Address, Phone Number, and Email
Institution attending (or, in the case of high school students, wish to attend) as preparation for entering the planetarium profession. Please include full address.
1) What experiences do you have in the planetarium field to date?
2) Why do you wish to work in the planetarium field?
3) What talents do you have that are of value to the planetarium profession?
4) What non-traditional, out-of-the-box experiences have you had that might relate to your suitability for the planetarium profession in a peripheral yet significant way?
5) Planetarium presentations often deal with controversial issues, both ones that are resolved and ones still current (i.e. Ptolemy versus Copernicus, Galileo versus the Church, the identity of the Star of Bethlehem, climate change, UFOs, and the Great Debate between Heber Curtis and Harlow Shapley).
Tell us how you would incorporate or explain a controversial issue (not necessarily one of those included in our examples) in a planetarium show, always keeping in mind that some of the audience will misunderstand anything you say, others may be offended, and some may try to argue the issue with you. Please note that we do NOT want your opinion on the issue you choose, just how you would deal with it in a planetarium. Indicate any special effects you think would aid this presentation.
6) Do you have any other experience in the overall field of astronomy? (Do not mention courses that appear on your transcript.)
Please take as much space as you need for answering any of the above questions.
The scholarship includes a one year membership to the International Planetarium Society and the regional planetarium association of your choice. If awarded this scholarship, the Trustees will ask if you would prefer a regional membership that covers your home address or one that covers your educational institution if it is located in a different region.
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If you are in high school, send your high school transcripts only.
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If you are a first year college student, send both your high school transcripts and your college transcripts.
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If you are past your first year of college, send only your college transcripts.
Your application is not considered complete until your official transcipt(s) is/are received. Please have your school office or university registrar mail or digitally transmit the transcript(s) to:
Marc Taylor, Hamilton Planetarium Scholarship Trustee
511 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10701
Decisions on scholarships are made solely by the Trustees of the Fund.
Thanks for your application. Remember to submit your official transcript.
