<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:solid"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear CEDAR Community,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:solid"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:solid"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">On behalf of the session conveners, I would like to invite you to join our interactive panel at the upcoming CEDAR Workshop 2026: Turning Scientific Vision or Ideas into Funded Research, on June 25, 2026 from 13:30-15:30 CT in Room 102.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:solid"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:solid"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Proposal writing is an essential skill in our field. As funding landscapes and agency priorities evolve, this session aims to provide broadly applicable guidance for navigating the funding environment across all career stages. We will explore best practices for assembling, refining, and submitting competitive research proposals.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:solid"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:solid"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Panelists: Professor Mark Conde, Professor Tai-Yin Huang, and Sophie Phillips<br>Moderators: Julio Urbina & Romina Nikoukar</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:solid"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:solid"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Our panelists will share perspectives from across the field and discuss topics such as selecting the right funding opportunity, clarifying team roles, and recycling declined proposals.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:solid"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:solid"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">❓</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>Submit Your Questions</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:solid"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">This session will be driven by a moderated Q&A format. We want to ensure we address the topics most important to you! Please submit your questions for our panelists in advance using this link:<br><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdlbV_m9QEnaXlVjgO6MSaC71LfpVXgaRMPZVbV0tmrTILpKQ/viewform" title="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdlbV_m9QEnaXlVjgO6MSaC71LfpVXgaRMPZVbV0tmrTILpKQ/viewform" style="color:rgb(4,74,145)">Submit Questions for Panel Here</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:solid"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:solid"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">💻</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>How to Join Virtually</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:solid"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">If you are attending virtually, please use the following Zoom details:</span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;text-decoration-style:solid;margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: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