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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Please circulate this announcement and attached RFPs widely to UC faculty and graduate students interested in collaborative research and training opportunities with the Lawrence
Livermore and Los Alamos National Laboratories:</span></i></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">UC Research Initiatives is pleased to<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span>announce<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span>the release of the 2022 Requests for Proposals for
the UC National Laboratory Fees Research Program. This year’s competition offers two distinct funding opportunities:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-.25in;background:white"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">1)</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D"> <b><a href="https://www.ucop.edu/research-initiatives/programs/lab-fees/files/labfee_crt_rfp.pdf"><span style="color:#954F72">The
UC Multicampus-National Laboratory Collaborative Research and Training (CRT) award</span></a>; and</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-.25in;background:white"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">2)</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D"> <b><a href="https://www.ucop.edu/research-initiatives/programs/lab-fees/files/labfee_fellowship_rfp.pdf"><span style="color:#954F72">The
UC-National Laboratory In-Residence Graduate Fellowship</span></a></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">The Requests for Proposals (RFP) for each opportunity are attached. In addition to the program guidelines and eligibility, each RFP includes the following attachments:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-.25in;background:white"><span style="color:black">· UC Laboratory Fees Research Program and National Laboratory contact information;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-.25in;background:white"><span style="color:black">· Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs); and</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-.25in;background:white"><span style="color:black">· Instructions for submitting the required Letter of Intent. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.ucop.edu/research-initiatives/programs/lab-fees/workshops.html"><b><span style="color:#002060">CRT Workshops</span></b></a></span><span style="color:#002060">:<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black">This
competition cycle, CRT awards are available for projects targeting research in three thematic areas:<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span>Clean, Renewable Energy and Decarbonization; Frontiers of Mesoscale Materials and High Energy Density Science;
and<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span>Pandemic Preparedness and Biosecurity.<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span>To support development of proposal ideas and collaborative teams, UC campuses are organizing one workshop for each thematic topic.
Please visit our<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.ucop.edu/research-initiatives/programs/lab-fees/workshops.html"><span style="color:#954F72">workshop webpage</span></a><span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span>for event
information and locations.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><u><span style="color:#002060">CRT Applicant Webinar:</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There will be one applicant webinar on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 10:30-11:30am Pacific Time (Register<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://ucop.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEqcuqrrz0sE9dtgEy9I0OXzNw84sS6w1HH"><span style="color:#954F72">here</span></a>).
Attendance is highly recommended.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><u><span style="color:#002060">Fellowship Applicant Webinars:</span></u></b><span class="xapple-converted-space"><span style="color:#002060"> </span></span><span style="color:black">We have scheduled two webinars
for the fellowship program featuring current fellows and national laboratory liaisons to provide first-hand information about the fellowship, training opportunities at the national labs, and how the In-Residence Fellowship fits into a UC doctoral program.
Attendance is highly recommended. Dates and registration links are available on<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span>our “<a href="https://www.ucop.edu/research-initiatives/programs/lab-fees/application-information.html"><span style="color:#954F72">How
to Apply</span></a>” webpage.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Please review each RFP carefully, visit<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://ucop.edu/research-initiatives/programs/lab-fees/index.html"><span style="color:#954F72">our
website</span></a><span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span>for additional information on<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.ucop.edu/research-initiatives/programs/lab-fees/application-information.html"><span style="color:#954F72">how
to apply</span></a>, applicant webinar registration, or other program announcements:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For questions on program scope and priorities, please contact: <a href="mailto:UCRI@ucop.edu"><span style="color:#954F72">UCRI@ucop.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Administrative questions regarding the application process may be directed to:<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:RGPOGrants@ucop.edu"><span style="color:#954F72">RGPOGrants@ucop.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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