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<span class="" style=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span class="" style="">Wanda OBrien-Trefil <<a href="mailto:wandaobrientrefil@verizon.net" class="">wandaobrientrefil@verizon.net</a>><br class="">
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<span class="" style=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span class="" style="">'Jim Trefil' <<a href="mailto:jtrefil@gmu.edu" class="">jtrefil@gmu.edu</a>><br class="">
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<span class="" style=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span class="" style=""><b class="">Trefil Science Scholarship $5,000 for undergrads of Polish descent</b><br class="">
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<span class="" style=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span class="" style="">November 14, 2016 at 4:03:01 PM EST<br class="">
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<span class="" style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Dear Science Educators,</span></div>
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<span class="" style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">The Kościuszko Foundation administers a<span class="x_x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">$5,000 scholarship for</b><span class="x_x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">undergraduate
students of Polish descent</b>. Please pass on this information to possible candidates as well as faculty and staff that may be in positions to further disseminate this information.</span></div>
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<span class="" style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Requirements of the “Drs. James and Wanda Trefil Science Scholarship” include:</span></div>
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<span class="" style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Symbol"><span class="">·<span class="" style="font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:normal; font-size:7pt; line-height:normal; font-family:'Times New Roman'"> <span class="x_x_Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span class="" style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Undergraduate
student of Polish descent, US citizen or permanent resident</span></div>
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promise in the natural sciences</span></div>
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<span class="" style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Symbol"><span class="">·<span class="" style="font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:normal; font-size:7pt; line-height:normal; font-family:'Times New Roman'"> <span class="x_x_Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span class="" style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Minimum
3.5 GPA</span></div>
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<span class="" style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Symbol"><span class="">·<span class="" style="font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:normal; font-size:7pt; line-height:normal; font-family:'Times New Roman'"> <span class="x_x_Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span class="" style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Deadline
January 5, 2017</span></div>
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<span class="" style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Please be so kind as to post the attached flyer and forward the attached information to possible candidates. The link includes Requirements and Application, though it has not yet been
updated for 2016-2017:<span class="x_x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="" style=""><a href="http://www.thekf.org/kf/scholarships/tuition/science/" class="" style="color:rgb(149,79,114); text-decoration:underline">http://www.thekf.org/kf/scholarships/tuition/science/</a></span></span></div>
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<span class="" style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Thank you very much for disseminating this information among your science students who may have Polish heritage. The scholarship is sponsored by James Trefil, Clarence J. Robinson Professor
of Physics at George Mason University, and prolific writer of 50 books. His wife, Wanda, is of Polish descent, and a life-long teacher. The Drs. Trefil owe their educations to scholarships, and they delight in locating and helping outstanding students to
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<span class="" style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Wanda O’Brien-Trefil, Ph.D.</span></div>
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