Students and faculty, The Cosmos Club offers up to $3,000 to graduate students who attend Metropolitan Consortium of Washington Area Universities, which includes Mason. For the past few years, Mason students have successfully competed for these awards. The application process has changed a bit and there is now on on-line form. The deadline is November 1st this year. http://www.cosmosclubfoundation.org/scholars/grants-program.html -- Diane St. Germain Coordinator, Biology and Biosciences Graduate Academic Programs** *Molecular and Microbiology Dept.* *George** Mason University* MS 1H8, 10900 University Blvd. Manassas, VA 20110 *Phone* (703) 993-4263, *Fax* (703) 993-8976