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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Please share this announcement about current Mary Gates Leadership and Research Scholarships with all your undergraduate students. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="contentpasted4"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">The Mary Gates Scholarships, supported by the Mary Gates Endowment for Students, are open to all UW undergraduate students, including all class years,
all majors, and all residency statuses (US citizens, permanent residents, international students, and undocumented students are all eligible). Each scholarship provides $5,000 ($2,500 per quarter for two quarters) for students to pursue leadership or research
activities. The deadline to apply in Autumn is <u>October 30, 2023, at 5pm</u>. Throughout the months of September and October we are offering info sessions and application workshops for all interested students and applicants.</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thank you for your support in getting the word out! Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Olivia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The <a href="https://expd.uw.edu/mge/apply/" title="https://expd.uw.edu/mge/apply/">
<span style="color:black">Mary Gates Leadership and Research Scholarships</span></a> are now accepting applications!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The Mary Gates Scholarships, supported by the Mary Gates Endowment for Students, are open to all UW undergraduate students, including all class years, all majors, and all residency statuses (US
citizens, permanent residents, international students, and undocumented students are all eligible). Visit our
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://expd.uw.edu/mge/" title="https://expd.uw.edu/mge/"><span style="color:black">website
</span></a><span style="color:black">to learn more.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Benefits</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Mary Gates scholarships provide $5,000 ($2,500 per quarter for two quarters) for students to pursue leadership or research activities. These scholarships benefit students in the current academic
year and connect students with a community of scholars and mentors.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://expd.uw.edu/mge/apply/leadership/" title="https://expd.uw.edu/mge/apply/leadership/"><span style="color:black">Mary Gates Leadership Scholarship</span></a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Students foster leadership development skills as they pursue a project or activity important to them and their community.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Application Deadline:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Monday, October 30 at 5pm</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Wednesday, November 1 at 5pm</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Application Workshops:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Monday, October 23, 2:30-4pm (open to leadership applicants only) - RSPV
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/1212" title="https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/1212"><span style="color:black">here</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thursday, October 26, 3-4:30pm (open to all applicants) - RSPV
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/1213" title="https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/1213"><span style="color:black">here</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="contentpasted3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://expd.uw.edu/mge/apply/research/" title="https://expd.uw.edu/mge/apply/research/"><b><span style="color:black">Mary Gates Research Scholarship</span></b></a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="contentpasted3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Students engage in a research project to discover, articulate, and contribute their talents and ideas with the guidance of a faculty mentor.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Application Deadline:</span></b><span class="contentpasted3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> Monday, October 30 at 5pm</span></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Letter of Recommendation Deadline:</span></b><span class="contentpasted3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> Wednesday, November 1 at 5pm</span></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="contentpasted3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thursday, October 19, 2:30-4pm (open to research applicants only) - RSPV <a href="https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/1211" title="https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/1211"><span style="color:black">here</span></a></span></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="contentpasted3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thursday, October 26, 3-4:30 pm (open to all applicants) - RSVP </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/1213" title="https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/1213"><span style="color:black">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We offer several information sessions for students to learn more about the scholarships offered through the Mary Gates Endowment. RSVP
<a href="https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/1210" title="https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/1210">
<span style="color:black">here </span></a>for a time that works best for you.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Schedule advising appointments for assistance with general questions about the Mary Gates Endowment or with components of the scholarship application. Please visit
<a href="https://expd.uw.edu/mge/advising/" title="https://expd.uw.edu/mge/advising/">
<span style="color:black">our advising page</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Please send any questions or inquiries to
<u><a href="mailto:mgates@uw.edu">mgates@uw.edu</a></u>. We look forward to supporting you!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">OLIVIA ALBIERO, PhD (she/her)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">Assistant Director for the Mary Gates Endowment</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"><a href="mailto:albieroo@uw.edu">albieroo@uw.edu</a> / </span><a href="https://expd.uw.edu/mge/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">expd.uw.edu/mge/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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