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Recruitment
and Selection of GK-12 Fellows
New GK-12 Fellows will be recruited into the program each
Spring semester.
A GK-12 Committee consisting of representatives of the School
of Engineering and the College of Arts and Sciences will work
with the individual departments to identify the best candidates
for the fellowships. Applicants for the GK-12 fellow program
will be screened by this committee. The candidates will have
to satisfy the NSF criteria, namely, they will have to be:
• citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the
United States at the time of application
• full time students enrolled into SEM graduate programs
at UNM
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addition, consideration will be given to a student’s academic
records and to their potential as a role model in the classroom.
Efforts will be made to recruit underrepresented minorities
(preferably bilingual), women, and persons with disabilities
into the GK-12 Fellowships.
The GK-12 Fellowships will be awarded for a period of 12 months.
Being a GK-12 Fellow is an attractive alternative to the traditional
graduate education funding methods of RA, TA, or fellowships.
Each Fellow will receive a $30,000 stipend, plus tuition and
health insurance. A Faculty Mentor will be assigned to each
GK-12 Fellow. The goal is that participation in the GK-12 program,
while enriching and enhancing student’s communication
skills and knowledge of pedagogy, should not result in a longer
time to graduation compared to other students, in spite of the
fact that during the school year they will be spending a minimum
of 10 hours each week providing direct assistance to K-12 teachers
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