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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__innovationcrossroads.ornl.gov_&d=DwMFAg&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=sbzyxkeroY58e-CkP8hQtA&m=VHvCB4QY7iJUTGat_n_1Ba7WraFdZ-az9RkoDMu1pxo&s=v_UHENpIvdcyszo1L4Cth8zl65PZM6YRYbh3owUKqJM&e=" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="566" height="260" style="width:5.8958in;height:2.7083in" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:0dce8a56c0814825b062988a0ecad9e4"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:24.0pt"><strong><span style="font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#FDFDFC">Seeking energy innovators!</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#027796">Innovation Crossroads</span></strong></a> fellowship program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is now accepting applications for its fourth cohort of innovators. As part of the U.S. Department
of Energy Advanced Manufacturing Office’s Lab Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP), Innovation Crossroads embeds innovators at ORNL for two years to develop and de-risk their technologies.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:16.5pt"><em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#272A28">Participants selected for Cohort 4 will receive:</span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A two-year fellowship</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> – Includes a personal living stipend of up to $90,000/year depending on education and experience,
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lab access and research funding</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> – In addition to unparalleled access to facilities, equipment, and expertise
at ORNL, fellows receive $200,000 of R&D funding to support collaboration opportunities with researchers across the lab.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#272A28;line-height:16.5pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Business mentors, entrepreneurial training, and networking</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> – Participants receive access to experienced business
mentors, entrepreneurial training programs, and exclusive networking opportunities. Innovators are also exposed to a wide range of leaders from academia, industry, government, and finance that can serve as advisors or partners.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:22.5pt"><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#047796">Eligibility criteria</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:16.5pt"><em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#272A28">For acceptance into the program, applicants must:</span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Have a Ph.D. or equivalent experience</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#272A28;line-height:16.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Be focused on energy or manufacturing innovation</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#272A28;line-height:16.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Leverage ORNL R&D capabilities and have an impact on the Department of Energy (DOE) or Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) mission</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#272A28;line-height:16.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Be willing to relocate to the Knoxville-Oak Ridge area</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#272A28;line-height:16.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident at time of application</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:22.5pt"><strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#047796">How to apply</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:16.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#272A28">For more information and full application details, please visit
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#027796">https://innovationcrossroads.ornl.gov/application-information</span></strong></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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