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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Botanyemail <botanyemail-bounces@lists.ucr.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Loralee Larios<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 23, 2023 3:40 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Loralee Larios <loralee.larios@ucr.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Botanyemail] Undergraduate funding opportunities<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">1. Opportunity at the <a href="https://engage.ucr.edu/" target="_blank">Center for Undergraduate Research</a>:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h4 align="center" style="text-align:center;box-sizing:inherit;margin:0.5rem"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#003DA5">New! - Funding for Professional Internships</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#003DA5;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1rem"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#455A64">Are you interested in doing a professional internship but worried about covering your living expenses? Good news! The Division of Undergraduate Education,
in partnership with UCR Foundation Board Trustee Wally Bakare and Provost Elizabeth Watkins, is offering grants of up to $6000 each to students who secure a professional internship. These grants are being offered through the <strong><i><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif">Tilga
EXCEL+ Program Internship Fund</span></i></strong>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1rem"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#455A64">Students in <strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif">all majors</span></strong> are eligible to apply but funding is limited, so apply soon!
Applicants must be a <strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif">UCR undergraduate in good academic standing</span></strong>; <strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif">have a signed offer letter for a professional internship</span></strong>;
and complete a brief application that includes an <strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif">explanation of the financial barriers</span></strong> to participating in the internship. Strong candidates will have demonstrated a commitment to their
own professionalization, and <strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif">preference will be given to students who are actively participating in the <a href="https://excel.ucr.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#B4001F">EXCEL+ Leadership
and Career Readiness Program</span></a></span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1rem"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#455A64">2. ROOT & SHOOT SACNAS/MANRRS 2024 travel award application open<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1rem"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#455A64"><a href="https://rootandshoot.org/2024-root-shoot-sacnas-manrrs-travel-award-application-open/" target="_blank">https://rootandshoot.org/2024-root-shoot-sacnas-manrrs-travel-award-application-open/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1rem"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#455A64">The NSF-funded LEAPS: RCN: ROOT & SHOOT (Rooting Out Oppression Together and SHaring Our Outcomes Transparently) aims to transform plant science to become
more equitable and inclusive. Part of this mission involves building strong connections with organizations that support people of marginalized identities, particularly members of SACNAS and MANRRS.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Loralee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888">Botany & Plant Sciences</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">University of California</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Pronouns: She/Her/Hers (<a href="https://www.glsen.org/activity/pronouns-guide-glsen" target="_blank">what's this?</a>)</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://llarios12.wixsite.com/lariosecology" target="_blank">https://llarios12.wixsite.com/lariosecology</a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">UCR occupies the ancestral lands of the Cahuilla, Tongva, Luiseņo, and Serrano peoples and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on these homelands.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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