The NARST Teacher Scholarships, USA

The NARST teacher scholarships have been established for the following purposes:
1. To encourage science teachers who collaborate with NARST members in research projects to participate in and present papers at the NARST annual conference.
2. To demonstrate NARST’s commitment to connecting research and the practice of science education, by financially supporting science teachers to attend the annual conference.

What do the scholarships cover?
Scholarships are not meant to cover the full cost associated with attending the NARST conference. They are rather intended to defray some of the cost of attending the conference. The scholarships may be used for air travel, ground transportation, and conference registration fees. All applicants will need to register and pay for the fees before attending the conference. Reimbursement of expenses will be made after the conference attendance when a paper has been presented.
Number of scholarships and scholarship amount
We plan to offer 10 scholarships at a maximum amount of $500.00 per scholarship. The total amount of this scheme is $5,000.

Who is eligible to get the scholarships?
Science teachers, either from the US or abroad, are eligible to receive the NARST Teacher scholarships, on the following conditions:
1. The teacher should be still practicing at the elementary, secondary or tertiary level at the time of the Annual Meeting 2011.
2. The teacher should actively work together or have worked together, with one or more NARST members in a research project. The project is either still going on, or has been finished not earlier than April 2010.
Preferably, a presentation (in any format) about this project should be accepted for inclusion in the program of the NARST Annual Meeting 2011. To be eligible for the scholarships, applicants need to demonstrate a need for support and indicate that they have attempted to get support from other sources to attend the conference. Preference will be given to applicants from developing
countries, and those who have not received a scholarship in a previous year

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Scholarship Application Deadline: 15 December 2010

New Castle University Scholarships for International Students

[UK Scholarships 2010] Newcastle University offers International Postgraduate Scholarship called New Castle University International Postgraduate Scholarship(NUIPS. Over 100 new Newcastle University International Postgraduate Scholarship (NUIPS) awards. These are available for international students starting their studies in September 2010, in the 2010-11 academic year. Each scholarship will have a value of £1,500 per year, payable towards tuition fees in the first instance. In very exceptional circumstances, the value of the NUIPS may be increased to £3,000 per year at the discretion of the International Scholarships Committee.

Eligibility

You could be eligible to apply for a NUIPS award if:
• you have been offered a place on any postgraduate degree programme
• you have been assessed as international/overseas for fees purposes, and are wholly or partially self-financing
• you intend to register to start your studies during the 2010-11 academic year.
• applications for a NUIPS award cannot be made for a course that has already been started by a student.

How to apply

You must have already applied for and been offered a place to study at Newcastle University before you apply for a Newcastle University International Postgraduate Scholarship (NUIPS).

Please complete the application form electronically and in accordance with the NUIPS regulations, which are provided at the end of the application form. Applications must be submitted electronically via the email address provided on the application form. Unfortunately paper copies cannot be accepted. If you experience problems with the application form, please contact Financial Support who can e-mail a copy of the form and the regulations to you.

The closing date is 21 May 2010. Candidates who submit their application by 21 May will be notified about if their application has been successful in late July/early August.

Contact Details

Student Wellbeing Service
Financial Support
Newcastle University
King's Gate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 191 222 5537/5538

For further information about New Castle University Postgraduate Scholarships, please go to this link:
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding/search/list/nuips
Fax: +44 (0) 191 222 6103