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<h3 align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><font size=3 color=black
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Spring
2006 Mini-Grant Competition</span></font></u><o:p></o:p></b></h3>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The A&M-Commerce
Faculty Mini-grant Program offers support for research and creative activities.
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 and creative activities. Mini-grants of up to
$600 are available to full-time faculty members and professional staff who wish
to undertake a research project.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
request should include a project title, a clearly explained project, the methodology
to be used, expected outcome, budget, and budget justification. Funds can
be used for almost any aspect of a research project or creative activity,
except to supplement salaries. 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><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Interested
individuals should submit a 1-2 page proposal and a 2-page CV to <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Natalie Henderson</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
(<a href="mailto:natalie_henderson@tamu-commerce.edu">natalie_henderson@tamu-commerce.edu</a>)
in the Office of Graduate Studies and Research by 5:00 p.m., February 24, 2006.</span></font></b></strong>
Proposals (including the CV) that exceed 4 pages will not be reviewed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Projects
that have the potential to result in proposals for extramural funding or major
activities leading to publications will be given priority consideration.
Recipients will have until the end of the academic year to utilize the funds.
Applicants will be notified as to the status of their request by mid-March
2006.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Natalie
Henderson<br>
Doctoral Degree Coordinator<br>
Texas A&M University-Commerce<br>
Graduate Studies & Research<br>
<u1:address u2:st="on"><u1:Street u2:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street
w:st="on">P O Box</u1:Street></st1:Street></st1:address> 3011</u1:address><br>
<u1:place u2:st="on"><u1:City u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Commerce</u1:City></st1:City></st1:place>,
<u1:State u2:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">TX</u1:State></st1:State> <u1:PostalCode u2:st="on">75429-3011</u1:PostalCode></u1:PostalCode></u1:place><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'>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'>As a
major Doctoral/Research Intensive university in the <u1:place u2:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Northeast Texas</u1:place></st1:place> 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><o:p></o:p></p>
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