The VESELS scholarship application is open for the 2021 Summer Leadership Institute.
The application will close Monday, April 19, 2021
NSELA and Vernier Software and Technology are celebrating their fifth year sponsoring the Vernier Emerging Science Education Leader Scholarship (VESELS). This ongoing partnership supports six $500.00 scholarships for emerging leaders, one from each of the six NSELA Regions, to attend the annual NSELA Summer Leadership Institute (SLI) July 2021 in Austin, Texas. The Emerging Science Education Leader Scholarship was founded with support from Dr. Jo Anne Vasquez who started the scholarship fund in 2014.
Award Criteria and Application Process: The following criteria must be met to apply for the scholarship. Candidates do not need to be a member of NSELA prior to the application. When candidates apply, they must become members of NSELA.
- Emerging leader role at the school, district, state or informal level for four years or less. The four-year limit is specific to the leadership role and work for which the candidate is being nominated. Previous leadership roles that are very different are not counted in the four years.
- Submission of an application packet that includes: resume or vita, personal letter with evidence that illustrates emerging leadership, and a support letter from a supervisor.
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Agree to work with an NSELA mentor through July 2022. During the SLI, all scholarship awardees will have meetings with the mentor and share how they will apply SLI learning to their work settings. After six months, awardees will reflect on how they are applying their SLI experience in the Navigator newsletter and online with other scholarship awardees and the mentor.
If you have questions, contact Nancy Kellogg, Awards Chair.
Application Process
For the Summer Leadership Institute, applicants submit the following:
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae (maximum of 2 pages) that includes name, position/title, email, work and home phone numbers, work and home addresses, educational record of earned degrees with dates and field of study plus any additional formal education, professional development opportunities, previous work experience, any professional memberships and positions in or contributions to those organizations, and presentations related to science education. Optional: special awards or other forms of professional recognition and publications related to science education.
- Personal letter with evidence that demonstrates accomplishments with specific examples that illustrate emerging leadership and how the Summer Leadership Institute would benefit your work (maximum of 2 pages). Include a statement that you agree to work with an NSELA mentor, other scholarship recipients online and write a reflection article for the NSELA Navigator through July 2022. Give one example of what you might contribute to the online learning community.
- Support letter from a supervisor or colleague that gives evidence of leadership accomplishments with specific examples and why attendance at the Summer Leadership Institute would benefit your work as a science leader (maximum of 2 pages). The supervisor or colleague should include his/her work title and contact information.
The application packet must be submitted on our website.
All submitted items become the property of NSELA and will not be returned. Any late or faxed materials will not be accepted.
Scholarship awardee(s) will be announced Spring 2021. Scholarship money will be reimbursed to the awardee(s) at the end of the Summer Leadership Institute.
Emerging Science Education Leader Scholarship Awardees
2019
Candace Penrod - Salt Lake City School District Charlie Seo - Village Christian School Christine Benita - Seattle Public Schools Karen Covil - Lincoln Public Schools Mark Case - Southern Guilford High
2018
Jennifer Gibson, Texas Brianna Greco, Nebraska Amy Hochschild, Ohio Alyssa Mocharnuk, Massachusetts Katrina Reno, Mississippi Dylann Pinkman, Nebraska
2017
Sarah Adumat, Wisconsin Alfonso Garcia, Oregon Joe Simmons, Florida Heather Moll, Arizona Anissa Angier, Oklahoma Amy K. Murphy, Ph.D., Alabama
2016
Brennan Brockbank, California Sephali Thakkar, Connecticut
2015
Holly Steele, California
2014
Bruce Jones, Arizona Tracey Staley, Florida
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