A reminder to send Dr. Cox your application essay before April 1, 2011 to be eligible for the OLLI scholarship. Please see details below: > Dear BIOS PhD Students, > > We invite you to submit an application for the annual Osher Lifelong > Learning Institute (OLLI) Scholarship. This $1,000 scholarship award > is given to a student in the PhD Biosciences Program that demonstrates > excellence in research and education. > > All doctoral students are eligible to apply. The applicant should > submit a 1,000 word maximum essay describing why they are deserving of > this award and cite specific meritorious achievements from their > graduate studies which can include coursework performance, research > activities, poster and oral presentations, patent applications, and > peer-reviewed journal publications or manuscripts in review. > > The deadline for receipt of these application essays will be April 1, > 2011. Applications should be submitted as either an MS Word file or a > PDF file and should include the applicant's name and thesis adviser. > > Selection of the awardee will occur by no later than April 15, 2011 > and the student selected for the award will be notified shortly > thereafter. > > Sincerely, > > Dr. Cox > > > Daniel N. Cox, Ph.D. > Graduate Program Director (BIOS Ph.D. & M.S. BIOL.) > School of Systems Biology (Rm. 328D, Occoquan Hall) > Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study (Rm. 234) > George Mason University > 4400 University Drive, MSN 2A1 > Fairfax, VA 22030 > > 703-993-4971 (Office) > 703-993-4730 (Lab) > 703-993-4325 (FAX) > http://mason.gmu.edu/~dcox5 <http://mason.gmu.edu/%7Edcox5> >