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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Sustainability colleagues, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Just a quick note to emphasize that this year’s Senate faculty grants program includes an extra $10,000 for sustainability-related proposals through a partnership between the Faculty Advisory Committee on Sustainability (FACS) and Committee
on Research, and supported by the EVC & Provost.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To be considered for these dedicated funds, you need only check the relevant box on the application form. This will enhance your chance of funding. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="p2"><span class="s1"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Per the call: </span></i></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Proposals requesting sustainability funds should support UC Merced’s
efforts to achieve sustainability by investigating pathways to sustainability and/or implementing a concept that will help the world move toward sustainability. FACS aims to support a portfolio of proposals that address the three pillars of sustainability
— social, environmental, and economic justice — and align with the campus’s </span>
<span class="s2"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">sustainability commitment
</span></i></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">to “advance and implement an integrated campus sustainability strategic plan that showcases by 2030 how knowledge is generated and applied to effect institutional and societal
change toward a just and sustainable environment and society for all communities present and future.” Include a section briefly explaining how your proposed research contributes to these goals.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We look forward to reading and funding your outstanding proposals!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mike, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On behalf of FACS<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear Senate Faculty,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">On behalf of the
<a href="https://senate.ucmerced.edu/COR">Senate Committee on Research</a> (CoR), attached, and available on the
<a href="https://senate.ucmerced.edu/sites/senate.ucmerced.edu/files/news/documents/call_for_proposals_for_faculty_research_grants_2022_final.pdf">
Senate website</a>, please find the Call for Proposals for the AY 21-22 Senate faculty grants program. The application form that appears at the end of the PDF is also attached in Word. This year, CoR has partnered with the campus Faculty Advisory Committee
on Sustainability (FACS) to allocate an extra $10,000 for sustainability-related proposals. Please review the Call for more details and check the appropriate box on the application form if you would like your proposal to be considered for sustainability funding.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The deadline for submitting proposals is Monday, January 24, 2022 before midnight</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.</span><o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">All proposals should be submitted electronically to the Academic Senate office to the attention of Simrin Takhar,
Committee on Research analyst, at <a href="mailto:senateoffice@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank">
senateoffice@ucmerced.edu</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">__________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Simrin Takhar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Analyst<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Academic Senate office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">stakhar@ucmerced.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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