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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dear Colleagues,

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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin">The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science is pleased to announce that the

<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR)</span> program is now accepting applications for the 2021 Solicitation 2.<b>

<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Applications are due 5:00pm Eastern Time on Wednesday, November 10, 2021.

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<b><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>

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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin">We would like to brin</span>g to your attention the most recent new additions:<o:p> </o:p></p>

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<li>4 transdisciplinary research areas for encouraging graduate training activities at the convergence of multiple disciplines and communities, including

Microelectronics, Data Science, Conservation Laws and Symmetries, and Accelerator Science.

<o:p> </o:p></li><li>2 new SC program offices: <b>Isotope R&D and Production</b>, and <b>Accelerator R&D and Production</b>.<o:p> </o:p></li></ul>

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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin">Detailed information about the SCGSR program, including eligibility requirements and access to the online application

 system, can be found at: </span><a href="https://science.osti.gov/wdts/scgsr/"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin">https://science.osti.gov/wdts/scgsr/</span></a><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin">.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> 

</span></span><o:p> </o:p></p>

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<b><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>

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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin">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 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. <o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin">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><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin">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.

</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin">The supplemental award provides for

</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">additional, incremental costs for living and travel expenses directly associated with

 conducting the SCGSR research project at the DOE host laboratory during the award period.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin">

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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin">The Office of Science expects to make approximately 95 awards in 2021 Solicitation 2 cycle, for project periods beginning

 anytime between June 13, 2022 and October 3, 2022. <o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin">Since its inception in 2014, the SCGSR program has provided support to over 700 graduate awardees from 150 different

 U.S. universities to conduct thesis research at all 17 DOE national laboratories across the nation.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin">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). <o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin">For any questions, please contact the SCGSR Program Manager, Dr. Ping Ge, at

<a href="mailto:sc.scgsr@science.doe.gov"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin">sc.scgsr@science.doe.gov</a><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin">.

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