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The Graduate Studies Committee is accepting applications for the Margaret Baker Graham Research Grant. The $500 grant will be awarded at
<span style="color: rgb(85, 65, 154);"><b><a href="https://www.businesscommunication.org/p/cm/ld/fid=1707" id="OWA53977ef1-0800-9f2d-8abd-762b54b940a3" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(85, 65, 154); text-decoration: none;">this
year’s ABC International Conference</a></b></span>, October 16–19 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.</div>
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If you are a doctoral student entering the research phase of your program, we encourage you to apply for this award. Preference will be given to those individuals who demonstrate a need for financial support during the late stages of their doctoral programs.</div>
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Please review <span style="color: rgb(85, 65, 154);"><b><a href="https://www.businesscommunication.org/page/graham" id="OWAdf4e326c-35c7-b477-926f-26bdc9137003" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(85, 65, 154); text-decoration: none;">the
eligibility criteria and application procedures</a></b></span> described on the ABC website. Complete applications must be submitted through
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form available on the ABC website</a></b></span> by 5:00 a.m. EDT on June 28.</div>
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Please direct any questions to me (<span style="color: rgb(85, 65, 154);"><b><a href="mailto:mattbaker@byu.edu" id="OWA69497aa4-0b17-b9fb-e467-5536acc7abfb" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(85, 65, 154); text-decoration: none;">mattbaker@byu.edu</a></b></span>),
the Graduate Studies Committee Chair. We look forward to continuing Dr. Graham’s legacy of support for graduate students.</div>
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Best,</div>
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Matthew J. Baker, PhD, MBA</div>
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Brigham Young University</div>
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