[Mathmajors] Zesbaugh: Funding, Mentoring, and Research Opportunity for UW Undergraduates

[Brooke Miller]

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> University of Washington

> College of Education

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> Zesbaugh Scholarship Deadline: May 10, 2009 (application attached)

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> Overview of the Zesbaugh Scholarship

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> Scholarship Intent

> The Zesbaugh Scholarship Fund is intended to support selected  

> undergraduate students ($1,500 per quarter for one and possibly two  

> years) who

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> 1)     are interested in pursuing public school teaching as a  

> career, and

> 2)     are in need of financial assistance.

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> In alignment with the University of Washington’s Diversity Compact  

> and with the College of Education’s commitment to a) increasing  

> access to education for all people, and b) supporting excellence  

> through diversity, the Zesbaugh Scholarship Fund is also charged  

> with supporting undergraduate students who

> 3)     contribute to the wide range of diverse perspectives, skills,  

> and experiences that our public schools need in their teaching  

> staffs.  We are especially but not exclusively interested in  

> applications from first-generation college students (neither parent  

> or legal guardian has a Bachelor’s degree) and applications from  

> members of groups that are under-represented in the College of  

> Education (African American, American Indian/Alaska Native/Native  

> Hawaiian, Hispanic/Latino).

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> Minimum Criteria

> In order to be eligible for consideration, applicants must meet the  

> following minimum criteria:

> 1)               Sincere interest in becoming a teacher

> 2)               UW Junior or senior status by fall quarter 2009

> 3)               Currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree  

> program at the University of Washington or accepted as a transfer  

> student to the University of Washington

> 4)               Cumulative GPA of 2.75

> 5)               Demonstrable financial need as shown by qualifying  

> for Federal Student Aid or as explained in a one-page statement of  

> need

> Preferred Criteria

> 1)     Enrolled in College of Education ELS (Education, Learning,  

> and Society) minor or ECFS (Early Childhood and Family Studies) major.

> 2)     Applicant or acceptance in University of Washington, College  

> of Education, Teacher Education Program (TEP).

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> Zesbaugh Scholar Responsibilities

> Zesbaugh Scholars are expected to engage in activities that  

> contribute to their understanding of education as a field of inquiry  

> and/or leadership.  Scholars are expected to contribute  

> approximately 10 hours of effort each week toward this goal.  This  

> time commitment includes quarterly enrollment and participation in a  

> 1-credit Zesbaugh Scholar Seminar and participation in a research or  

> service-learning opportunity (determined at the conclusion of the  

> application process) which may include but is not limited to one of  

> the following:

> a. Research support to a faculty member in the College of Education

> b. Leadership to the Future Educators (FEDS) or Student Washington  

> Education Association (SWEA) undergraduate student organizations

> c. Leadership to an after-school tutoring program in a local school

> d. Leadership to a school-based service-learning project

> e. Activities related to the ELS minor.

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> In addition to participating in the seminar and a research-or  

> service-learning opportunity, all Zesbaugh Scholars present their  

> research/leadership efforts at either the university-wide  

> Undergraduate Research Symposium or the undergraduate Service- 

> Learning-Leadership Spring Celebration (both occurring in the spring  

> quarter).

> Finalists for this scholarship will be interviewed prior to ultimate  

> selection.

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