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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Garamond","serif"">GCC will host an informational workshop to familiarize eligible faculty with the</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Garamond","serif""><a href="http://www.gulfcoastconsortia.org/home/research/funding-opportunities/" id="LPlnk866358" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true">2018
John S. Dunn Foundation Collaborative Research Award Program</a>. </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt; line-height:120%; font-family:"Garamond","serif"">Pre-proposals are due June 1, 2018.</span></u></b></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Garamond","serif"; color:#31849B">Workshop:<br>
</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Garamond","serif"; color:#31849B">Monday, May 14, 2:00 – 3:00</span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Garamond","serif"; color:#31849B">BioScience Research Collaborative, 6500 Main
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Garamond","serif"; color:#31849B">Suite 170 Conference Room</span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="line-height:120%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:120%; font-family:"Garamond","serif"">Reservations are required.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:120%; font-family:"Garamond","serif""> <span style="color:black">Please
RSVP by May 9 to </span><a href="mailto:dmk2@rice.edu" id="LPlnk590543" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true">dmk2@rice.edu</a></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Garamond","serif"; color:black">Note: You do
<u>not</u> need to have identified a collaborative partner or team to participate.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Garamond","serif"; color:black">The workshop will cover:</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Garamond","serif"; color:black">1. an overview of John S. Dunn Collaborative Research Award RFA.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Garamond","serif"; color:black">2. a short session focused on how to prepare the components of a competitive
<u>pre-proposal</u>.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Garamond","serif"; color:black">3. an opportunity to review, discuss, and learn from previous applications.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Garamond","serif"; color:black">The sessions will conclude with a Q&A session.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Garamond","serif"; color:black">Workshop Leader</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Garamond","serif"; color:black">:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Garamond","serif"; color:black">
Phyllis McBride, PhD, </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Garamond","serif"">Director, Proposal Development, Rice University<span style="color:black"></span></span></p>
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