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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Invitation from the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Please join ONCA on Tuesday, September 10 from 5 to 5:45 p.m. via Teams for an information session on the
<b><a href="https://goldwaterscholarship.gov/" title="https://goldwaterscholarship.gov/">Goldwater Scholarship</a></b>. Goldwater is considered the
<b>leading STEM undergraduate research program</b>. It provides <b>tremendous support to STEM sophomores and juniors for undergraduate tuition and room and board</b>. It's specifically geared toward sophomores and juniors who intend to eventually complete a
Ph.D. and pursue a research career. Past Ohio University students have had wonderful experiences with this scholarship program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Please join us to hear from current Goldwater Scholars at Ohio University and to learn about the application process. Interested students, faculty, and staff members are welcome.
<b>Please also feel free to forward this invitation to anyone you think may be interested in learning more.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black;background:yellow">Here is a
<a href="https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MjAyZmVjOGMtODA3Yy00NjU4LWJiNGYtNDM1NjBhMjEyNjZk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22f3308007-477c-4a70-8889-34611817c55a%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22e2da78a3-13fa-4058-ad62-58ce0514d74c%22%7d" title="https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MjAyZmVjOGMtODA3Yy00NjU4LWJiNGYtNDM1NjBhMjEyNjZk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22f3308007-477c-4a70-8889-34611817c55a%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22e2da78a3-13fa-4058-ad62-58ce0514d74c%22%7d">
link</a><a href="https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MjAyZmVjOGMtODA3Yy00NjU4LWJiNGYtNDM1NjBhMjEyNjZk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22f3308007-477c-4a70-8889-34611817c55a%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22e2da78a3-13fa-4058-ad62-58ce0514d74c%22%7d" title="https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MjAyZmVjOGMtODA3Yy00NjU4LWJiNGYtNDM1NjBhMjEyNjZk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22f3308007-477c-4a70-8889-34611817c55a%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22e2da78a3-13fa-4058-ad62-58ce0514d74c%22%7d">
</a>to the Teams meeting.</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Very best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">Amy Strieter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">Doctoral Student, English Dept., Creative Writing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">Graduate Assistant,
<a href="https://www.ohio.edu/honors/nationally-competitive-awards" title="https://www.ohio.edu/honors/nationally-competitive-awards">
Office of Nationally Competitive Awards</a> (ONCA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Assistant Poetry Editor,
<i><a href="https://www.ohio.edu/nor/">New Ohio Review</a></i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Ohio University</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black;background:white">pronouns: she/her/hers</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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