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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:24.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4C7520'>Student Scholarships Are Still Available for the 2015 Natural Areas Conference </span></b><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Applications are due by September 15th. Please share this with your university. </span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><br><span style='color:black'>The Natural Areas Association (NAA) is pleased to offer a limited number of <a href="http://naturalareasconference.org/students" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>student scholarships</span></a> for the 2015 </span><a href="http://naturalareasconference.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>Natural Areas Conference</span></a><span style='color:black'>. The conference, hosted by the Natural Areas Association, will be held in Little Rock, Arkansas, November 3-5, 2015. </span></span></b><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Student scholarships will cover the full amount of the student’s conference registration fee, plus lodging. Travel expenses will be considered based on an applicant’s needs. Any other fees, travel, per diem costs and expenses are the responsibility of the conference participant.<br><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Who Is Eligible?<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br>Full-time students attending accredited institutions and majoring in an applicable field such as: natural resource management, biology, ecology, botany, or related subjects are eligible <a href="http://naturalareasconference.org/students" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>to apply</span></a>. You must be a current NAA student member to be eligible for the scholarship. Not a member? </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="http://naturalareasconference.org/naa-membership-payments" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>Join today</span></a><span style='color:black'>. Your membership runs for a full year and includes an annual subscription to the <i>Natural Areas Journal</i>. Students who attend the conference will receive two years' membership for the price of one ($35). NAA student chapter members are strongly encouraged to apply.<br><br>Scholarships will be awarded on a competitive basis. For more information, selection criteria and to view the application, <a href="http://naturalareasconference.org/students" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>visit the students page</span></a> on the conference website. </span><br><br><i><span style='color:black'>REMEMBER: The deadline for applications is September 15, 2015. All scholarship recipients will be notified by September 30, 2015.</span></i></span></b><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Students are an important part of this Conference</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>The Natural Areas Association encourages as many students as possible to attend this conference. Help us spread the word by sharing this with your university, students and faculty. NAA is offering a low-cost student registration rate (daily or full-week). Students will have the unique opportunity to network with conservation professionals, identify new career opportunities, share ideas with peers, and attend as many sessions as they wish to learn, learn, learn!<br><br><a href="http://naturalareasconference.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>Visit the conference website</span></a> for more information on, or to register for, the Natural Areas Conference. </span></b><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=115 height=115 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D0EA21.E83EBB30" alt="Natural Areas-Assocation-COLOR new logo 2015 for FB"> naturalareas.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Join us for the Natural Areas Conference 2015 in Little Rock, AR; Nov 3-5. Visit <a href="naturalareasconference.org">naturalareasconference.org</a> for information or to register.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>