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All Faculty and Professional Staff<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Allan D. Headley<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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September 6, 2006<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Call for Mini-Grants Fall 2006<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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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 or continue a research
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submit a 1-2 page proposal describing the project and project budget.
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bibliographical essay or bibliographic information, including activities and
publications that support your expertise to carry out the proposed work. Limit
CV to two pages, which contain the appropriate information to demonstrate your
qualifications to carry out your research. The proposal should explain
the project, the methodology to be used, expected outcome and how the funds
will be utilized. Submit complete mini-grant proposal to <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Natalie Henderson</st1:PersonName> (<a
href="mailto:natalie_henderson@tamu-commerce.edu"
title="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., October 20,
2006. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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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>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>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.
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November 2006.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Natalie Henderson</span></font></st1:PersonName><br>
<font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Sponsored Programs Coordinator<br>
Texas A&M University-Commerce<br>
Graduate Studies & Research<br>
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3011<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Commerce</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">TX</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">75429-3011</st1:PostalCode></st1: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 <st1:place w:st="on">Northeast
Texas</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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