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Biology Scholars Program
ASM Education Department
1752 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-942-9317
Fax: 202-942-9329
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Application
All application materials must be submitted electronically to biologyscholars@asmusa.org no later than Saturday, MARCH 1, 2008.
Application packets should include:
1. BSP-Research Residency Application Form (pdf)
2. A curriculum vitae, limited to two-pages and containing relevant information to the Biology Scholars Program
3. Letter of proposal (no more than five pages double-spaced and numbered, with your name and institution in the header of each page) which includes:
a. Statement confirming you are available to participate in all aspects of the year-long Biology Scholars Program, including:
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Institute, July 16-19, 2008, Washington, DC
• Leadership Institute, May 14, 2009, Philadelphia, PA
• ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators, May 15-17, 2009, Philadelphia, PA
• Biology Scholars Listserv Community
• Presentations at local and/or national meetings
• Five-year tracking of your professional development by ASM
b. Description of your teaching responsibilities including course names and levels, number of students, types of students (biology majors, cell biology majors, genetics majors, microbiology majors, general education majors and allied health).
c. Description of your teaching philosophy
d. Description of your personal and/or professional goals for attending this program
e. The proposed research question(s) you want to investigate including details about the context and rationale for the question(s), as well as what you have done thus far in investigating the questions
f. (Optional) Description of any previous experience with education research including workshops/seminars/courses (attended or presented), self study efforts, or publications
4. A letter of support from an institutional administrator or supervisor advocating the applicant's participation in the program and detailing possible infrastructure and institutional support available to the applicant as he/she pursues his/her research. The letter may be sent electronically, but must originate from the nominator's email account. Send recommendations to biologyscholars@asmusa.org.
5. A letter of support from a colleague who is familiar with the applicant’s teaching and interest in student's learning. The letter may be sent electronically, but must originate from the nominator's email account. Send recommendations to biologyscholars@asmusa.org.
Questions about the application process should be directed to
Kelly Gull, Manager, Faculty Programs, kgull@asmusa.org.
Please note:
If you are applying for travel support from your institution, it is important to remember that the Biology Scholars Program is a year-long commitment and will require travel to the SOTL Institute in Washington, DC and the ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators (ASMCUE) in May 2009 in Philadelphia, PA.
There is a $499.00 registration fee for members of affliated societies and $599.00 fee for non-members to attend the SoTL Institute. Affiliates include American Society for Microbiology, American Institute of Biological Sciences, American Physiological Society, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society for Cell Biology, Ecological Society of America, and Genetics Society of America. The fee includes meals beginning with dinner July 16 and ending the morning of July 19. Attendees will be responsible for one dinner on their own during the meeting. Applicants must make their own transportation arrangements to Washington, DC. A block of rooms will be reserved for attendees for three nights at a hotel near the ASM Headquarters.
The ASMCUE discounted registration fee is approximately $550.00 - $650.00 and typically includes dormitory housing and meals.
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