"Don't be
encumbered by history. Go off and do something wonderful."
- Robert N.
Noyce
Welcome
The goal of the Robert Noyce Scholarship Program at the
University of Vermont (UVM) is to identify and cultivate a pool
of science undergraduate students and professionals who have an
interest in pursuing a grade 7-12 science teaching position in a
high need school and to provide the support, education, and
guidance to make this science education career possible.
Individuals with disabilities or from groups
underrepresented in science or science teaching are strongly
encouraged to apply. Over the next 5 years, the goals of
the Robert Noyce Scholarship Program will be implemented through
the following programs:
- Noyce
Undergraduate
Summer Science Research Program
- Undergraduate first- and second-year students enrolled
full-time in a science degree program will be provided with a
summer research experience that couples aspects of science
outreach with 7–12 educators already engaged in scientific
research at UVM.
- Noyce
Undergraduate
Scholars Program
- Undergraduate juniors and seniors enrolled full-time in a
science degree program will be awarded a scholarship in the
amount of $12,500.00 per year for two years as they complete
their science degree and science teacher licensure
requirements.
- Noyce
Gradutate
(MAT) Scholars Program
- Science professionals and majors who have completed a BA/BS
in science will be awarded a scholarship in the amount of
$12,500.00 for one year as they work towards an MAT degree and
teaching certificate focusing on grade 7–12 science education.
A competitive pool of individuals will be recruited through
aggressive advertizing and enticed by Noyce stipend support. The
science professionals and undergraduate students will be part of the
same peer network that will promote future professional development
and educational improvement in the sciences.
“When
students excel in math and science, they help America compete
for the jobs and industries of the future.”
-President
Obama at the 2012 White House Science Fair
A New Generation of
Teachers
The Robert Noyce Scholarship Program at UVM will educate new
7th-12th grade science educators through a program that brings
together innovative science pedagogy with experience in up-to-date
scientific research. Collaboration between the College of
Education and Social Services and science departments at UVM will
lead to strategies of recruitment in science education as well as
in retention of undergraduate science students. The program
develops informal professional networks for these future teachers,
allowing for the dissemination of experience-based pedagogical
discoveries and improved peer support strategies.
The Scholarship
The Noyce Scholarship Program will provide scholarships for
undergraduate science majors to become teachers in high need
school districts. In addition, stipends are available for
professionals and those students who already have a Bachelor’s
degree seeking to become a science teacher in a high need school.
Through acceptance of the scholarship and stipend, recipients
agree to teach two years in a high need school district for every
year of scholarship funds received.
Who should apply?
- Undergraduates who are presently sophomores or juniors
- Seniors interested in applying for the MAT program in
secondary education
- Professionals and individuals who have earned a BA/BS in
science and who are applying for the MAT program in secondary
education
What are the
eligibility requirements?
- Applicants for a Noyce scholarship and stipend must have a
commitment to teaching science in a high need school district
for at least two years for every year they receive funding.
- Applicants must either be working on or have already earned a
baccalaureate degree in science.
- A minimum overall GPA and major GPA in science of 3.0.
- Are United States citizens, nationals, or permanent residents.
What is a high need
school or district?
The National Science Foundation defines a high need district as
one that meets at least one of the following criteria:
- It has many out-of-field teachers. In particular, the district
has at least one school in which: (i) more than 34% of the
academic classroom teachers at the secondary level (across all
academic subjects) do not have an undergraduate degree with a
major or minor in, or a graduate degree in, the academic field
in which they teach the majority of their classes; or (ii) more
than 34% of the teachers in two of the academic departments do
not have an undergraduate degree with a major or minor in, or a
graduate degree in, the academic field in which they teach the
largest percentage of their classes.
- It has at least one school whose teacher attrition rate has
been 15% or more over the past three years.
- It has at least one school in which 50% or more of the
enrolled students are eligible for participation in the free and
reduced lunch program.
For further information, please contact Professor Regina Toolin,
Program Director, at Rtoolin@uvm.edu.