<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Natural Sciences Faculty Support</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nsfacultysupport@ucmerced.edu">nsfacultysupport@ucmerced.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 1:33 PM<br>Subject: Expanded UC NRS Mathias Grant Opportunities 2017-2018<br>To: <br><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sent on behalf of Professor Marcos Garcia-Ojeda.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText">Dear UC community,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> We are pleased to announce a call for proposals for the 201718<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> University of California Natural Reserve System Mildred E. Mathias<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> Graduate Student Research Grants<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> <a href="http://www.ucnrs.org/grants/mathias-grant.html" target="_blank">
http://www.ucnrs.org/grants/<wbr>mathias-grant.html</a>.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> The UC Natural Reserve System provides Mathias Grants to support graduate<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> student research at its 39 reserves. Doctoral and master¹s students from<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> any UC campus pursuing a graduate degree in any field are eligible.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> Studies must be conducted on reserves in the UC Natural Reserve System.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> Since 1988, more than 400 graduate students have received nearly $800,000<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> from the Mathias Grant program. This year we anticipate awarding $38,000<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> from a general pool of funds, with individual awards not exceeding $3,000.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> In addition, this year the California Tobacco-Related Disease Research<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> Program <<a href="http://www.trdrp.org/" target="_blank">http://www.trdrp.org/</a>> (TRDRP)is providing an additional $15,000<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> in supplemental funding to support graduate student research at reserves.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> These monies are provided to broaden graduate student engagement in<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> studying environmental exposure and health outcomes of tobacco use, and<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> contribute to influencing state and local policy on tobacco. Research on<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> reserve sites might include, for example, studies on the environmental<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> impact of tobacco waste; bioaccumulation of tobacco-specific nitrosamines<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> in aquatic bodies or on land; contribution of the tobacco-specific<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> particulate matter to the air quality and related health outcomes. Other<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> innovative topics (e.g., ethnobotanical shifts in native vs. commercial<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> tobacco use) that address similar tobacco-related human and environmental<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> health issues are highly encouraged. These individual awards will also<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> not exceed $3,000.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> Applications for this year¹s Mathias Grant program are due by September<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> 11, 2017. Applicants are strongly encouraged to begin the application<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> process as early as possible because all materials (with the exception of<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> letters of recommendation) must be gathered and submitted as part of the<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> grant application. Applicants will be notified of their award status by<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> the end of 2017, with funds made available in early 2018.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> Essential information on the application process, eligibility<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> requirements, and evaluation criteria is available at<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> <a href="http://www.ucnrs.org/grants/mathias-grant.html" target="_blank">
http://www.ucnrs.org/grants/<wbr>mathias-grant.html</a>.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> Please let me know if you have any questions.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> Thank you, <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> Donna<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> Donna Seaward<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> Administrative Officer<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> Natural Reserve System<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> 1111 Franklin Street<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> Oakland, CA 94607-5200<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> Phone <a href="tel:(510)%20587-6314" value="+15105876314" target="_blank">(510) 587-6314</a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-282589308644559708MsoPlainText"> <a href="http://www.nrs.ucop.edu" target="_blank">www.nrs.ucop.edu</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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</div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Miriam Barlow<div>Associate Professor</div><div>University of California, Merced</div><div><br></div><div>209.228.4174</div><div><a href="mailto:miriam.barlow@gmail.com" target="_blank">miriam.barlow@gmail.com</a></div><div><br></div></div></div>
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