Application to take CONS Courses & Scholarship Consideration Registration & Approval Form

Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation Graduate (CONS) Courses

Date: ______Semester/Year: ______

Student’s Name: ______G#______Phone #: ______

Email: ______Domicile Status: ___ In-State ___Out-of-State

Do you wish to be considered for the scholarship? ___ Yes ___No

How many credits have you completed towards your degree? ______GPA ______

Do you currently have a position as a GTA? ___Yes ___No If yes, what course? ______

Have you previously received support to take a CONS course? ______Yes _____No

If yes, when and for what course? ______

Do you have any other source(s) of funding to pay the extra costs for a CONS course? ___Yes ___No

If yes, please describe: ______

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CONS Course # CONS Course Title # Credits

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Approval of Mason Advisor Date

CONS COURSE Scholarship 3-step Process for Mason Graduate Students

A.  Formally apply for a space in the course by completing the application form online at http://smconservation.gmu.edu/programs/graduate-and-professional/graduate-course-application-form/.

Please submit the following attachments to the online form:

·  Personal Statement of Interest and Qualifications (maximum 350 words)

·  Most Recent CV (.pdf Or .doc)

B.  Complete this CONS Course Registration Advisor Approval Form, sign the form and obtain your primary advisor’s signature. Please submit the registration form with the Personal Statement of Interest and Qualifications and a Current CV to the ESP Graduate Office at . This process ensures that you will receive graduate credit for the CONS course on your unofficial transcript.

C.  The ESP Graduate Office will coordinate the registration process with SMSC and will forward this form to the Department of Biology for scholarship consideration once signatures are obtained.

All materials must be sent in by the course application deadline--for specific deadlines and more course information, see http://smconservation.gmu.edu/programs/graduate-and-professional/graduate-courses/ .The SMSC will then respond to you with an admissions decision as well as instructions about how to register and pay for the course. If you have questions, please email .

Student Signature ______Date______