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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dear PROMES Students,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Please see the Bechtel scholarship announcement below sent to us by NACME. Note that this scholarship is for <b>female students in engineering </b>who are not currently a NACME scholar.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>ELIGIBLE STUDENTS - African American, American Indian and Latino women <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>- United States Citizen or United States Permanent Resident <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>- Enrolled in ABET accredited engineering program <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>- Demonstrate financial need <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>- Rising Junior or Senior <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>AWARD: $10,000 one-time payment to be used towards the cost of education, e.g. tuition, room, books, or any other school related expenses. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>REQUIREMENTS: Minimum 3.0/4.0 GPA. The scholar must be enrolled in school full-time and remain in good academic standing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Edwardian Script ITC";color:#1F497D'>Dr. D<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear NACME Partner:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NACME was awarded a grant from the Bechtel Foundation to provide additional scholarship support for students at our partner institutions. This grant is geared towards women and successful applicants will receive a one-time $10,000 scholarship award for the academic year 2017-2018. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Attached is a copy of the application which includes the guidelines. Eligible students should be pursuing an engineering degree including computer science. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal> Please distribute to your <u>female student population who are <b><span style='color:red'>non-NACME </span></b>scholars</u> and encourage them to apply for this scholarship.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Please note that this is a new scholarship that is separate and apart from the block grant program. Please also note that students cannot be in more than one scholarship program at the same time at NACME. </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b> </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b> </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for your assistance.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold";color:teal'>Melonia</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Melonia A. Simpson<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Undergraduate Scholarship Programs<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>