{"id":4705,"date":"2025-05-29T10:37:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T14:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/majorscholarships\/?page_id=4705"},"modified":"2025-05-29T10:37:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T14:37:32","slug":"eeshita-staff-bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/majorscholarships\/eeshita-staff-bio\/","title":{"rendered":"Eeshita Staff Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kt-sc4705_1b76a7-4a .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc4705_1b76a7-4a .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc4705_1b76a7-4a .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc4705_1b76a7-4a .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc4705_1b76a7-4a .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc4705_1b76a7-4a wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:28% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-auto kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-4710\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/majorscholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-25.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"400\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-4710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/majorscholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-25.png 240w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/majorscholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-25-180x300.png 180w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/majorscholarships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-25-84x140.png 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,240px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4705_6cf649-0c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4705_6cf649-0c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4705_6cf649-0c\"]{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;text-align:left;font-size:45px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4705_6cf649-0c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4705_6cf649-0c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4705_6cf649-0c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4705_6cf649-0c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4705_6cf649-0c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4705_6cf649-0c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4705_6cf649-0c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4705_6cf649-0c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4705_6cf649-0c\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4705_6cf649-0c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4705_6cf649-0c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4705_6cf649-0c\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading4705_6cf649-0c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4705_6cf649-0c\">Eeshita KapadiyA &#8211; 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In her role, she helps students identify and apply to graduate fellowships for study and research in the U.S. and abroad. Eeshita collaborates closely with both offices to design outreach materials, coordinate events and info sessions and provide feedback on application essays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Having lived, studied and worked in India, the UK and UAE, Eeshita brings her experiences as an international student to her work. 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