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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify; text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Dear Postdocs,</span></p>
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mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font:
minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:HE"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font:
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is a kind reminder of the PDA 2014 Summer Travel Grants Application. <b>The deadline is this Friday, April 18th.</b> T<span style="background:white">he travel grants will cover the period from 1<sup>st</sup> of January 2014 to 1<sup>st</sup> September 2014. The grants
will be announced by May 9<sup>th</sup> 2014. To apply, please fill out properly every sections of the <b><span style="color:#558ED5;mso-themecolor:text2;mso-themetint:153;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:
#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor:text2;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:
100.0%;mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms:"lumm=60000 lumo=40000""><a href="http://jotformpro.com/form/40617368106958" target="_blank" title="Ctrl+Click to follow link"><span style="color:#558ED5;
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mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor:text2;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;
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application form</span></a></span>.</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
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mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:
ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:HE"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
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mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:
ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:HE">We
encourage postdoc applicants from all disciplines to participate, as per the eligibility criteria specified below<b>:</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
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mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:
ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:HE"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
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mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:
ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:HE">1. Be
a current MIT post-doc<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-bidi;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:
ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:HE">2. Be
presenting a talk or a poster at the conference<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-bidi;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:
ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:HE">3. Have
not received a past travel grant award from the MIT PDA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-bidi;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:
ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:HE">4. Not
be involved in any committees of the MIT PDA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-bidi;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:
ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:HE">5. Submit
only one single application form<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-bidi;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:
ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:HE">6.
All or a substantial part of the submitted work MUST have been carried out within MIT. In brief, the MIT PI should be within the list of authors.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
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</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-bidi;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:
ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:HE">The
grants will be up to the amount of $1000 for international travel and up to $600 for domestic. Awardees will be reimbursed upon submission of applicable receipts to the Treasurer of the PDA (travel, lodging, on site transportation, food).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-bidi;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:
ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:HE"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-bidi;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:
ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:HE">Evaluation
will be based exclusively on the scientific merits and originality of the submitted works and not the overall quality of applicants. Therefore, a compelling description of the significance and impact of the presented project is particularly important.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
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mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:
ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:HE"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-bidi;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:
ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:HE">The
PDA Travel Grant Program is made possible through funding from the MIT Postdoctoral Association. The MIT PDA is funded in part by the Office of the MIT Vice President for Research.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:HE"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
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mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:
ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:HE">-Nan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
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ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:HE"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
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ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:HE">--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-bidi;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:
ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:HE">Nan
Li<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
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mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:
ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:HE">Chair
of Professional Development Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-bidi;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:
ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:HE">MIT
Postdoctoral Association (PDA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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