<div dir="auto" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 18px;"><p data-start="0" data-end="13" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Good morning,</p><p data-start="15" data-end="297" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">I was unable to complete my application due to financial challenges with the Deaf Advocacy Organization. I would love to attend the event, but unfortunately, I wasn’t able to finish my application in time. I wish the best of luck to everyone who is successful. Good luck to you all!</p><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div><div contenteditable="false" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 14px;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Leonid Johnson</strong></span></div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 14px;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">President & CEO</strong></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12px;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"> </strong></span></div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12px;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><a href="//www.unityofthedeaf.org" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 102, 147); text-decoration: underline; user-select: auto;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.unityofthedeaf.org</a> </strong></span></div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 12px;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><img src="cid:b1d6d84accfc468099d77235dd7e3315" style="width: 205px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px; text-align: left; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none;" width="205" fr-original-style="width: 205px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px; text-align: left;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"></strong></span></div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div></div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div><hr id="previousmessagehr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; user-select: none;"><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">From</strong>: "COF2 via DCAD" <dcad@lists.igf-dcad.org><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Sent</strong>: 3/27/25 11:42 PM<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">To</strong>: mshabbirawan@gmail.com, Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability <dcad@lists.igf-dcad.org><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Cc</strong>: COF2 <circleoffriendz2024@gmail.com><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Subject</strong>: Re: [DCAD] IGF-DCAD Fellowship Grants – Application Period Closed<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div><div dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">I am sorry that i did not complete my application sine i would not have the funds to cover the cost. I realize that we would only get a refund after the event . My congratulations to the successful candidate </div><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div><div fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div dir="ltr" fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="gmail_attr" style="box-sizing: border-box;">On Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM Muhammad Shabbir Awan via DCAD <<a href="mailto:dcad@lists.igf-dcad.org" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 102, 147); text-decoration: underline; user-select: auto;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">dcad@lists.igf-dcad.org</a>> wrote:</div><blockquote style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(94, 53, 177);" fr-original-style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" fr-original-class="gmail_quote"><div fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="msg3118735676919897052" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="m_3118735676919897052WordSection1" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><blockquote style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-bottom: none; border-left: 1pt solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 0in 0in 0in 6pt; margin-left: 4.8pt; margin-right: 0in; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 188, 212);" fr-original-style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in;"><p fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> </p><p fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Dear DCAD Community,</p><p fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> </p><p fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Thank you to all who submitted applications for the IGF-DCAD Fellowship grants. The application period has now officially closed, and the independent selection committee has commenced the evaluation process.</p><p fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> </p><p fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">As a reminder, the final deadline for applications was March 26, 2025. Judith’s email of March 25 served as the last call for submissions. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept any late applications, regardless of the circumstances. We appreciate your understanding and kindly request that no further appeals be made for exceptions, whether through public or private channels.</p><p fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> </p><p fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">For those who successfully submitted their applications, we wish you the best of luck. The selection process will be thorough and fair, and we anticipate announcing the results in the latter half of April 2025.</p><p fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> </p><p fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Thank you for your interest in the fellowship and for your commitment to advancing digital accessibility and inclusion.</p><p fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> </p><p fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Best regards,<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Dr. Muhammad Shabbir</strong><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Coordinator,</p><p fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">IGF-DCAD.</p><p fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;"> </span></p></blockquote></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">DCAD mailing list<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">SEND MESSAGE - <a href="mailto:DCAD@lists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