Application Instructions for Graduate Fellows
(Teachers, click the "Teacher Information" link below for application info)
Science Partners in Inquiry-based Collaborative Education
Application period now closed for 2009. Please check back January 2010.
Applicant must be:
-- U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens of the United States*
-- currently enrolled as a graduate student at the University of Florida as an engineering or science major (exceptions may be made regarding enrollment status, please contact us)
-- willing to commit to SPICE activities for a 2 year period, thus students who will be entering the final year of a degree program should not apply
-- comfortable working with adolescents from diverse backgrounds, and applicants must have good social skills, desiring to work as a team with a middle school teacher
-- interested in ecosystem health and be willing to frame lessons around environmental issues.
- Cover Page (click here to download)
- A Letter of Interest, explaining why SPICE is a good match for your professional and personal goals. Include a description of any experiences teaching adolescents and topics related to ecosystem health. Also, briefly explain your research interests and, if applicable, how those interests might be adapted for presentation as an inquiry-based learning tool for middle school students.
- A Curriculum Vitae or Resume
- Course List: a list of your science courses from your undergraduate and graduate experience (grades not necessary)
- A Financial Letter of Commitment from your department or program chair stating that if you receive a Type I fellowship, he/she commits to contribute $1000 towards a Type II fellowship for you during your second year of SPICE. (No doubt, it wil be helpful to mention that this departmental contribution will be matched with $1000 from your college's dean, the Vice President, and the Provost. to equal $3000 total)
- A Letter of Support from your Faculty Advisor, acknowledging that participation in SPICE will not severely impact your research program and commenting on your suitability for a SPICE Fellowship. It is absolutely critical to explain to your advisor what your commitment to SPICE will entail; his/her letter should reflect this.
- A Letter of Recommendation from someone besides your faculty advisor. Please ask that person to keep the goals of SPICE in mind while crafting their letter.
Incomplete applications cannot be considered.Finalists will be interviewed by the Advisory Board (Interview date:TBA)
All files may be submitted electronically (.doc or .pdf formats) to the SPICE , program coordinator. Each component of the application should be submitted as a separate file. The Letter of Support from your Advisor and the Letter of Recommendation should be sent directly toSPICE, not through the applicant. The letter of commitment from the department chair can be sent directly to SPICE, or included with the other materials submitted by the applicant.
SPICE office: 334 Yon Hall, PO Box 112010 ; Fax 392-2344
Phone 392-2310, Suzan@CPET.ufl.edu
