<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000DD"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Student Financial Assistance for </SPAN></FONT></B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000DD"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000DD"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Energy-Related Research</SPAN></FONT></B></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia"><B> </B></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><I><B>Request for Proposals</B></I></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><I><O:P></O:P></I></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><I>Deadline: March 26, 2007</I></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia"> </FONT></SPAN></P><DIV style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0.5in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><SPAN style="">MIT has received a generous gift from TOTAL, a leading multinational energy company, to support students conducting energy-related research. Graduate students whose research is in the area of energy may be eligible to receive a financial award to assist in carrying out their research. Awards can be used for travel, supplies, or equipment. To apply, submit a short description of your research, the amount you are seeking, and how it will be used to Prof. Ernest Moniz (<A href="mailto:ejmoniz@mit.edu">ejmoniz@mit.edu</A>) by Monday, March 26. Awards of $1K-10K will be considered.</SPAN></DIV><DIV style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0.5in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0.5in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0.5in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"> </FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0.5in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia"> </FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR><BR><DIV> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Karen<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>L. Gibson</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">MIT Laboratory For Energy and the Environment</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">77 Massachusetts Avenue, E40-469</FONT></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px">Cambridge, MA 02139 USA</P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">(1 Amherst St., E40-469, Cambridge, MA 02142 - for DHL, FedEx, UPS)</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Tel:<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>1 (617) 258-6368; Fax:<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>1 (617) 258-6590</FONT></P> </DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>