NSF GK-12 Program
Responsibilites of: Applications for:
 
Graduate Fellows Application                            
The most qualified Applicants will attend a Reception on February 18, 2008 and the top tier of Applicants will have interviews sometime from Feb 19-22nd.

Completion of all fields is required for your consideration as a Fellow in our program. Applicants must submit this application under the auspices of their Faculty Mentor/Advisor.

  Name of Faculty Mentor:   Mentor's Email Address:    
   
                       
  Applicant's  U. S. Residency Status:            
           
                       
  Applicant's First Name: MI:  Last Name:      
       
  University ID Number (UIN):     Phone Number:    
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  Email Address:            
             
  Mailing Address:            
           
  City: State: Zip Code:      
       
                       
  Major:   Current GPA: GRE Score    
         
  Undergraduate School:   Undergraduate GPA:        
             
                       
  Complete the following:                
    1.  Describe your expertise (knowledge, skills and/or abilities) relevant to your STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) area of study.    
     
                       
    2. While previous experience is not required, explain how your STEM expertise may enhance a middle school public education program.    
     
                       
    3.  Provide evidence of your knowledge base in your specific STEM area of study.    
     
                       
    4. Provide examples of exemplary performance in your STEM academic specialty.    
     
                       
    5.  Describe any pertinent experiences you have in working with children or youth.    
     
                       
    6.  Describe your interests in serving the educational needs of a secondary school through the NSF Fellows Program.    
     
                       
    7.  Describe yourself using the following categories to frame your narrative: personal characteristics; attitudes toward public education, teaching, and learning processes; beliefs about Science, Technology, Engineering, and/or Mathematics; and, views on using an integrated curriculum to teach math and science in rural middle schools.    
     
                       

 

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The PEER Program is composed of three grants entitled "GK-12 Fellows Integrate Science/Math in Rural Middle Schools", "Integrating Environmental Health Science in Rural Schools," and a NCRR SEPA grant entitled "Science Promotion in Rural Middle Schools".

Major funding for the PEER Program is provided by the
National Science Foundation,
the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
and the National Center for Research Resources

 

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