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<span>The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science is pleased to announce that the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span>Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR)</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>program is now accepting
applications for the 2020 Solicitation 2.<b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span> </span><span>Applications are due 5:00pm Eastern Time on Thursday, November 12, 2020.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span>We would like to brin</span>g to your attention 4 new transdisciplinary research areas for encouraging graduate training activities at the convergence of multiple disciplines and communities, including<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>Microelectronics,
Data Science, Conservation Laws and Symmetries,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b><i>and<b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Accelerator Science</b></i>. We strongly encourage applications in these areas. <span>Detailed information
about the program, including eligibility requirements and access to the online application system, can be found at:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://science.osti.gov/wdts/scgsr/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline"><span>https://science.osti.gov/wdts/scgsr/</span></a><span>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span> </span></span><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<span>The SCGSR program supports supplemental awards to outstanding U.S. graduate students to conduct part of their graduate thesis research at a DOE national laboratory/facility in collaboration with a DOE laboratory scientist for a period of 3 to 12 consecutive
months—with the goal of preparing graduate students for scientific and technical careers critically important to the DOE Office of Science mission.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span>The SCGSR program is open to current Ph.D. students in qualified graduate programs at accredited U.S. academic institutions, who are conducting their graduate thesis research in targeted areas of importance to the DOE Office of Science.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span>The
research opportunity is expected to advance the graduate students’ overall doctoral thesis/dissertation while providing access to the expertise, resources, and capabilities available at the host DOE laboratories/facilities.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span>The
supplemental award provides for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span>additional, incremental costs for living and travel expenses directly associated with conducting the SCGSR research project at the DOE host laboratory/facility during the
award period.</span><span><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span>The Office of Science expects to make approximately 95 awards in 2020 Solicitation 2 cycle, for project periods beginning anytime between June 14, 2021 and October 4, 2021.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span>Since its inception in 2014, the SCGSR program has provided support to over 580 graduate awardees from 141 different U.S. universities to conduct thesis research at 18 DOE national laboratories/facilities across the nation.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span>The SCGSR program is sponsored and managed by the DOE Office of Science’s Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS), in collaboration with the six Office of Science research programs offices and the DOE national laboratories/facilities,
and program administration support is provided by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span>For any questions, please contact the SCGSR Program Manager, Dr. Ping Ge, at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:sc.scgsr@science.doe.gov" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline"><span>sc.scgsr@science.doe.gov</span></a><span>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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