The Center of Conservation Research & Training (CCRT) at the University of Hawaii has been awarded an NSF Training Grant to provide Graduate Research Fellowships to students admitted into the Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology (EECB) Graduate Program.

In addition to a minimum stipend of approx. $27,500/annum, the Graduate Fellows who are awarded fellowships will be provided with a stipend and a small amount of funds that can be used to carry out their own research in completing their degree requirements.The Graduate Fellows will also be required to spend a minimum of 15 hours per week as partners and mentors to K-12 teachers and assist in teaching biology (from the perspective of evolutionary and conservation biology) to K-12 students.

It is expected they will integrate their research into their activities with K-12 teachers and students as much as possible.

Inquiries regarding the K-12 Fellowship program can be directed to:

Dr. Ken Kaneshiro, Director of CCRT
(808) 956-6739 kkanesh@hawaii.edu

Dr. Robert Kinzie, Chair of EECB
(808) 956-6147 kinzie@hawaii.edu

Email requests to eecb@hawaii.edu for information packet about the EECB Graduate Program.

K-12 project website

Please be advised that only American citizens are eligible for these NSF fellowship funds.

In order for the selection committee to evaluate your interest in working in K-12 science education, we'd like you to respond to the following questions, limiting each answer to one typewritten page (may be single spaced).

1. How does pre-college education strengthen research science, and how can research science benefit pre-college education?

2. How might you involve K-12 teachers and students in your research (future or ongoing)?