SAN DIEGO SCIENCE EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION
EDUCATOR SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
Policy and Procedures
Purpose:
The purpose of the scholarship fund is to provide financial aid to SDSEA member educators who show a need for funding to advance their professional growth directly related to science education. Funding will be available in two categories:
1. Robert A. Dean Memorial Science Leadership Development Scholarship funds of up to $250 will be granted, based on how the activity described will improve science leadership capacity in San Diego County. A wide variety of possible activities will be considered, however, educational travel, in and of itself, is not considered a valid professional growth activity for the purposes of this grant. Download the Robert A. Dean memorial scholarship application.
2. Vance Mills Conference Attendance Scholarship funds will be granted to cover registration costs for attending the annual SDSEA conference. Registration for other recognized conferences will also be considered, up to a $250 limit. Funding will be based on documented need for assistance and timely application, with preference given to new teachers (2 years, or less, classroom experience). Download the Vance Mills conference scholarship application.
Funding:
The San Diego Science Educators Association will provide Scholarship Funding of up to $2,000 yearly for grants, made available (as funds permit) on or about July 1 each year, by vote of the SDSEA Board of Directors. A sub-committee of the SDSEA Board of Directors will screen applications for both the Robert A. Dean Leadership and Vance Mills Conference Attendance scholarships and recommend suitable recipients to the SDSEA Board for funding. Vance Mills Conference Attendance Scholarship funds will be figured into the local SDSEA conference registration accounting, as appropriate, as gratis registration for up to 10 grant recipients per year.
Publicity, and Application Procedures:
Application procedures for both grant categories will be publicized on the association web site.
SDSEA members may apply for no more than one of each type of scholarship funding per fiscal year. Applications will be considered on a first come first served basis. Once the SDSEA Educator Scholarship Fund has been depleted for the year, no further applications will be accepted.
Conditions of the Educational Scholarship Grant:
As a condition for receiving either category of scholarship, recipients must agree to prepare a report of at least one, and not more than three pages, about the professional growth activity that was undertaken, or what was gained from their conference attendance. This report should be in a form suitable for posting on the SDSEA web site. The report should be filed with the SDSEA Secretary at: [email protected] within 30 days of the completion of the activity. Additionally, the recipient ofRobert A. Dean Memorial Leadership Development Scholarship will make an oral report at one of the SDSEA Board of Directors meetings (to be arranged through the Secretary) or a presentation at the local conference (at the discretion of the conference program chair).
rev. 4/11
