I'm funded!

WooHoo! I just got notified that a small grant I submitted has been selected for funding. It's not much but it will let me hire an undergraduate student to help me out with some summer research. What's important is that it marks the first time that I've been a sole PI on a (non-student) award.

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*trumpets and huzzahs!*
Congrats!!

Good job!

By ecogeofemme (not verified) on 09 Nov 2007 #permalink

Congrats!

Good for you!

By skeptic4u (not verified) on 10 Nov 2007 #permalink

Yahoo!

By skeptic4u (not verified) on 11 Nov 2007 #permalink