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Dear Graduate Students -</div>
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We are excited to announce that our 2024-2025 CUSP Scholar application is now open!</div>
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<b>This program, funded by the</b><span style="color: rgb(0, 36, 81);"><b> <u><a href="https://www.ucop.edu/graduate-studies/initiatives-outreach/uc-hsi-ddi.html" target="_blank" id="OWAa06b8a77-e641-e6ae-ad31-6c80bf14d063" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(0, 36, 81);">UC-HSI
Doctoral Diversity Initiative (UC-HSI DDI)</a></u>, </b></span><b>provides mentoring and career development to graduate students who are interested in becoming professors and are from groups typically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and
math (STEM). All PhD students advanced to candidacy in a CNAS, Biomedical Sciences, or Bioengineering Program are welcome to apply
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here</a>.</b></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><b>The application deadline is December 15, 2024.</b></span></div>
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Please email <u>cuspbb2p@ucr.edu</u> should you have any questions.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Nikita McWells, MBA</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Director of Graduate Student Advising</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">CUSP/BB2P Grant Executive Administrator </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">1140 Batchelor Hall | CNAS Graduate Student Affairs Center</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">nikita.mcwells@ucr.edu </span>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">| Tel: (951)827-6746</span></p>
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