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As part of its goal of promoting improvements, excellence, and professionalism in science education, SDSEA provides scholarships to members each year for professional development activities. The stated purpose of the program 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.
The program provides two main categories of assistance to SDSEA members, the General Grant category, and the SDSEA Conference Attendance category:
1. General category funds will be granted based on how the activity will impact the improvement of science education in San Diego County. Educational travel, in and of itself, is not considered a valid professional growth activity for the purposes of this grant.
2. Conference Attendance category funds will be granted to cover registration costs for attending the annual SDSEA conference. Funding will be based on documented need for assistance and timely application, with preference given to new teachers (those who have been in the classroom 2 years or less).
As a condition for receiving either catgory of scholarship, you must agree to prepare a report, approximately two pages in length, about the professional growth activity that was undertaken, or what was gained from your conference attendance. This report should be in a form suitable for use in the SDSEA newsletter. The report should be filed with the Scholarship Fund Committee Chairperson within 30 days of the completion of the activity (using the address shown below). Additionally, the recipient of general category funds will make an oral report at one of the SDSEA Board of Directors meetings, to be arranged via SDSEA's Secretary or a presentation at the local conference (at the discretion of the Conference Program Chair.