This year's event will feature two key note presentations. Awards are also made for work toward a research-based Ph.D. in science education that requires a science competence comparable to that for Ph.D. candidates in scientific disciplines. The deadline for application is November 5, 1998. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute will be awarding 80 fellowships for full-time study toward a Ph.D. or Sc. D. degree in the biological sciences.
Awards are for three years, with extension possible for two additional years of full support.
Fellowships are intended for students who have completed less than one year of graduate study toward M.S., Ph.D. or Sc. D., degrees in biological sciences. Students who hold or are pursuing medical are dental degrees may also be eligible to apply. The program is open to both U.S. citizens and foreign citizens. The deadline for application is November 10, 1998.