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    <p><font face="Calibri">Dear PrevSci students,</font></p>
    <p><font face="Calibri">Please see research/travel funding
        opportunity below. You can request up to $500 for conference
        travel or research purposes. An additional $500 can be requested
        for international travel.</font></p>
    <p><font face="Calibri">Applications are due Feb 28 (Wed) at 1 pm,
        and should include the following. Please plan accordingly and
        follow "best practices" (see email from Dec 31, 2017) for
        requesting letters of support. <br>
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    <p>Combine the following documents as a single PDF for your online
      application:</p>
    <ul>
      <li>Application cover page: <a
href="https://gradschool.uoregon.edu/sites/gradschool2.uoregon.edu/files/University%20of%20Oregon%20Graduate%20School%20Cover%201.0.pdf#overlay-context=node/2833">PDF
        </a>or <a
href="https://gradschool.uoregon.edu/sites/gradschool2.uoregon.edu/files/University%20of%20Oregon%20Graduate%20School%20Cover%201.0.docx#overlay-context=node/2833">Word</a></li>
      <li>A proposal describing the activity you are requesting funds
        for, why it is “special opportunity” and how the funds will
        advance your graduate research and career - <strong>limited to
          one page</strong>.</li>
      <li>A budget for your travel which describes all expenses, other
        sources of funding received or applied for (departmental,
        discipline specific, conference support, etc...) and a requested
        funding amount. All expenses covered by this award must be
        allowable and comply with accepted University of Oregon travel
        policies.</li>
      <li>A short vita - <strong>limited to two pages</strong>.</li>
      <li>An email of support from your advisor, which should include
        why the funds you have requested will provide a special
        opportunity in your field, and your advisor’s assessment of your
        strengths and potential – <strong>send to <a
            href="mailto:byington@uoregon.edu" class="mailto">byington@uoregon.edu<span
              class="mailto"><span class="element-invisible"> (link
                sends e-mail)</span></span></a></strong></li>
      <li>An email statement from the Director of Graduate Studies or
        Department Head supporting the application – <strong>send to <a
            href="mailto:byington@uoregon.edu" class="mailto">byington@uoregon.edu<span
              class="mailto"><span class="element-invisible"> (link
                sends e-mail)</span></span></a></strong></li>
    </ul>
    <div class="moz-forward-container">Best,<br>
      Atika<br>
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            <td>grad-dir: special opps travel & research awards</td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap">Date: </th>
            <td>Mon, 8 Jan 2018 16:50:35 -0800</td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap">From: </th>
            <td>Sara D. Hodges <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sdhodges@uoregon.edu"><sdhodges@uoregon.edu></a></td>
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            <td>grad-dir <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:grad-dir@lists.uoregon.edu"><grad-dir@lists.uoregon.edu></a>, grad-sec
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:grad-sec@lists.uoregon.edu"><grad-sec@lists.uoregon.edu></a></td>
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            <td>dgalvan <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:dgalvan@uoregon.edu"><dgalvan@uoregon.edu></a></td>
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      <pre>Hi Grad Directors & Coordinators -

Happy new term!

Just a reminder that the Grad School is now in its second term offering 
competitive travel & research awards to graduate students to take 
advantage of "special opportunities" to engage in or present research.

For more about eligibility and how to apply for these awards, see here:

<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://gradschool.uoregon.edu/special-opps-award">https://gradschool.uoregon.edu/special-opps-award</a>

Applications will be due Weds, Feb 28, at 1 pm (week 8 of the term).

The Global Studies Institute has generously agreed to partner with the 
Graduate School by matching Winter Term Special Opps awards for 
international travel. Thus, recipients whose proposals involve 
international travel are eligible to receive up to $1000!

To read more about Fall Term's Special Opps recipients, check out this 
link:

<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://gradschool.uoregon.edu/node/2880">https://gradschool.uoregon.edu/node/2880</a>

-Sara
.~*~.~*~.~*~.~*~.~*~.~*~.~*~.~*~.~*~.~*~.~*~.~*~.~*~.~*~.~*~.~*~.~*~.~*~.~*~.
Sara D. Hodges, Professor, Dept of Psychology
Interim Dean of the Graduate School
1227 University of Oregon  Eugene, OR 97403-1227, USA
541-346-4919 (Psy); 541-346-8425 (Grad School)
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sdhodges@uoregon.edu">sdhodges@uoregon.edu</a>    Lab Webpage: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://socialcognitionlab.uoregon.edu/">http://socialcognitionlab.uoregon.edu/</a>



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