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<p class="MsoNormal">The Whitaker Center is pleased to invite applications for the Fall Whitaker Center Mini-Grant awards. Faculty and students may apply for up to $1000 to support research, travel, or STEM outreach projects. Complete applications will include
a project summary and description, budget outline and justification, and a description of how the project supports the Whitaker Center's mission.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important;">Please use the application portal linked below to apply.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>The application deadline is
December 2. Awardees will be notified early in Spring semester. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://fgcu.formstack.com/forms/whitaker_center_minigrant_application_2022" ms-outlook-mobile-sharing-link-user-text="true">Whitaker Center Mini-Grant Applications</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Please share this opportunity with those who may be interested. </span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you and best wishes,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Heather</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><a name="_MailAutoSig"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(59, 129, 45);">Heather Skaza Acosta, Ph.D. (she/her)</span></a><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 31, 30);">Interim Director, Whitaker Center for STEM Education</span></span><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 31, 30);">Associate Professor of Environmental Education </span></span><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 31, 30);">Florida Gulf Coast University</span></span><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style=""><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 31, 30);">10501 FGCU Blvd. South</span></u></span><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style=""><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 31, 30);">Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565</span></u></span><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style=""><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 31, 30);">239-590-7379</span></u></span><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style=""></span><a href="mailto:hskaza-acosta@fgcu.edu" target="_blank"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">hskaza-acosta@fgcu.edu</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><i><span style="color: black;">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></i></span><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></p>
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