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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>The Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is accepting applications for its<b> </b><a href="http://www.nas.edu/gulf/fellowships/index.html"><b>2016 Early-Career Research Fellowships and Science Policy Fellowships</b></a> at www.nas.edu/gulf/fellowships.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The two-year <b>Early-Career Research Fellowships</b> recognize tenure track faculty (or equivalent) for exceptional leadership, past performance, and potential for future contributions to improving oil system safety, human health and well-being, or environmental protection. Fellows’ areas of research may include the social and behavioral sciences, health and medicine, engineering, <b>earth and life sciences</b>, and relevant interdisciplinary fields. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The one-year <b>Science Policy Fellowships</b> place doctoral students and professionals who have received their graduate degrees in the past five years with a state environmental, natural resources, oil and gas, or public health agency, or in the regional office of a relevant federal agency in the Gulf of Mexico region. Fellows’ areas of study may include the social and behavioral sciences, health and medicine, engineering, <b>earth and life sciences</b>, and relevant interdisciplinary fields.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To learn more about eligibility and how to apply, or to access the online application system, please <a href="http://www.nas.edu/gulf/fellowships/index.html">visit the Gulf Research Program’s website</a> at www.nas.edu/gulf/fellowships. <b>Applications for both fellowships are due on February 17, 2016 at 11:59pm ET.</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>To be notified about upcoming application deadlines and future funding opportunities, <a href="http://www.nas.edu/gulf">sign up to receive periodic email updates</a> at www.nas.edu/gulf.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>