<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:small"></font><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="">Dear POSC Faculty and Graduate Students, </font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif">Good Afternoon! </font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">I’m writing to provide clarification for students who are applying
for any Dissertation Improvement Grants.  </font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif">Signature for Enrollment and Candidacy Verification (if
required):</font></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">This will be signed by your Graduate Student Advisor, Lorena
Jaramillo. </font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif">Signature for Administration of Grant: </font></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">This section will be signed by our campus Sponsored Programs
Administration Office (SPA). Please note that before SPA officers can sign the agreement,
an internal Kuali proposal must be submitted. This step ensures that the
institutional review and approval process is completed properly, and that the
proposal complies with both sponsor guidelines and UCR policies. </font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Students are not permitted to submit Kuali proposals, a
faculty mentor or faculty advisor must be involved in the submission. Please
provide the following information for the CHASS Contract & Grants team: </font></p>

<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Faculty
     Mentor or Advisor: </font></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Project
     Title:</font></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Project
     Period:</font></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Project
     Narrative or Application: (<i>Please note for the project narrative, it
     requires at least 2-3 paragraphs, if you have the proposal that can
     be supported)</i></font></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Budget:</font></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Budget
     Justification:</font></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">IRB
     Approval (Yes/No): <i>For example, human subjects (interviews/surveys)</i></font></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Copy
     or link to the solicitation<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">:</span></font></li>
</ul><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">CHASS Contract & Grants team Contacts: </b></font></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:115%"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">·<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;line-height:normal">        
</span></span>Linda Phi<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">-N</span>guyen (<a href="mailto:linda.phi-nguyen@ucr.ed" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">linda.phi-nguyen@ucr.ed</a>)</font></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:115%"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">·<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;line-height:normal">        
</span></span>Danny Nam (<a href="mailto:danny.nam@ucr.edu" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">danny.nam@ucr.edu</a>)</font></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:115%"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">·<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;line-height:normal">        
</span></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span>Josette Paschke (<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">j</span><a href="mailto:osette.paschke@ucr.edu">osette.paschke@ucr.edu</a>)            </font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The Contract & Grants team requests that all materials be
submitted at least <b>ten (10) business days</b> prior to the <b>SPA
deadline</b>, which falls <b>two days prior to the sponsor’s due date</b>.
</font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Thank You </font></p><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Best Regards,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Rebecca Wu<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Financial Analyst </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">UCR CHASS - Economics & Political Science</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><u>Office </u>4135, Sproul Hall</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Riverside, CA 92521<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">(951) 827-3308 </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px">|</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px"> <a href="mailto:rebecca.wu@ucr.edu" target="_blank">rebecca.wu@ucr.edu</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><img border="0" width="244" height="44" src="cid:image003.png@01DB39DE.A83A2F30" alt="A blue text on a black background

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