<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Hi awesome people,<div><br></div><div>Summer 2014 Fellowships are available bringing together Makers, DIYBio, and scientists for a hack-tacular summer in our Bioengineering research lab. </div><div><br></div><div>Please help spread the word!</div><div><br></div><div>Your thoughts and candid feedback are most welcome as we bring this program to full instantiation (last year was a pilot).</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.amrinstitute.org/">http://www.amrinstitute.org/</a></div><div><br></div><div><div apple-content-edited="true">BTW: if you are interested in helping sponsor this program please let me know, we will be announcing sponsors next week.<br><br>thank you,<br>Jordan<br><br><br></div></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 28px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Open call for Applications for AMRI 2014 Summer Fellowships</span></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We are pleased to announce that the Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute (AMRI) will again be hosted by the <a title="http://bioe.rice.edu/" href="http://bioe.rice.edu/" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Department of Bioengineering at Rice University</a> for Summer 2014 Fellowships.<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">AMRI is dedicated to <a title="http://amrinstitute.org/build_the_future..html" href="http://amrinstitute.org/build_the_future..html" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">fostering collaboration between the open source Maker community, the DIY Bio community, and the scientific research communities</a>. Fellows at AMRI use their familiarity with open source technology to develop tools used for forwarding scientific research. Mentors at AMRI use their background in scientific research to suggest strategies for overcoming engineering challenges encountered in development of open source technology. The goal is to use this collaboration to improve the general public's accessibility to science and engineering as a whole.<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a title="http://news.rice.edu/2013/09/03/rice-brc-hosts-advanced-manufacturing-research-institute-2/" href="http://news.rice.edu/2013/09/03/rice-brc-hosts-advanced-manufacturing-research-institute-2/" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Check out what we did last year, click here!</a><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">For Summer 2014 we have an open call for applications in the following areas:<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Project 1: e-NABLE 3D Printed Prosthetic Devices<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In collaboration with the <a title="http://enablingthefuture.org/" href="http://enablingthefuture.org/" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">worldwide e-NABLE group</a>, and <a title="http://www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/en/Locations/houston/our-staff" href="http://www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/en/Locations/houston/our-staff" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Gloria Gogola, M.D.</a> at <a title="http://www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/Locations/houston" href="http://www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/Locations/houston" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Shriners Hospital for Children</a>, Fellows will aid in the design, 3D printing, testing, and refinement of open-source prosthetic hand and finger designs. This unique fellowship will bring 3D printing into the clinical setting, working closely with Dr. Gogola and her patients in need.<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Project 2: Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Fellows will augment and refine the <a title="http://reprap.org/wiki/OpenSLS" href="http://reprap.org/wiki/OpenSLS" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">open SLS design</a> pioneered by <a title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE5KRSlO9rA" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE5KRSlO9rA" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Andreas Bastian last year</a>. SLS machines typically cost $50k or more, we built ours for under $15k. This year we will focus on powder manufacturing and powder handling, as well as characterization of SLS parts via scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and mechanical testing. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE5KRSlO9rA" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Andreas' 2013 AMRI Presentation is available here.</a><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Project 3: OLED 3D Photolithography of Living Tissues<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Related to <a title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9Gt_oRdd5c" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9Gt_oRdd5c" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Anderson Ta’s exciting digital light projection (DLP) photolithography</a> last year, Fellows will investigate and program organic light emitting diode (OLED) screens as a light source for 3D photolithographic printing of living tissues. Chemical functionalization of glass surfaces will also be investigated to passivate the screen surface and aid in detachment and 3D printing from the light source surface.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9Gt_oRdd5c" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Andy's 2013 AMRI Presentation is available here.</a><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Project 4: Open Source Ink Jet Printing of Bacteria<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">A continuation of <a href="https://github.com/sjkelly/AMRI-Rice-201308-sjkelly" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Steve Kelly's inkshield augmentation</a> of RepRap motherboards to print living bacteria, Fellows will investigate fluid mechanics, python scripting, and multicolor printing to create interacting bacterial colonies on top of and within agar gels. Fellows will also learn how to insert genes of interest into bacterial colonies for protein production. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4wo9cRL3Xg" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Steve's 2013 AMRI Presentation is available here.</a><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Fellowship Scope<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Selected Fellows will follow <a title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VebpbbZVL28" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VebpbbZVL28" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">the AMRI workflow developed last year</a>:<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="style_1"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="style_1">Define, Design, and Develop: </span>accurately elaborate the design criteria, assess different designs that fit within budget constraints, and develop a plan of attack to make the equipment or materials<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="style_1"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="style_1">Quantify and Qualify: </span>What are the equipment specifications? Under what conditions can it operate? With what materials? What are the relevant tolerances that can be expected? Next -- measure them. Were they accurately predicted? How closely did they match up? Are we still on budget target? A redesign may be required depending on how far out of specification the equipment has become.<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="style_1">Document and Deploy: </span>documentation for that equipment and sufficient details and instruction for others to deploy or repurpose the equipment completely independent. Documentation and deployment will be key components throughout all of AMRI<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Details and Eligibility<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">AMRI 2014 Fellowships will run from June 15th – August 31st, 2014 (2.5 months).<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">AMRI is primarily focused on fostering individuals from the Maker community and educating them in scientific inquiry. You need not have prior scientific experience to apply.<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Applicants should be 18 years of age or older and should have finished high school by the time the fellowship will start. Exemptions may be granted in rare cases.<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Fellows will receive a $5,000 stipend (taxable) to help defray living expenses for their time in Houston, TX. The Fellowship is currently limited to people legally allowed to work in the United States (e.g. US Citizens, F-1 VISA). Proof of ability to work in the US will be required by Rice University before the stipend can be disbursed.<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Fellows should have demonstrable familiarity with <a title="http://www.reprap.org/" href="http://www.reprap.org/" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">RepRap</a>, <a title="http://www.arduino.cc/" href="http://www.arduino.cc/" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Arduino</a>, <a title="http://www.raspberrypi.org/" href="http://www.raspberrypi.org/" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Raspberry Pi</a>,<a title="http://beagleboard.org/" href="http://beagleboard.org/" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">BeagleBoard, </a>or other related open source technologies that can and will be utilized for the 2014 Fellowships.<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Selected Fellows will work in Houston, TX with <a title="http://bioengineering.rice.edu/faculty/Jordan_Miller.aspx" href="http://bioengineering.rice.edu/faculty/Jordan_Miller.aspx" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Jordan Miller, Ph.D.</a>, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering and AMRI Director. Fellows will work in the Microphysiological Systems Engineering and Advanced Materials Laboratory at the <a title="http://brc.rice.edu/" href="http://brc.rice.edu/" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">BioScience Research Collaborative of Rice University</a>. This world-class facility has the tools, the people, the infrastructure, and the location to provide Fellows with everything they need to be successful this summer.<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">You will have a modest supplies budget provided by Dr. Miller’s Lab to make sure you have what you need to achieve your goals.<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">How To Apply<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Your application must include:<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">1) Statement of Research Interests. Write up to 750 words describing:<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">a) <span class="style_1">very brief</span> summary of previous work with open-source projects, with relevant links where applicable<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">b) Of the projects described above, describe in detail which project you would like to work on. What drew you to this project, and what would you like to accomplish this summer? What support would you need (in terms of supplies) to achieve your goals? How do these plans fit into the AMRI workflow and scope described in detail above?<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">c) Include your perspective on the open-source community. What are its strengths, and what do you see as its current challenges? Feel free to give specific examples. <br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">d) You may include figures, diagrams, and references, which are not counted in this 750-word limit. <br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">2) Your CV or Resume (this section is limited to 3 pages)<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">3) Names and contact information for three references: people who can attest to your skills, work ethic, and interpersonal abilities<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">AMRI is committed to the principle of equal opportunity, and it is our aim to attract qualified individuals of diverse backgrounds for this unique summer Fellowship.<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Send your application as a PDF attachment in one email to<a title="mailto:amri@rice.edu?subject=AMRI 2014 Fellowship Application" href="mailto:amri@rice.edu?subject=AMRI%202014%20Fellowship%20Application" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">amri@rice.edu</a> by May 15th, 11:59 pm CT. Only one application per person, please.<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Sponsorship<br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a title="http://jmil.web.rice.edu/" href="http://jmil.web.rice.edu/" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Donate HERE!</a><br></div><div style="color: rgb(70, 60, 60); font-family: ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We are actively soliciting formal sponsorship to cover the cost of these fellowships. If you are interested in helping, please <a title="mailto:jmil@rice.edu?Subject=AMRI 2014 Sponsorship Inquiry" href="mailto:jmil@rice.edu?Subject=AMRI%202014%20Sponsorship%20Inquiry" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">contact Jordan Miller for additional details.</a> Sponsorship of AMRI is IRS tax-deductible because donations come through Rice University, a 501c(3) non-profit educational institution. Rice sends official tax-deductible paperwork by snail-mail to <a title="http://jmil.web.rice.edu/" href="http://jmil.web.rice.edu/" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">the address entered into the donation form</a>. We appreciate your help; we can’t do this program without you!<br></div><div><br></div></body></html>