The Robert Noyce Scholarship program seeks to increase the number of teachers with a strong content knowledge in mathematics. This National Science Foundation program provides scholarship funds for talented mathematics majors to become teachers in high need school districts. Likewise, stipends are available for professionals (who already have a bachelors degree) seeking to become mathematics teachers committed to teaching in a high needs school. Career changers will enroll in IUB's one-year Transition-to-Teaching (T-to-T) program.

Scholarship and stipend recipients agree to teach two years in a high need school district for every year of scholarship funds received. Recipients who do not teach in a high need district will be responsible for repaying any funds received, including any applicable interest.

Scholarship Award Amount (for undergraduates)

• $9,150 per year for students enrolled full-time
• Funds are paid directly into your bursar account for any educational expenses, for a maximum of two years

Stipend Award amount (for graduate students)

• $10,000 maximum for one year (length of the T-to-T program)
• Funds are paid directly into your bursar account for any educational expenses

Who should apply?

• Undergraduate mathematics majors who are seniors in Fall 2010
• Transfer mathematics majors who are IU seniors in Fall 2010
• Senior math majors seeking admission to IUB's T-to-T to begin study in Summer 2010
• Career changers seeking to attend graduate school to be certified through the Secondary T-to-T program.

Eligibility requirements:

Applicants for a Noyce stipend must have a commitment to teaching mathematics 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 mathematics or they could already have a degree in a field with strong mathematics content (e.g., physics; engineering; computer science). Applicants may be current mathematics majors, or sophomores committed to majoring in mathematics.

In addition, students who qualify for a Noyce Scholarship:

• Have maintained a minimum GPA of 2.5 overall and a minimum GPA of 2.0 in mathematics.
• Are United States citizens, nationals, or permanent residents
• Are not in violation of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act and have not been convicted of any felony.

What is a high need district?

The National Science Foundation defines a high needs district as one that meets at least one of the following criteria:

1. 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.
2. It has at least one school whose teacher attrition rate has been 15% or more over the past three years.
3. 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.

This definition fits quite a few districts in Indiana. For example, Monroe County Community School Corporation and Indianapolis Public Schools qualify.

Why teach?

• Teachers make a difference. Few other careers offer the opportunity to touch more lives.
• Teaching provides a forum for sharing your passion of mathematics and inspiring young people to achieve their potential.
• Teaching allows you to challenge yourself and to discover strengths you may never knew you had.
• Teachers are role models.
• Teaching provides an opportunity for service by filling the need for qualified mathematics teachers.

Deadline

February 4, 2010 at 5.00pm is the deadline for applications for Fall 2010. We will contact successful applicants by early April 2010.

Further information

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Application Procedure

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