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Applications for school year 2008-2009 due Monday, Feb 4, 2008
The following information is for interested graduate students.
Teachers, please click the "Teacher Information" tab
Applicants must be currently enrolled in one of the following colleges at the University of Florida:
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Engineering (and EES)
Liberal Arts and Sciences (and Zoology)
Medicine
Veterinary Medicine
(In exceptional cases, we may consider students starting a degree program in the Fall.)
Applicant must be:
-- U.S.
citizens or permanent resident aliens of the United States*
-- scientists or engineers
-- 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.)
- 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 .
All files may be submitted
electronically (.doc or .pdf formats) to Suzan Smith, 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 to Suzan Smith, not through
the applicant. The letter of commitment from the department chair can be sent directly to Suzan Smith, or included with the other materials submitted by the applicant. Hard copies are also acceptable. If submitting
hard copies, please send eight complete sets (except for letters).
SPICE office: Attn Suzan Smith, 334 Yon Hall, PO Box 112010, 352-392-2310
* The restriction of
eligibility to U. S. citizens and permanent resident aliens is
imposed by the National Science Foundation, not by us. Specifically,
the NSF program announcement states:
"NSF Graduate Fellowships are open only to individuals who are, at
the time of application, citizens or nationals of the United States
(1) or permanent resident aliens of the United States."
(1) The term "national of the United States" designates a citizen of
the United States or a native resident of a commonwealth or
territory of the United States, such as American Samoa, Guam, Puerto
Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, or the Northern Mariana Islands. It does
not refer to a citizen of another country who has applied for United
States citizenship.
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