NSF Noyce Scholarship Program
Applications are now being accepted for funding in the F2019-S2020 school year. A goal of the scholarship program is to recruit individuals with strong STEM backgrounds who might otherwise not have considered a career in K-12 teaching. Qualified applicants will be awarded $11,500 per year, and expected to participate in a specialized curriculum designed to produce highly qualified math and science teachers who will positively impact rural or urban high-needs areas in Southern Illinois region. Funding will be awarded for two consecutive years but awardees must undergo a review after completing their first year prior to being granted funding for the second year. More information can be found at siuenoyce.org.
Awardees must sign a promissory note agreeing to teach for two years in a high needs district for each year they receive the scholarship.
- Award
- $11,500
- Area of Interest
- All prospective incoming transfers, College of Arts and Sciences
- Deadline
- 04/12/2019
- Supplemental Questions
- Please upload an unofficial transcript from your current college or university. (If you are accepted, an official transcript will be required).
- Please upload an unofficial transcript from any other college or university you have attended. (If you are accepted, an official transcript will be required).
- Please upload the excel spreadsheet of your GPA calculation and projected course of study here. The template provided on siuenoyce.org has two parts, please be sure to complete both parts.
- Please provide the name and email of the first person providing a reference letter for you.
- Please provide the name and email of the second person providing a reference letter for you.
- Please provide the name and email of the third person providing a reference letter for you.
- Essay Prompt: The Noyce scholarships are intended to address a need for high quality teachers in underperforming urban and rural districts in southwestern Illinois. The program encourages students with strong STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) capabilities to participate in research and a range of educational experiences so that they can bring an authentic perspective to what it means to be a scientist/mathematician into their classrooms and engage students in high-needs areas to pursue STEM careers. Noyce scholars will complete field placements in high needs districts and be provided with strong mentors, networks and support systems as they participate in an accelerated curriculum of research, leadership, and teaching. Describe how you exemplify the characteristics sought in a Noyce Scholar and how becoming a Noyce Scholar would affect your ability to become an excellent STEM teacher in a high needs area. Approximate length of completed essay should be 2-3 double spaced pages with a 1 inch margin, size 10-12 font.)
- Please upload your resume.
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