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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">You may have already seen this information through another channel already, so I apologize for any repetitions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please share/forward to interested students or faculty that are active with student research so that we can have a robust, diverse pool of applicants to make these awards! We have just over
<b>one month</b> until the deadline for the application. Please reach out to me if you have any questions about the STEM major or other requirements.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Brian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">During the summer of 2021, the Whitaker Center for STEM Education will be awarding 13 scholarships for undergraduate and graduate STEM majors graduating May 2022 or later through the Blair Foundation Scholarship
(details below), and 2 scholarships for undergraduate research in the life sciences through the Brodie Foundation Scholarship.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Brodie Foundation Life Sciences Scholarship - </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">$10,000 summer scholarship to conduct research with an FGCU faculty advisor in a life science area. The award is split
as $5,000 as a summer scholarship to the student and $5,000 for research supplies and travel while the student is conducting research at FGCU.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Requirements: Student must provide a letter of support from their faculty research advisor, conduct research related to the life sciences, have a minimum 3.0 GPA, and have
an expected graduation date of May 2022 or later.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Blair Foundation Scholarships</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> - $5,000 summer scholarship to conduct research with an FGCU faculty advisor. Seven of these are specifically for student conducting
environmental research while six will be for any area of STEM research.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Requirements: Student must provide a letter of support from their faculty research advisor, demonstrate a serious commitment to protecting the environment, have a minimum 3.0
GPA, and be an upper-level student pursuing any STEM major. There will be 13 awards for 2021.
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">All scholarship awardees must also complete an additional <b><a href="https://www.fgcu.edu/admissionsandaid/financialaid/undergraduate/typesofaid/scholarships">scholarship application with the FGCU Foundation
Office</a></b> in order to receive any FGCU scholarship.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">View a previous <a href="https://www.fgcu.edu/cas/centers/whitaker/files/Letter_to_Faculty_Mentor_Scholarships2018-ADA.pdf" target="_blank">
template for Faculty Mentor Letter</a> for summer research scholarships. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Students can <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fgcumarcomm.formstack.com/forms/student_scholarship_application_2021__;!!IkmNjII!WUb6edkl3yaJ1ugM0IjuQS9cMJll3ohI4YzInfaqBkPyd6n1HnCzIXby9GzAI_1X$" target="_blank" title="Summer Scholarship 2021">
Apply Here</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Brian Johnson, Ph.D. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Interim Director, Whitaker Center for STEM Education</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Associate Professor of Mathematics</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Florida Gulf Coast University</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">10501 FGCU Blvd. South</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Whitaker Hall 223<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="mailto:bpjohnson@fgcu.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">bpjohnson@fgcu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">239-590-1284<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Pronouns: he/him<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Pursuant to legislation passed in 2006 (F.S. 668.6076), as a state entity we are required to have the following statement in a conspicuous place.<br>
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“Florida has a very broad public records law. As a result, any written communication created or received by Florida Gulf Coast University employees is subject to disclosure to the public and the media, upon request, unless otherwise exempt. Under Florida
law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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