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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dear colleagues,</span></div>
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ACAMAR</a> Advisory Committee, I am pleased to announce a call for applications for the
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ACAMAR Visiting Fellowship program</a>. This call follows two successful rounds in 2020-21 and 2022-23. It will enable distinguished Chinese researchers to make extended visits to Australia in 2024 and enhance collaborations on areas of common interest within
astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology.</span></div>
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to visit Australia for up to three months and are encouraged to visit multiple institutions. Financial support of up to $15k (AUD) per applicant is available to cover travel and living expenses. Co-investment from Host Institutions is highly valued. Applicants
are responsible for securing the approval of their home institutions/organisations to undertake the ACAMAR Visiting Fellowship. This includes securing a visa to visit Australia and authorisation to conduct collaborative research.</span></div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I encourage you to consider whether your institution would be interested in hosting
a Visiting Fellow. Please share this opportunity with your Chinese collaborators. For more information, see the attached documents or the following pages:</span></div>
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Visiting Fellowship Program</a></span></div>
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for Applicants</a></span></div>
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for Host Institutions</a></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>How to apply</b></span></div>
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</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">distinguished Chinese researchers
leaders and </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">should be emailed to
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kate.barnard@astronomyaustralia.org.au</a> with the following documents:</span></div>
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here</a>. </span></div>
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<b>11pm AEDT on Sunday 26 November 2023</b></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Kind regards,</span></div>
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