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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> The California Botanical Society [mailto:<a href="mailto:membership@calbotsoc.org">membership@calbotsoc.org</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, May 3, 2025 8:30 AM<br><b>To:</b> Amy Litt <<a href="mailto:amy.litt@ucr.edu">amy.litt@ucr.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Paul Silva Student Grant Applications due May 15th!</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" 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Berkeley, whose bequest to the Society has made this award possible.</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575"></span></p><h3><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:black">Eligibility</span></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:black">Student members of the California Botanical Society who are conducting or proposing to conduct botanical research within western North America are eligible for this award. Collaborative applications are welcome. Undergraduates are encouraged to apply. This award is not limited to United States citizen status.</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575"><br> </span></p><h3><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif"><a href="https://calbotsoc.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c632809fa2b75323f2418bb1e&id=67eed7a0ed&e=b69ac08598" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-weight:normal">How to Apply</span></a></span></strong></h3><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:black">If you have any questions, please refer to our </span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:#757575"><a href="https://calbotsoc.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c632809fa2b75323f2418bb1e&id=bdb3419473&e=b69ac08598"><span style="color:black">Frequently Asked Questions About Grants </span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif;color:black">page.<br><br>Student applicants must be members of the California Botanical Society. </span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#757575"></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt"><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:#344d32;border-collapse:collapse"><tr><td style="padding:13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;border-radius:4px"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode",sans-serif"><a href="https://calbotsoc.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c632809fa2b75323f2418bb1e&id=4d208f1298&e=b69ac08598" target="_blank" title="Lapsed Membership? 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