Proposals due April 1, 2009

The Hach Scientific Foundation would like to offer second career chemical education scholarships to chemists. The Hach Scientific Foundation is a private multi-million dollar foundation dedicated to chemistry and chemical education. The Hach Scientific Foundation provides scholarships across the country to chemists interested in pursuing either a Masters in education or teachers certificate. The requirements for scholarship acceptance are the following:

• Applicant must have a Bachelors degree or higher in either chemistry, biochemistry, or chemical engineering.
• Applicant must have worked in a chemistry-related field.
• Applicant must be in pursuit of become a chemistry teacher.
• Applicant must be accepted into either an education masters program or teacher certification program.
• Applicant must be a United States citizen or permanent resident.

The scholarship is $6,000 for each year pursuing an education degree for full-year full-time students and $3,000 for part-time students or part-year students. In order for prior accepted scholarship recipients to receive second year funding, just send us a copy of your transcript from the attending education school. As long as you maintain a 3.0 GPA, you will continue to receive support through graduation. The application requires four items:

• Applicant's two page essay stating your interest in teaching.
• Applicants resume and transcript.
• Applicant's proof of acceptance into an education masters program.
• Applicants' selection of a university including a timeline toward graduation.

K-12 education in the physical sciences is an under-resourced and under-manned profession in America. The Hach Scientific Foundation hopes you will consider pursuing this courageous career in sparking young minds toward wonders of chemistry!

The following link will provide you with an application:

pdf File: Teacher_Scholarship_Application.pdf

Applications should be mailed or faxed to the following information:

Address:
Hach Scientific Foundation
6833 Antigua Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Phone: (970)223-3513
Fax: (970)223-3570
Email: brycehach@hachscientificfoundation.org