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Sent from mobile phone</div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Agdean</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:agdean@ucr.edu">agdean@ucr.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Mar 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM<br>Subject: Fwd: UC ANR Awards and Scholarships - Applications Now Open!<br>To: Brett McFarlane <<a href="mailto:brett.mcfarlane@ucr.edu">brett.mcfarlane@ucr.edu</a>>, Rick Redak <<a href="mailto:richard.redak@ucr.edu">richard.redak@ucr.edu</a>>, Bpschair <<a href="mailto:bpschair@ucr.edu">bpschair@ucr.edu</a>>, Daniel Schlenk <<a href="mailto:dschlenk@ucr.edu">dschlenk@ucr.edu</a>>, Kathy Borkovich <<a href="mailto:Katherine.Borkovich@ucr.edu">Katherine.Borkovich@ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div style="line-break:after-white-space">Hi all,<div>Can you get the word out to our students in PLBL, ENT, ENSC, PLPA majors?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks, patty</div><div><br id="m_7080718747220205917lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div>
<div>Patricia Springer<br>Divisional Dean, Agriculture and Natural Resources<br>Professor, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences<br>University of California<br>Riverside, CA 92521</div><div><br></div><br>
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif">Andrea P Ambrose <<a href="mailto:apambrose@ucanr.edu" target="_blank">apambrose@ucanr.edu</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b>UC ANR Awards and Scholarships - Applications Now Open!</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif">March 25, 2025 at 9:22:52 AM PDT<br></span></div><br><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;line-height:16.959999px"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:15.546667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The application cycle is now open for UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) scholarships and awards in recognition of outstanding students pursuing careers in agriculture. Applications and nominations will be accepted through<span> </span><b><u>Monday, May 5, 2025</u></b>. Please encourage your students, faculty, and colleagues to take advantage of these opportunities to honor academic excellence and provide additional support for undergraduate and graduate students. More information about the application process can be found on<span> </span><a href="https://ucanr.edu/sites/Development_services/Awards_and_Scholarships/index.cfm" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">our website</span></a>. For questions, please contact Andrea Ambrose, Director of Advancement, UC ANR, at<span> </span><a href="mailto:apambrose@ucanr.edu." target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">apambrose@ucanr.edu.</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;line-height:16.959999px"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:15.546667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;line-height:16.959999px"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:15.546667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://ucanr.edu/sites/Development_services/Awards_and_Scholarships/index.cfm" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">BILL AND JANE FISCHER VEGETATION MANAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIP</span></b></a><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span> </span></span><b>For students enrolled at ANY ACCREDITED CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY, preference given to graduate students. $1,000 (multiple awards possible)<span> </span></b>to students enrolled in fall 2025 pursuing degrees in vegetation management, weed science or agriculture specializations such as Plant Science, Soils and Plant Nutrition, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Botany, Plant Pathology, Plant Protection and Pest Management, and Agricultural Economics.<span> </span><b>Students apply directly</b>.<b><u><span style="text-transform:uppercase"><u></u><u></u></span></u></b></span></p><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://ucanr.edu/sites/Development_services/Awards_and_Scholarships/index.cfm" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-transform:uppercase">HOWARD WALTON CLARK PRIZE IN PLANT BREEDING AND SOIL BUILDING</span></b></a><b><span> </span>For students enrolled at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, and UC Riverside.<span> </span></b><b>$5,000 (multiple awards possible)<span> </span></b>awarded to promising students who will be enrolled as seniors in fall 2025 in the College of Agriculture and/or Natural Resources with demonstrated scholastic achievement and talent for independent research with reference to either plant breeding (leading to new/improved crops and new/improved varieties using appropriate tools) or soil building (leading to improving soil quality related to soil productivity and sustainability as a resource).<b>Nomination by faculty member required</b>.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br><a href="https://ucanr.edu/sites/Development_services/Awards_and_Scholarships/index.cfm" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-transform:uppercase">KNOWLES A. RYERSON AWARD IN AGRICULTURE</span></b></a><b><span style="text-transform:uppercase"><span> </span></span>For students enrolled at UC Berkeley and UC Davis. $2,500 (minimum one award for each campus)<span> </span></b>given to<span> </span><u>an international undergraduate student</u>who will be enrolled in fall 2025 in the College of Agriculture and/or Natural Resources, in any curriculum, preferably after completion of the junior year. The Award is based on high scholarship, outstanding character, and promise of leadership.<span> </span><b>Nomination by faculty member required</b>.<br> <br> </span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,153,204)">Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished</span></i><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,153,204)"> - Lao Tzu -<span><u></u><u></u></span></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,95,145)"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,95,145)">Andrea Ambrose</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,95,145)">Director of Advancement<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,95,145)">University of California<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,95,145)">Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,95,145)">1111 Franklin Street, #11206 | Oakland, CA 94607-5200<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,95,145)">Cell (304) 546-3322 |<span> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,176,240)"><a href="mailto:apambrose@ucanr.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,176,240)">apambrose@ucanr.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(54,95,145)"><span> </span>| </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,192,255)"><a href="mailto:Andrea.Ambrose@ucop.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(13,192,255)">Andrea.Ambrose@ucop.edu</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><img border="0" alt="image001.png" src="cid:ii_195ce2df045ad7999131" style="width:693px;max-width:100%"></span></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></div>