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<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020">Please Circulate Widely </span></i></strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020"><br>
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Dear Colleagues, <br>
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UC Research Initiatives in the UC Office of the President is pleased to announce the release of the Request for Proposals for the 2026<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://ucop.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2ae4678f6e94927e764ad58e5&id=d46a9b61df&e=17a7e1eeca" target="_blank"><span style="color:#007C89">UC
Multicampus-National Laboratory Collaborative Research and Training (CRT) Award</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020">This<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://ucop.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2ae4678f6e94927e764ad58e5&id=1c488696e3&e=17a7e1eeca" target="_blank"><span style="color:#007C89">Request
for Proposals</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>is intended to spur novel collaborations in topics of strategic scientific and national security importance in the critical area of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Fusion
Research</span></strong>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020">The<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://ucop.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2ae4678f6e94927e764ad58e5&id=e01f268ece&e=17a7e1eeca" target="_blank"><span style="color:#007C89">workshop
report</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>from the December 2024 LFRP Workshop on Fusion Energy highlights some priorities for consideration in which UC-national lab collaborations can leverage the complementary strengths of UC and the national
labs and advance the field. Applicants are required to refer to this report, regardless of attendance at the workshop.<br>
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<strong><u><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">The RFP includes: </span></u></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020"> We will hold an applicant webinar (dates and registration below) and encourage all applicants to attend. <br>
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<strong><u><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Key Dates</span></u></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><u> </u></b></span> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020">Applicant Webinar</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020">: Friday, April 18, 2025 10:30am PT (<a href="https://ucop.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2ae4678f6e94927e764ad58e5&id=ad4231cf85&e=17a7e1eeca" target="_blank"><span style="color:#007C89">Register</span></a>)<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Letters of Intent (LOI) due:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 12:00 noon Pacific Time<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Full proposals due</span></strong>: Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 12:00 noon Pacific Time<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Award start date</span></strong>: November 1, 2025<br>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020">You may contact us at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:UCRI@ucop.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#007C89">UCRI@ucop.edu</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>for
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