<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dear CNAS Faculty and Graduate Students,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please be reminded that the deadline for CNAS Graduate Student Scholarships is closely approaching for our Spring Scholarship Cycle. The College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences offers a variety of scholarships for graduate students enrolled in CNAS. Scholarship opportunities are available across the agricultural, life, and physical sciences.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background:yellow">Applications open April 15<sup>th</sup>, 2024 </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background:yellow">Deadline to apply is May 15<sup>th</sup>, 2024</span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This cycle we expect the following scholarships to be available for applications:</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">        </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Campbell Family Endowed Scholarship</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">        </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dennis D. Focht Endowed Scholarship</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">        </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">GREF Endowed STEM Scholarship</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">        </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Reinhold and Sarojam K. Mankau Endowed Graduate Student Fellowship</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">        </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Loma Verde Ranch Endowed Scholarship</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">        </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Janet Boyce Memorial Scholarship</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">To apply, please go to the <a href="https://cnas.ucr.edu/cnas-scholarships" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">CNAS Scholarships web page</a> and click the link in the How To Apply section.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If you have any questions, please contact us at <a href="mailto:cnasscholarships@ucr.edu" title="cnasscholarships@ucr.edu" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">cnasscholarships@ucr.edu</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Thank you, </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">CNAS Scholarships Team</span></p></div>