Project INSTRUCT

Thank you for your interest in applying to the Project INSTRUCT grant focusing on preparing inclusive special educators and speech-language pathologists in grades K-12 to support students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and complex communication needs (CCN) in inclusive settings. The fourth cohort of Project INSTRUCT scholars will begin in Fall 2023.  

The following information details how you will apply for this federally funded fellowship. Please note, application to Project INSTRUCT grant is for funding only, if you have not been previously admitted to KU, you will also need to apply to the Department of Special Education or the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences and Disorders.  

To be eligible for the Project INSTRUCT Fellowship, you must:

• Be a US citizen
• Meet or have met (if already admitted) the requirements for the KU Department of Special Education or KU Department of Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences and Disorder admissions
• Agree to the requirements in the US DOE Service Obligation Requirements 

Admission to the program and funding for scholars is a highly competitive process.  

For full consideration of your application, you will be required to upload the following:

1. A cover letter detailing:
   • Your career objectives focused on professional goals around improving outcomes for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and complex communication needs (CCN) in inclusive (natural) settings
   • Your skill and interest in interdisciplinary work between Special Education and Speech-Language-Hearing
   • Statement of leadership skills, activities, and goals
   • A description of your current and previous experiences teaching and working with individuals who have IDD and CCN, including your work in either rural or urban culturally diverse school settings
   • The reason for your interest in Project INSTRUCT, including your personal philosophy on inclusive education and the impact of inclusive experiences on quality of life and other outcomes for individuals with IDD and CCN
2. Personal philosophy on inclusive education individuals with IDD and CCN
3. A professional resume including name and contact information for all relevant positions.  Please do not use acronyms in your resume without definition.  
4. A copy of your teaching license(s) if applying to SPED Program
   • ​​​​If you do not have teaching licenses, you can upload a document that states (1) you have no previous license or (2) you are in process of obtaining a license, and indicate when it will be finished and from which university.
5. Two or more letters of recommendations from schools, universities, or others that attest to your experience, potential, or interest in working effectively with individuals with IDD and CCN in inclusive settings

Please refer to the rubric while you are preparing your application:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Oh9ERO4Z3ofp8ojM5fHv8v6GylDtiI9z/view?usp=sharing 

Name

Street Address

City

State

Zip Code

Email

Phone Number

- -

Program Applying To (SPED or SPLH)

Are you a U.S. citizen?

YesNo

Do you agree to the US DOE Service Obligation Requirements? (Please see instructions, eligibility criteria #3 for a link to the requirements)

YesNo

Have you already applied to the Department of Special Education or the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing at KU?

YesNo

If yes, have you been admitted to the Department of Special Education or the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing at the KU?

YesNo

Upload Cover Letter

Upload Personal Philosophy

Upload Resume

Upload Teaching Licenses (SPED only). If you are earning an initial license now, upload a document stating when you expect to finish.

Upload Letters of Recommendation

Submit Form

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