose is to
provide seed money to attract extramural funding or to assist faculty members
and professional staff with taking initial steps toward major research
projects.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Mini-grants of up to $600 are
available to full-time faculty members and professional staff who wish to
undertake or continue a research project.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'>Interested
individuals should submit a 1-2 page proposal describing the project and
project budget to Natalie Henderson (<a
href="mailto:natalie_henderson@tamu-commerce.edu">natalie_henderson@tamu-commerce.edu</a>)
in the Office of Graduate Studies and Research by </span></font><st1:time
Minute="0" Hour="17"><span style='mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'>5:00 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style='mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'>, </span><st1:date Year="2004" Day="22"
Month="10"><span style='mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'>October 22, 2004</span></st1:date><span
style='mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The
request should explain the project, the methodology to be used, expected
outcome and how the funds will be utilized.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'>Funds
can be used for almost any aspect of a research project, except to supplement
salaries.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Purchase of equipment,
printing, postage, data searches, data collection and student wages are among
the services for which mini-grant funds can be used.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'>Projects that have
the potential to result in proposals for extramural funding or major research
projects leading to publications will be given priority consideration.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Recipients will have until the end of the
academic year to utilize the funds.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>Applicants will be notified as to the status of their request by </span></font><st1:date
Month="11" Day="1" Year="2004"><font color=black><span style='color:black;
mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'>November 1, 2004</span></font></st1:date><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'>cc:<span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Dean Doughty<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'><span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Dean Ashley<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'><span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Dean Langford</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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