Using Atlas of Science Literacy

Workshop Scholarship Program Q&As:

1. Who is eligible to apply for these scholarships?
   Any educator at any level may apply. We encourage a wide variety of professionals involved in science and mathematics education to attend these workshops. Participants may include K-12 classroom teachers, curriculum specialists, supervisors, administrators, graduate students, researchers, education policymakers, and college faculty and other professionals from post-secondary institutions.

2. What does the scholarship cover?
   A workshop scholarship will cover only the registration fee (up to $450) for each individual recipient. The costs of required books, travel, and lodging are not included. Scholarship awardees will be responsible for covering these additional items.

3. How will scholarships be awarded?
   Awardees will be selected based on their level of interest in science and/or mathematics at the local, state, national, or international levels; their need for financial support; and their potential for sharing with others the knowledge gained at the workshop as based on the information each applicant provides on his or her application. The decisions will be made by a selection committee comprised of AAAS professional staff.

4. When will I receive my funds?
   Scholarships will be provided in the form of complimentary workshop registrations (no checks or refunds will be mailed). All participants will fill out the registration form and confirmed scholarship recipients can simply mark “comp” on the registration line. They will still, however, need to fill out the lines for the required books and submit payment for those materials.

5. How many scholarships will be given out?
   A limited number of scholarships, in the form of complimentary workshop registrations, will be provided for each the upcoming workshops until funds are exhausted. The precise number of scholarships will depend on the number of applications submitted and selected for each workshop.

6. How will scholarship winners be notified?
   Scholarship recipients will be notified via telephone, e-mail, or regular US mail of their selection with sufficient time to make travel arrangements. All scholarship recipients will receive written confirmation of their selection.

7. Could I use my funds for another AAAS program?
   No. These scholarships are solely designated for the Using “Atlas of Science Literacy” workshops, and will be applied as individual complimentary registrations. They will not shared (such as to reduce the cost of team registrations for non-scholarship awardees) nor will they be applied toward any other AAAS charges, such as membership fees for AAAS members or registrations to the annual meeting.

8. Who is funding this program?
   The Project 2061 workshop scholarships are supported by gifts from members and others to the AAAS Flexible Action Fund program. The overall Using “Atlas of Science Literacy” workshop program is funded directly from participant registration fees.

More scholarship information is available on the main Workshop Scholarship Program page.