TAPESTRy Fellowship Application

Program Overview

The CURE TAPESTRy network is pleased to invite applications for the 2024 - 2025 TAPESTRy Fellowship Program. This program will provide a year-long, mentored opportunity for new and veteran facilitators of CURE teaching assistant professional development (CURE TA PD) to design and field-test resources to enhance the quality of CURE TA PD in their contexts.

TAPESTRy Fellows will:

Participate in a one-year program to develop and field-test a novel resource centered on the enhancement of CURE TA PD (e.g., a PD intervention, a TA PD assessment instrument), which will include small- and large-group virtual professional development experiences
Receive mentoring from a team of experienced CURE TAPESTRy leaders, including individuals with expertise in mentoring; CURE development, implementation, and evaluation; inclusive and equitable instruction; and the design and evaluation of TA PD initiatives, including in CURE contexts
Participate in an initial summer workshop to be held in conjunction with the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) 2024 conference occurring in Minneapolis, MN. This workshop will begin with an optional networking dinner on the evening of Sunday, July 14th, and will conclude with dinner on the following day (with departure on Tuesday, July 16th). Travel funds up to $1,500 will be provided for fellows to travel to this workshop and to the conference.
Disseminate their newly-developed resource(s) to the broader community at a conference of their choice. Travel awards are available to cover costs associated with attending this conference.
Receive a $1,000 stipend for program completion
Join the CURE TAPESTRy network, a community of professionals interested in promoting the advancement of teaching, scholarship, and career advancement in areas that explore the intersection of TA PD and CUREs

Fellowship Eligibility

We invite applicants with all levels of experience (including no prior experience) in designing, facilitating, and/or evaluating CURE TA PD to apply to the fellowship program. Interested applicants must:

Be a graduate student, postdoctoral fellow, or instructor/faculty member (tenure or non-tenure track) in the biological sciences or related STEM field who is responsible for (or will be responsible for during their fellowship year) the design, facilitation, and/or assessment of CURE TA PD in at least one CURE section at their institution
Be able to implement their newly-developed CURE TA PD resource during the 2024 - 2025 academic year for the purposes of field-testing and refining their resource
Commit to participating in all fellowship activities, to include workshops, program evaluation, etc.
Have full support for program participation from their immediate supervisor(s) (e.g., department chair, dean, graduate advisor)

Please click "Next" to proceed to the application. If you have any questions or concerns as you are working, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Jeffrey Olimpo at jtolimpo@utep.edu.