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<p><font size=3 color=red face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:red'>A 2-hour seminar entitled "Competing
for Federal Research Funding: Funding Sources and Strategies for Writing
Successful Proposals" will be presented via TTVN on </span></font><st1:date
Month="12" Day="9" Year="2004"><font color=red face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:red'>Thursday, December 9<span
class=GramE>, <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>2004</span></span></font></st1:date><font
color=red face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";
color:red'> from </span></font><st1:time Hour="15" Minute="0"><font color=red
face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:red'>3 - 5
p.m.</span></font></st1:time><font color=red face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The seminar is offered by the Office of
the Vice President for Research/Office of Proposal Development at </span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font
color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";
color:blue'>Texas</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font color=blue
face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'> </span></font><st1:PlaceName><font
color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";
color:blue'>A&M</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font color=blue
face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'> </span></font><st1:PlaceType><font
color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";
color:blue'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><font
color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";
color:blue'> in partnership with the A&M System Pathways Program and the
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Federal Relations.</span></font>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'>The seminar will cover: strategies
for analyzing the goals and cultures of federal agencies that fund research and
understanding how they evaluate research proposals; ways to use that knowledge
to make your proposal more competitive<span class=GramE>;</span> information on
the funding mechanisms and cultures of specific funding agencies, including the
National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. Depending on
audience interest, other agencies may be discussed, including NASA, Department
of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Defense and the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'>Questions during the seminar are
encouraged. In order to accommodate questions arising during the seminar, we
will have a phone available for calling in during the seminar. Once the call in
number is available, we will provide that to you.</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If you
wish to participate, please email the following information to </span></font><st1:PersonName>Natalie
Henderson</st1:PersonName>, <a
href="mailto:natalie_henderson@tamu-commerce.edu">natalie_henderson@tamu-commerce.edu</a>
by December 3.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Name<br>
Department<br>
Phone Number<br>
Email<br>
Funding Agencies of Interest to You<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><st1:PersonName><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>Natalie Henderson</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'><br>
Doctoral Degree Coordinator<br>
Texas A&M University-Commerce<br>
Graduate Studies & Research<br>
</span></font><st1:address><st1:Street><font size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>P O Box</span></font></st1:Street><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'> 3011</span></font></st1:address><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'><br>
</span></font><st1:place><st1:City><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-no-proof:yes'>Commerce</span></font></st1:City><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>, </span></font><st1:State><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>TX</span></font></st1:State><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'> </span></font><st1:PostalCode><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>75429-3011</span></font></st1:PostalCode></st1:place><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'><br>
Phone: 903/886-5161<br>
Fax: 903/886-5165<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-no-proof:yes'>The Mission of Graduate Studies and Research is to provide
leadership and direction for all aspects of graduate education and to promote
research at Texas A&M University-Commerce. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-no-proof:yes'>As a major Doctoral/Research Intensive university in the </span></font><st1:place><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>Northeast Texas</span></font></st1:place><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'> region, we are
committed to embody and model the best practices in graduate education and
research to meet the needs of a constantly changing regional, national, and
global environment. </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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