Good morning. Please share with those who may be interested. This is
a particularly good opportunity for funding post-doctoral
appointments.
Sincerely,
Stacey
>From: Angelo Collins <[log in to unmask]>
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>Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:49:28 -0400
>Subject: [narst] KSTF Research Fellowships
>
>Research Fellowship in High School Science and Mathematics Teacher Education
>
>
>The Janet H. and C. Harry Knowles Foundation was established in 1999
>to increase the quality of high school science and mathematics
>teaching in United States schools. The Knowles Science Teaching
>Foundation (KSTF) supports individuals and programs designed to
>encourage and sustain young scientists and mathematicians as they
>dedicate their lives to teaching and to becoming leaders in the
>field of education.
>
>The KSTF Young Scholars Fellowship Program was established in 2005
>to support early career scholars engaged in critical research
>relevant to the recruitment, preparation, induction, mentoring and
>retention of high school science and/or mathematics teachers.
>
>Award
>The amount of $110,00, to be distributed over two years, will be
>awarded to up to four scholars in 2009. This is a non-residential
>fellowship. No part of the award may be used for indirect or
>overhead costs. Scholars may conduct their research at their home
>institution or at another research site that they have arranged.
>During their fellowship tenure, Fellows will be required to attend
>and present their research at the KSTF Conference and/or
>professional development meetings of the Knowles Science Teaching
>Fellows. KSTF will provide additional travel funds for Young
>Scholars to attend these meetings.
>Eligibility
>* Applicants must have received their Ph.D., Ed.D., or
>equivalent research degree by the start date of the award (July 1,
>2009).
>* Applicants from universities and colleges may not be tenured
>before the start of the fellowship (July 1, 2009.) Applicants from
>other research institutions should typically be within 6 years of
>having been awarded their final degree.
>* Applications must be made by the individual applying for the
>fellowship. Group applications will not be accepted.
>* The proposed project must be a research project.
>
>Stipulations
>* Fellows must present an acknowledgement of the project from
>their Dean or Department Chair/Head for prior to the release of the
>initial payment of funds.
>* Fellows must receive approval from the dean or Department
>Chair/Head for their project from a human subjects review board
>prior to the release of the initial payment of funds.
>* Fellows must provide progress reports to KSTF prior to the
>release of subsequent payments of fellowship funds.
>
>Pre-proposal
>As a pre-proposal, a letter of intent of 1000 words is required as a
>prerequisite to submitting a full proposal. Pre-proposals are due
>June 30, 2008. Pre-proposals must be submitted online at
>http://fms.kstf.org/ . Feedback will be provided about September,
>2008.
>
>Proposal
>The application deadline for full proposals is December 1, 2008.
>Applications must be submitted online at http://fms.kstf.org/ and
>all letters of recommendation must be received by 5:00 p.m. EST on
>December 1, 2008. Additional information and application
>instructions may be found at
>http://kstf.org/research_fellowships/rf_application_info.php.
>
>
>Information about KSTF and its programs can be found on the web at
>www.kstf.org. Questions or comments regarding the Young Scholars
>Fellowship Program should be addressed to Angelo Collins at
>856-608-0001 or [log in to unmask]
>
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