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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#44546A">FYI</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> CRA Bulletin [<a href="mailto:shar=cra.org@mail94.atl51.rsgsv.net">mailto:shar=cra.org@mail94.atl51.rsgsv.net</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>CRA Bulletin<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 21, 2017 4:01 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> King, Scott <<a href="mailto:Scott.King@tamucc.edu">Scott.King@tamucc.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Additional Tapia Conference Scholarship Opportunities from CRA Bulletin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2><a href="http://cra.us5.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=3403318289e02657adfc0822d&id=60e410d43b&e=256b461a63" target="_blank"><span style="color:#6DC6DD;font-weight:normal">Additional Tapia Conference Scholarship Opportunities</span></a><o:p></o:p></h2>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#606060"><a href="http://cra.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3403318289e02657adfc0822d&id=3c5fd7b296&e=256b461a63"><span style="color:#6DC6DD">Microsoft, Inc.</span></a>
and <a href="http://cra.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3403318289e02657adfc0822d&id=7840adf2b4&e=256b461a63">
<span style="color:#6DC6DD">Google</span></a> are now offering scholarships to support students to attend the
<a href="http://cra.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=3403318289e02657adfc0822d&id=a3ce599220&e=256b461a63">
<span style="color:#6DC6DD">ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference</span></a>. Encourage your students to apply to these scholarship opportunities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Diversity Conference Scholarship<o:p></o:p></h3>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#606060">Microsoft awards tuition scholarships and conference scholarships each year to encourage students to pursue studies in Computer Science and related STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Math) disciplines. Recipients will be awarded in recognition of their demonstrated passion for technology, academic excellence, and leadership while working to push the software industry forward.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Applicants must be enrolled full time in a Bachelors, Masters, or PhD program at a four-year college or university in the United States, Canada, or Mexico at the time the application
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Recipients receive paid registration to the Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity In Computing (September 20-23, 2017 in Atlanta GA)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#606060;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%">
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#606060">To be eligible for a grant to attend a conference in North America, applicants must:<br>
• Be a resident of North America<br>
• Be 18 years of age or older<br>
• Work or study in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a technical field related to the conference subject<br>
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Application deadline: June 28, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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