<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"><base href="x-msg://2899/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div><div>Forwarding award information...</div><div><br></div><div>-----</div><div><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Dear Colleague:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">We are writing to let you know about an exciting grant opportunity --- the Marion Milligan Mason Award for Women in the Chemical Sciences.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">The objective of the Mason Award is to kick-start the research career of promising future senior investigators in the chemical sciences. The Marion Milligan Mason Fund will provide three grants of $50,000 every other year to women researchers engaged in basic research in the chemical sciences. Awards are for women who are starting their academic research careers. In addition to research funding, the program will provide leadership development and mentoring opportunities.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Applicants must have a "full-time" career-track appointment. More than one applicant from the same institution can apply for this award, provided that each application is scientifically distinct.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">For more information about the request for proposals for the Marion Milligan Mason Award for Women in the Chemical Sciences,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://masonaward.aaas.org/Milligan_RFA.pdf" target="new" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">please click here to view the PDF</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">This award is funded by a bequest from the Marion Milligan Mason Fund.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">As a chemist and AAAS member since 1965, the late Marion Tuttle Milligan Mason wanted to support the advancement of women in the chemical sciences. Dr. Milligan also wanted to honor her family's commitment to higher education for women, as demonstrated by her parents and grandfather, who encouraged and sent several daughters to college.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">***Proposals are due Monday, September 15, 2014, midnight Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">***Awards will be announced on or before May 1, 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Proposals should be submitted via the online application system at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://masonaward.aaas.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">https://masonaward.aaas.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Please circulate this email to your colleagues.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">If you have questions, please e-mail<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:masonaward@aaas.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">masonaward@aaas.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Shirley M. Malcom,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Director, EHR, AAAS<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">and<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Yolanda S. George,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Deputy Director, EHR, AAAS<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 17px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><br></body></html>