EducationUSA Weekly Update     

No. 66 January 27, 2008

I. Scholarships and Fellowships

- C.V. Starr Doctoral Fellows Program
- Wenner Gren Foundation Fellowships
- Aga Khan Foundation Scholarship

II. News you can use
- On Line Chat with Portland State University
- Student Voices
- Interactives: 3D Shapes
- Chemistry PowerPoint Lessons and Instructional Materials
- Statistical Understanding Made Simple

I. Scholarships and Fellowships

C.V. Starr Doctoral Fellows Program

The C.V. Starr Doctoral Fellows Program, made possible by a generous endowment grant from the Starr Foundation, enables all candidates accepted into the D.M.A. degree to pursue their resident studies on a full-tuition scholarship basis.

The Doctor of Musical Arts degree program is the most advanced course of study offered at The Juilliard School. Admission to this program is limited to the most gifted and accomplished musicians who also possess a broad range of knowledge about music, a keen intellect, a natural curiosity for a wide variety of disciplines, and the potential for pursuing high-level performance, scholarly, and teaching careers.

The Doctor of Musical Arts degree program requires a minimum full-time residency at Juilliard of two years. All degree requirements must be completed within five years of admission. Following the required two years of full-time residency, doctoral candidates who have not completed the document and/or recital requirements need not pay tuition but are required to pay an annual matriculation fee. Any requests for extension of the five-year limit on enrollment in the program must be made in writing to the Doctoral Governance Committee prior to that limit (the exact date for extension requests is specified in the D.M.A. Program calendar). Doctoral students' eligibility for awards from Juilliard scholarship funds is limited to two years. Continued instruction in the major field is available upon request at an additional charge for the first year of non-residency.

The D.M.A. degree is available in the following areas of specialization:

- Collaborative Piano
- Composition
- Keyboard Instruments
- Harpsichord
- Organ
- Piano
- Orchestral Instruments
- Voice

Website: http://www.juilliard.edu

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Wenner Gren Foundation Fellowships

The Foundation has a variety of grant programs for anthropological research and scholarship that are open to applicants irrespective of nationality or country of residence. Guidelines, eligibility and application information are listed below.
Grants for Doctoral Students

A variety of the Foundation's grants support students enrolled in doctoral programs leading to a Ph.D. (or equivalent), including grants for dissertation research. There are also fellowship programs for doctoral students from countries where anthropology is underrepresented and where there are limited resources for educational training.
Grants for Post-Ph.D. Scholars

Grants are available to scholars with a doctorate include individual research grants, a limited number of writing fellowships, training for scholars from countries where academic training in anthropology is limited and awards to encourage collaborative research between international scholars.
Grants for Non-U.S. Scholars

All of the Foundation research grants are available to students and scholars regardless of nationality and place of residence. Alongside this, the Foundation has some specific programs to support students and scholars in countries where there are limited institutional and financial resources for anthropology.
•  Conferences and Workshops

Grants are available to bring international scholars together to develop anthropological knowledge and debate. Grants are made for amounts up to $15,000.
•  Historical Archives Program

This program helps preserve the history of anthropology by assisting senior scholars with archiving their personal research collections.

Website: http://www.wennergren.org/programs/
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Aga Khan Foundation Scholarship

The Aga Khan Foundation Scholarship is open to graduate students from developing countries who have no other means of financing their studies. You must have excellent academic records and admission to a reputable institution of higher learning. You must also have thoughtful and coherent potential to achieve your goals and likelihood to succeed in a foreign academic environment. Applicants are expected to have some years of work experience in their field of interest. Preference is given to students under 30 years of age. www.akdn.org

II. News you can use

Student Voices

http://www.student-voices.org/
Started in 1999 by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania, Student Voices is designed "to improve the dialogue of democracy among our nation's young people and encourage their civic engagement." Through this website, educators and young people can take advantage of resources designed especially for both groups. In the "Teachers Resources" area, visitors can download curriculum and lesson plans, learn about group project ideas, and take a look at videos produced by students across the United States. The "Student Resources" area contains links to high-quality sites that provide a basic overview of the federal government, state government, senators, and the president. Everyone who visits the site should chime in with a response to the "Speak Out" area, which asks visitors to comment on important questions of the day. Finally, visitors can also find out who their local and federal officials are as well as peruse the glossary, which covers everything from accountability to zoning. From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2008. http://scout.wisc.edu/
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Interactives: 3D Shapes

http://www.learner.org/interactives/geometry/index.html
How much liquid can that glass hold? What are the dimensions of that package that's heading off to a friend overseas? Answers to both of those questions (and many more) can be found in this lovely interactive feature on 3D shapes created by experts at the Annenberg Media group. Visitors to this site will learn about three-dimensional geometric shapes by examining a number of objects through a number of interactive exercises and games. The materials are divided into four sections, which include "3D Shapes", "Surface Area & Volume", and "Platonic Solids". The "Platonic Solids" area is quite a bit of fun, as visitors will get the opportunity to print out foldable shapes such as a tetrahedron. A short fifteen question quiz that tests the materials covered by these various activities rounds out the site. From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2008. http://scout.wisc.edu/
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Chemistry PowerPoint Lessons and Instructional Materials

http://www.chalkbored.com/lessons/chemistry-12.htm
Before becoming an author, Jeremy Schneider was a chemistry teacher. Over the past several years he has placed a number of helpful instructional resources here on his site. These particular resources cover atomic structure, quantum mechanics, atomic size, bonding, and several dozen additional topics. Visitors can browse through these resources at their leisure and each topic area includes a brief description of what is covered in each set of materials. Specifically, the resources include labs, assignments, worksheets, and handouts. Many of the resources draw on examples from the "Fundamentals of Chemistry" textbook, but the site suggests that page references from other textbooks can be substituted From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2008. http://scout.wisc.edu/
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Statistical Understanding Made Simple [Macromedia Flash Player]

http://www.gla.ac.uk/sums/
Teaching statistics can be tough for even experienced instructors, so it is nice to learn about the Statistical Understanding Made Simple (SUMS) website. Created by researchers at the University of Glasgow, the site helps users build "interactive, fun and highly effective tutorials designed to help students understand basic statistics." Visitors who wish to have the resource generator create tutorials will need to register on the site and provide a small data set. Of course, visitors can also check out the "Ready Made Tutorials" area, where they will discover projects that examine the relationship between height and weight and the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy on depression. Additionally, the site also contains several games which students can use to explore the effects of standard deviation and histograms. From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2008. http://scout.wisc.edu/