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<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;">Dear Faculty Colleague.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:#1F497D">If you are supervising any PhD student who is in their second or third year of PhD and is working in biomedical field, please consider applying to this prestigious fellowship. The deadline to apply to the Graduate
School is September 10<sup>th</sup> .</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">The nomination window for the <span style="color:black">
Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s 2022 Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study competition is now open. The deadline to submit nominations is September 16, 2021, 2pm EST.</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">The nomination initiates the application process. <span style="color:black">
Information about the application process, including the role of the nominator can be found in the
</span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.hhmi.org/sites/default/files/2022-gilliam-program-announcement.pdf__;!!LkSTlj0I!WDr6eMBb3uyWC-0zhM7taQNwGqZ4VECyteZqXFWJheZMM2fMfLfX9OK1POQJuQ$"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2022 Gilliam Program
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</span></span><span class="x_MsoHyperlink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:windowtext; text-decoration:none">and below.</span></span><span class="x_MsoHyperlink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:windowtext"></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">As a reminder, prospective fellows must be (i) U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, undocumented childhood arrivals, or undocumented individuals who have been granted temporary permission to stay in the US (DACA), and (ii)
from populations excluded from and underrepresented in science because of ethnicity, race, or disability status, or Alumni of the HHMI EXROP program, and (iii) at the appropriate stage of their PhD training. Additional eligibility information can be found
in the </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.hhmi.org/sites/default/files/2022-gilliam-program-announcement.pdf__;!!LkSTlj0I!WDr6eMBb3uyWC-0zhM7taQNwGqZ4VECyteZqXFWJheZMM2fMfLfX9OK1POQJuQ$"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2022 Gilliam Program
Announcement</span></a><span class="x_MsoHyperlink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">.</span></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">How to nominate: </span></u></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">You may nominate a total of 2 adviser-student pairs from University of Houston.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">As the designated nominator for your institution, you will submit the name and contact information of the adviser-student pair candidate(s) using the online form. The online form can be accessed using the link below.
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<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.survey.hhmi.org/se/5BAC76BF2F5EA840__;!!LkSTlj0I!WDr6eMBb3uyWC-0zhM7taQNwGqZ4VECyteZqXFWJheZMM2fMfLfX9OIGXnsxgw$"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">https://www.survey.hhmi.org/se/5BAC76BF2F5EA840</span></a><b></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">As a reminder, the deadline for nominations for the 2022 competition is
<b><u>September 16, 2021, 2pm EST.</u></b> </span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Application process overview:</span></u></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">In late-September, after the nomination window closes, log-in information to HHMI’s online competition system (Pathway) will be provided to the adviser. The adviser will: (1) serve as the primary applicant; and (2) provide information
to confirm how the student fits the eligibility criteria.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">If eligibility is met, HHMI will send the adviser information to access the application form in Pathway. The adviser is responsible for adding to the application the names of the student and the nominator.
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">The nominator will be asked to submit additional information after the eligibility phase of the application process. Please see Eligibility Confirmation and Application sections in the
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</span></span><span class="x_MsoHyperlink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:windowtext; text-decoration:none">and in the Application Requirements for the Nominator section below.</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Once the student gains access to the system, they will be responsible for adding the name and contact information of a previous research adviser who will provide an additional letter of support.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Materials submitted by the nominator, adviser, student, and previous research adviser will be critical
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">elements in the evaluation of the application. The deadline for submission of all application materials is
<b><u>December 9, 2021, by 2:00 pm</u></b><u> <b>EST</b></u>. </span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Application Requirements for the Nominator (Due September 9, 2021, 2pm EST):</span></u></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">To better understand the institution’s efforts to foster a more inclusive academic scientific ecosystem for all members, including scientists and trainees from populations historically excluded from and underrepresented in science,
the nominator will provide: </span></p>
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<li class="x_MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Program- or institution-level doctoral enrollment and degree attainment data and a narrative on how the data relate to the institution’s commitment to advance diversity and inclusion
in science and create a healthy academic scientific ecosystem for all constituencies, including graduate students, postdocs, and early career faculty</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt">A letter that provides evidence that the thesis adviser has the interest, demonstrated ability, and commitment to (1) successfully develop the talents of graduate students, including
those from populations historically excluded from and underrepresented in science; and (2) facilitate change to foster a more inclusive academic scientific environment;
</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt">An explanation of how and why each adviser-student pair was selected for nomination;
</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Evidence that the graduate program values career and professional development in the sciences; and</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt">An explanation of how past Gilliam awards have impacted the quality of the graduate program and helped foster a more inclusive environment (if the institution has had Gilliam Fellows),
or how the Gilliam award will help to improve the quality of the graduate program and create an inclusive environment (if the institution has not yet had a Fellow).
</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt">As part of the application process, the nominator must certify to the best of their knowledge, that there is no formal complaint or finding of misconduct by any of the principals being
nominated, applying, or to be awarded the grant.</span></li></ul>
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