Sea Education Association Assistant Scientists
www.sea.edu

Location: Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Dominica, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, United States (Alaska, California, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire), U. S. Virgin Islands

Duration: 3 months to indefinite

The Experience: SEA is a private, nonprofit educational organization which offers a hands-on experience to college and high school students in sailing at sea. SEA operates two sailing ships traveling throughout both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Semester-long classes are offered on these vessels with a concentration on an experiential approach to ocean studies. Assistant Scientists plan and implement a hands-on curriculum.

Financial Info: Stipend (varies by program length & experience), airfare, shipboard accommodation, and all meals.

Eligibility: Permission to work in the U. S.; master’s degree in a science related to oceanography or marine studies preferred

FYI: Crew members can choose to work either a long term or a short term contract. Crew members who work a short term contract sign up for one stint on board that is approximately 3 months long and includes either a semester trip and a yard period or two semester trips. Crew members on a long term contract work at least 180 days (not continuous) in a 12 month time period, making them eligible for health benefits.

To Apply: Email cover letter and resume to Mary Engels at mengels@sea.edu

Application Deadline: Rolling. SEA likes to be crewed out about 6-8 months before departure.

Contact:
Mary Engels
Sea Education Association
PO Box 6
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Phone: 800.552.3633
mengels@sea.edu

Fund for Teachers Fellows
www.fundforteachers.org

Location: Worldwide

Duration: Open

The Experience: The Fund awards almost every type of professional development imaginable, anywhere in the world, including travel, language study, counterpart shadowing, and attending professional development courses (see website to see examples of what past Fellows have done). However, there are a few exceptions. The Fund will not provide monies for student travel, the completion of post baccalaureate degrees, on-site (or campus) professional development, compensation for substitutes, or stipends.

Financial Info: Applicants may apply individually for up to $5,000 or as a team for up to $10,000.

Eligibility: Teach in a Pre-K through 12th grade classroom (as a full-time teacher spending at least 50 percent of the time in the classroom or classroom-like setting), minimum of three years classroom teaching experience, must have intention of returning to teaching in the same district following the fellowship, employed by a school/district in an eligible geographic area (see map of eligible areas in 42 states at www.fundforteachers.org/apply.html).

FYI: The Fund awards almost every type of professional development imaginable. However, there are a few exceptions. The Fund will not provide monies for student travel, the completion of post baccalaureate degrees, onsite (or campus) professional development, compensation for substitutes, or stipends. More than 3,500 teachers from across the United States have studied and traveled in 110 countries on all seven continents as Fellows.

Requirements: Upon completion of their fellowship, Fellows must submit a budget summary, an overview of the experience, and complete a survey

To Apply: Proposal detailing how the fellowship will make the applicant a better teacher and how improved skills are to be implemented in the classroom, benefiting students, curricula and school. Fellowships are awarded based on application quality and merit as judged by a committee (see website for the application scoring rubric).

Application Deadline: January 30, 2009

Contact:
Fund For Teachers
2000 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 100
Houston, TX 77056
Phone: 713.296.6127
Fax: 713.296.6134
info@fundforteachers.org