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Hello and welcome
again to the webinar

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on the office of major
scholarship advising.

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This is Dr. Noor Borbieva,

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director
of the office.

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This webinar is intended

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for students and
alumni who are

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looking for exciting
opportunities

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to further their
education and

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professional development
by applying for

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a major scholarship or

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competitive internship.

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This is part two
of the webinar.

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It introduces the
different types

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of scholarships
and highlights

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a few specific
scholarships that are

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popular with PFW students.

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Whatever your
background or goals,

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you will very likely
be able to find

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scholarships that are
appropriate to you.

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The following slides offer

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highlights of the most
popular scholarships,

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but there are
many, many more.

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Major scholarships
offer financial support

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for a variety of
opportunities,

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including degree
study, travel,

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independent research,

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professional
training, and others.

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Some major
scholarships are

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appropriate for
undergraduate students only.

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Others are appropriate for

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graduate students
and or alumni.

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Some major scholarships

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provide support
to populations

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underrepresented in

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higher education and
certain professions,

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such as women, racial/
ethnic minorities,

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financial aid recipients,

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and recent immigrants.

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Please let me know if
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qualify for one of
these competitions.

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The most common thematic
areas supported by

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major scholarships include

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international
research and study,

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including language
study, the STEM fields,

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and public service,
including teaching.

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International
scholarships are very

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popular with PFW students.

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One of the most
popular scholarships

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with PFW students

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is the Fulbright
Scholarship.

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This scholarship
supports one year of

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postgraduate
research, teaching,

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or degree study.

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It supports a variety
of fields and

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students can choose from

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hundreds of countries.

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The Fulbright has one of

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the earliest deadlines,
October 1st,

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and students
subsequently interview

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with the university
Fulbright committee.

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PFW has had a
successful track record

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of student applications to

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the Fulbright
Scholarship Program

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well above the
national average.

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Our latest
Fulbright recipient

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is Chelsea Bihlmeyer,

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an alumna of the
master's program

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in communications at PFW,

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who studied arts-based
research methods

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at Aalto University
in Espoo, Finland.

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Another popular
scholarship is the Gilman.

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This scholarship supports
undergraduates with

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demonstrated financial
need who want to

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do a study abroad program
for one semester.

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It provides awards up to

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$5,000 to defray costs

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of a study abroad program,

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including travel
and room and board.

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There are two
deadlines every

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year, October and March,

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and students work with
both me and the study

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abroad office to put
together applications.

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The Critical Language
Scholarship is

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a summer program for

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undergraduate or
graduate students.

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It supports Summer
Language Study

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at designated
universities abroad.

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See the CLS page
through links on

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the website for a
complete list of

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languages supported

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and where they are taught.

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You do not have to have

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language background
to apply.

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The deadline is
in November.

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There are many major

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scholarship opportunities

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for students in
STEM fields,

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meaning, science,
technology,

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engineering, and
mathematics.

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The Goldwater
scholarship supports

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one or two years of

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undergraduate study
for STEM majors,

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applicants must
demonstrate an intention

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to continue on in
a research career.

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Apply your sophomore or

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junior year
through OMSA.

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The deadline
is in January.

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The National
Science Foundation

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has a variety
of scholarships

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that can support
STEM students

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in any stage of
their education.

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You can find more
information about the NSF

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and what it offers
on the NSF website.

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There's a link for
it on the website.

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You can also talk
to your professors

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and advisors in
STEM departments.

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Deadlines for NSF
scholarships vary.

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The Hertz
Foundation offers

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a generous scholarship to

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support students entering
STEM PhD programs.

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Apply for the Hertz
at the same time

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that you apply for
your PhD program,

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the Hertz has an
October deadline.

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Public service
scholarships

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are appropriate for

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students studying
the following

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disciplines at PFW:

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History, political
science, economics,

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criminal justice,
international studies,

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and Peace and
Conflict Studies.

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Students getting
education degrees

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and certificates
may also find

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appropriate scholarships
in this category.

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The Carnegie junior
fellowship supports

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a one-year internship
for recent graduates,

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allowing them to work

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at the Carnegie Endowment,

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a Research Institute
in Washington DC.

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This is an extremely
competitive scholarship.

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Cheyenne Polimedio,

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our last recipient,
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ten students in

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the United States
selected to participate.

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Apply during
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and deadline
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The Madison
scholarship supports

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master's degree study for

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current or future
teachers who

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intend to teach US
history or government.

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Scholarship recipients
are expected to teach

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at least one year at

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the secondary level after

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completing their
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The deadline is in March.

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Here is an overview of

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the application deadlines

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for the scholarships

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I just featured.

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The cycle for most

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major scholarship
application

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deadlines runs October
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I recommend that students
start working on

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applications two
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before a deadline.

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See parts 3 and 4 of this
webinar for more.

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Here are the award rates

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for the scholarships
I just featured.

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As you can see, major
scholarships are

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competitive and some
of them extremely so.

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All scholarship
award rates

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vary from year to year.

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These are the
award rates for

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the most recent
year available.

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Although these award
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PFW has done well

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in many of these
competitions.

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There are many things
students can do to

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make their applications
more competitive.

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As I address in parts 3 and 4,

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every student is
unique and there are

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many scholarships
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the ones featured here.

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Aside from
advising students

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on the preparation
of applications,

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I help students identify

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the scholarships that are

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most appropriate for them.

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I work with students
as they use

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available databases and

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resources to find
opportunities.

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Some places you can look

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for additional
scholarship information

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include the OMSA website,

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Scholarship Universe.

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You can find this through

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the financial aid office

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website and access it

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using your PFW
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And finally, another
good resource

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is Handshake,

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which has information
about internships.

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Access this
resource through

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the PFW Career
Development Center.

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Again, you will need

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your PFW credentials
to access it.

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This is the end of part
two of this webinar.

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I hope you will
join me for part

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three on preparing
applications.

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If you have any questions,

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please reach out to me by

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e-mail or visit
the website.