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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Miami University*Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry*369 Hughes 
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