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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Lynch, Abigail J <ajlynch@usgs.gov><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 8, 2021 2:38 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> GS-CLU NCCWSC <gs-clu_nccwsc@usgs.gov>; casc-network-staff@googlegroups.com <casc-network-staff@googlegroups.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> REMINDER: Science to Action Fellowship - SOIs due 31 January</font>
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<i>This reminder will come out in our upcoming newsletter, but we just wanted to flag it separately here –
<b>please share broadly with interested CASC-affiliated students!</b></i></p>
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Statements of Interest</a> for the <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.proofpoint.com%2Fv2%2Furl%3Fu%3Dhttps-3A__www.usgs.gov_ecosystems_climate-2Dadaptation-2Dscience-2Dcenters_science_science-2Daction-2Dfellowship-3Fqt-2Dscience-5Fcenter-5Fobjects-3D0-23qt-2Dscience-5Fcenter-5Fobjects%26d%3DDwMGaQ%26c%3DqKdtBuuu6dQK9MsRUVJ2DPXW6oayO8fu4TfEHS8sGNk%26r%3Dx_FJJ8V9ORL0wq-qGFzT9yMHgbT-tHfTa3wx3StKdFY%26m%3DgK3T4T7SLnRB7zyusRGr1C_Egi_eCuYjUAU8jv-ppSw%26s%3Dl8kb3Bx7hrdyh-MEqz_2RBCcikGYf0Wv3H25mS4OXVo%26e%3D&data=04%7C01%7Cabamzai%40usgs.gov%7C7ce5ecdc99794463e2c708d8b41dba46%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637457387062600383%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=0C5hkDEEY%2BCOjc%2FGvulIOicRbkzprTl9QEpqGNeqY1g%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.usgs.gov_ecosystems_climate-2Dadaptation-2Dscience-2Dcenters_science_science-2Daction-2Dfellowship-3Fqt-2Dscience-5Fcenter-5Fobjects-3D0-23qt-2Dscience-5Fcenter-5Fobjects&d=DwMGaQ&c=qKdtBuuu6dQK9MsRUVJ2DPXW6oayO8fu4TfEHS8sGNk&r=x_FJJ8V9ORL0wq-qGFzT9yMHgbT-tHfTa3wx3StKdFY&m=gK3T4T7SLnRB7zyusRGr1C_Egi_eCuYjUAU8jv-ppSw&s=l8kb3Bx7hrdyh-MEqz_2RBCcikGYf0Wv3H25mS4OXVo&e=" shash="fR69hPotl3hARG1dmshAQ4TGNuiw1V19Y46K2qZweahpWqjzZ7/J648avVOAgk7eczjBwxc1z4fCiQEikZx8nQJH2CWoiWiFtTWNi/GrFCPiH4GxriGNm9PVfyDBN0xB07Wyl1kztp3rLgmn200PTPdxsr5XmiPkosP65T3Ypr0=" target="_blank">
<b>2021 Science to Action Fellowship</b></a> through <b>31 January 2021</b>. </span>
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<span style="font-size:18.0pt">The Science to Action Fellowship program supports graduate students in developing a product that puts science into action, directly applying scientific research related to climate change impacts on fish, wildlife, or ecosystems
to decision making about natural resources.</span></p>
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The Science to Action Fellowship was developed to:</p>
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Expose graduate students to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) through the <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/ecosystems/climate-adaptation-science-centers/national-casc?qt-science_support_page_related_con=0#qt-science_support_page_related_con" target="_blank">USGS National
Climate Adaptation Science Center (NCASC)</a>, whose mission is to provide scientific information, tools, and techniques to help natural and cultural resource managers anticipate and adapt to the impacts of climate change on fish, wildlife, and ecosystems.</li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Support graduate students in developing a policy-relevant product related to the impacts of climate change on fish, wildlife, their habitats, and users. This product should put science into action, applying scientific research directly to decision making about
natural resources. It may be related to the graduate student’s own research, and if so, may present a unique opportunity to enhance and share research with a broader community of decision makers. </li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Provide students the opportunity to interact with the USGS community and others outside of academia.</li></ul>
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During the fellowship year and beyond, fellows benefit from collaborations with university and USGS mentors, from interactions with other colleagues and partners of USGS, and from exposure to high priority, real-world challenges in the natural resources policy
arena.<b> </b><i>Preference will be given to applicants with a clear research - management/policy link.</i> </p>
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<b>Eligibility</b></p>
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This opportunity is open to graduate students at <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/ecosystems/climate-adaptation-science-centers" target="_blank">Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs)</a> Consortium Institutions who are students for the <b>entire fellowship
year</b> (<i>special circumstances otherwise considered</i>). To view the list of consortium institutions for each CASC, please check out our <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/ecosystems/climate-adaptation-science-centers/learn-about-regional-cascs?qt-science_support_page_related_con=0#qt-science_support_page_related_con" target="_blank">CASC
pages</a> and the <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/ecosystems/climate-adaptation-science-centers/casc-network-and-region-maps" target="_blank">CASC Network map</a>.</p>
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<b>Financial Award</b></p>
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Up to two fellows will be selected, annually, to receive a financial award of $10,000* each. The financial award is intended to support the additional efforts undertaken by the Fellow for the NCASC project, <i>not</i> as a graduate stipend.</p>
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<b>Mentorship Experience</b></p>
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Each Fellow will work closely with his/her university mentor (typically, the applicant’s graduate program advisor) and a mentor from NCASC (identified by the applicant during the application process). </p>
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<b>Fellowship Duration and Location</b></p>
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The fellowship experience will last one year (start date is flexible within funded year, starting April at the earliest). During this time, the Fellow will be expected to work at NCASC or a CASC with a CASC mentor for two months (<i>typically summer; specific
dates are flexible; virtual options considered as appropriate</i>) but may remain at his/her host institution for the rest of the term.</p>
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<b>Questions? </b></p>
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Please direct questions about the fellowship program to Dr. <b>Abigail Lynch</b>, NCASC Research Fish Biologist, <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmail.google.com%2Fmail%2F%3Fview%3Dcm%26fs%3D1%26tf%3D1%26to%3Dajlynch%40usgs.gov&data=04%7C01%7Cabamzai%40usgs.gov%7C7ce5ecdc99794463e2c708d8b41dba46%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637457387062610338%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=otko51PICLyAcUyrxCcfK3HLtTNZT7MedPt0A4i3s9o%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=ajlynch@usgs.gov" shash="tmdgnOm/s18WnAxsQwiVPjJj52jA1gjIKV2PrT9vFtTU1QfT0lfaylwxmHoRxl5t65RLmHD7yp/7O1X0c5J52WeNsB82z6j3xtN5I/vMkpXO0H+7nYCJ4zspT+AQXgrWnYQ7PyQK3gUr0cjNydPe9wclz5vf+ApVbPdb0pW5neU=" target="_blank">ajlynch@usgs.gov</a>. </p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Garamond",serif; color:#0F5C1A">Abigail</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Garamond",serif; color:#0F5C1A"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Garamond",serif; color:#0F5C1A">(Abby) </span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Garamond",serif; color:#0F5C1A">Lynch</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Garamond",serif; color:#0F5C1A">,
Ph.D.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt; font-family:"Garamond",serif; color:#45818E"><br>
</span><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Garamond",serif; color:#0F5C1A">USGS National Climate Adaptation Science Center</span></i><span style="font-size:9.5pt; font-family:"Garamond",serif; color:#45818E"><br>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Garamond",serif; color:#45818E"><a href="https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/abigail-j-lynch" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:#1155CC">USGS Staff Profile</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:7.5pt; font-family:"Garamond",serif; color:#45818E"><br>
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