The Scripps Research Institute's Science Partnership Scholars Program is still accepting applications. Deadline - April 30.

The Scripps Research Institute's Science Partnership Scholars Program is a collaborative program open to all middle school science teachers in San Diego County, funded by a grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations.

This science partnership initiative addresses secondary science teachers' interest in providing innovative, hands-on science activities in the classroom that can be tied to current curricula, as well as to stay up-to-date on contemporary issues in the biosciences.

Program Parameters
Under the supervision of senior faculty at The Scripps Research Institute, a cadre of doctoral candidates has developed a curriculum, including hands-on experiments that can be used in the classroom as well as didactic presentations on state-of-the-art research topics and techniques. The program is conducted at TSRI as a two-day in-service course on May 27–28, 2010. Program topics may include cell biology and structure, combinatorial chemistry, drug development, HIV, and forensics. To complete the program, each participant will develop and submit a lesson plan for the classroom based on one or more of the program topics. To supplement the material discussed in the classes, each participant will be supplied with a supplemental text chosen by the program coordinators.

Teachers who wish to attend may choose to have TSRI pay the cost of a substitute teacher. A stipend for classroom supplies will also be awarded to each teacher who completes the program.

Application Procedures
Candidates are asked to submit the following no later than April 30th:

1. A completed application form.
2. Recommendation from the Chairman, Science Department, Vice Principal or Principal.
3. Return the complete application to the Office of Education Outreach.

Click here to download the application form.