The Delores Soderquist Brehm

Center for Special Education Scholarship & Research

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Applicant Requirements

• Undergraduate and graduate students majoring in Special Education
• Minimum GPA of 3.20
• Demonstrated commitment to the field of special education and to the service of  people with disabilities
• Outstanding pre-professional skills as determined by the Department of Special Education Scholarship Committee
• Interest in working with a faculty member on an individual research project

Applicant Responsibilities

• Completed application form
• Personal statement including background, academic history, skills, talents, personal/ professional goals, and commitment to the field of special education.
• Because this scholarship focuses on a year-long research project with a faculty partner, please submit another brief essay (no more than 2 pages) addressing research interests and how working with a faculty partner on this project may impact the field of special education
• Two detailed letters of support, at least one of which is from a faculty member in the Department of Special Education.
• Request a copy of the calendar from Linda Polter, Executive Director, to ensure that the applicant will be able to fulfill the commitment and complete the responsibilities of the scholarship

Recipient Responsibilities

• A commitment to:
  1. A research agenda
  2. A research project
  3. A faculty partner
  4. A written product for publication
  5. A dissemination: local, state, regional, and/or national
• Attendance at the 2013-2014 Brehm Research Planning Conference
  Please get a copy of the calendar from Linda Polter, Executive Director, to ensure that the recipient will be able to fulfill the commitment and complete the responsibilities.
• Attendance at regularly scheduled meetings with the recipient’s faculty partner

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