Houghton, MI– National Science Foundation-funded Noyce Scholarships are available at Michigan Technological University for undergraduate and graduate students who want to become science or mathematics teachers. The program provides financial support for up to two years of study at Michigan Tech. Once certified, recipients are expected to teach science or mathematics in a high-need school.
The Noyce program began in 2002 as an NSF effort to encourage college students pursuing science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) fields to become certified to teach science and mathematics to K-12 students. The demand for teachers, particularly in science and mathematics, was growing with no sign of slowing down, and the number of new teachers seeking certification was not keeping up with the demand.
Michigan Tech’s Noyce program began in 2009. “We have provided scholarships to 13 students so far,” says program head Brad Baltensperger, chair of cognitive and learning sciences. “Acceptance has been high, but we have high expectations.”
Applicants must be within two years of receiving their undergraduate degree or have already completed a degree in a science, technology, engineering or mathematics field. Sophomores can apply if they will be juniors in the fall. They must be planning to enroll in a teacher certification program to teach science or mathematics and be US citizens or permanent residents.
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