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<div>I am writing to remind you of the supplements available to Under-represented minority and female graduate students paid under LA-SiGMA. LA-SiGMA will supplement research assistantships at Alliance institutions with $3,750 at the beginning of graduate school (on a comptetive basis), and $3,750 more upon completion of their qualifying exams.</div>
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<p align="left">The recipients will be required to return to their undergraduate institutions to recruit students, thus sustaining the pipeline of students into the graduate programs.</p></font></font>
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<div>Current students are eligible for the supplements as well. Please keep these benefits in mind while recruiting and selecting graduate students.</div><br>-- <br></div>
<div><font size="4" face="tahoma,sans-serif">Leigh Townsend</font></div>
<div><font face="tahoma,sans-serif">Outreach Coordinator for LA-SiGMA</font></div>
<div><font face="tahoma,sans-serif">Louisiana State University </font></div>
<div><font face="tahoma,sans-serif">402 Choppin Hall</font></div>
<div><font face="tahoma,sans-serif">Baton Rouge, LA 70803</font></div>
<div><font face="tahoma,sans-serif">O (225) 578-5381</font></div>
<div><font face="tahoma,sans-serif">F (225) 578-3458</font></div>
<div><a href="http://www.institute.loni.org/lasigma/" target="_blank"><font face="tahoma,sans-serif">www.institute.loni.org/lasigma/</font></a></div>
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