Emory University's Fellowships in Research and Science Teaching---FIRST---are granted to post-doctoral students to aid in both their research and their training in teaching science. FIRST gives an Institutional Research and Academic Career Development award, sponsored by the Division of Minority Opportunities in Research and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The postdoctoral students are guided by several dozens of the faculty members at Emory's Morehouse School of Medicine. The fellowship lasts three years and combines scientific research with courses in teaching methods, course development and mentoring.
The Knowles Science Teaching Foundation gives separate fellowships in research and in science education. The fellowship allows candidates to learn to teach science and mathematics and to develop as teachers. Once the teachers have been certified, they receive support from Knowles in their first years of teaching. This is deliberate as many teachers do not last past these first years. During students' fellowships, they have meetings and discussions, training in developing lesson plan and in observing classroom teachers. Research fellowships through Knowles focus on research being done on science and mathematics teaching. Such fellowships expose students to scholars and researchers.
The National Science Foundation's Graduate Teaching Fellowships fund graduate students in several fields: science, engineering, mathematics and technology. Fellows interact with other researchers, as well as with students in kindergarten through 12th grades and their teachers, to develop skills in teaching, team building and communication. The National Science Foundation's goal in granting these fellowships is to support and nurture not only graduate students but local teachers, students and school systems as well.
The Columbia Science Fellows Program is a post-doctoral fellowship for scientists looking to develop both their research and teaching skills. Columbia's Science Fellows do their own independent scientific research, but they also teach and develop material for science courses. These fellows are affiliated with many of Columbia's scientific departments, such as astronomy, chemistry, biological sciences, physics or psychology. The fellows have weekly lectures and pedagogy sessions that follow, as well as lead 110-minute seminars for around 20 students each. Other time is spent in doing individual or group research.