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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">Subject:</span></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">
The DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is now accepting applications!<b><o:p> </o:p></b></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">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 2023 Solicitation 1.<b>
<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Applications are due 5:00pm Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.
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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">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">
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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">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. A full list of the research priority areas can be found
</span><a href="https://science.osti.gov/wdts/scgsr/How-to-Apply/Priority-SC-Research-Areas"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin">here</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">.<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 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 75 awards in 2023 Solicitation 1 cycle, for project periods beginning
anytime between November 13, 2023 and March 4, 2024. <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 900 graduate awardees from 155 different
U.S. universities to conduct thesis research at all 17 DOE national laboratories across the country.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:9.0pt;line-height:14.25pt">
<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 eight Office of Science research and advanced technology program 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. Igor I. Slowing, at
</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">sc.scgsr@science.doe.gov</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">.
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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">U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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