Excellent Scholarship Opportunity

Le Moyne College has been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation grant to provide scholarships for talented juniors and seniors majoring in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) to become secondary school teachers. Each Noyce scholar will receive up to full-tuition for the fall semester, the spring semester, and the J-mester/May-mester, in their  junior and senior years. Graduate students seeking initial STEM teaching certification may also be eligible to apply for the Noyce Scholarship during their last 14 months of study.

Why become a STEM teacher? 

 

About the Program
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Robert Noyce Teacher Scholars will play a critical role in filling the urgent need for secondary teachers of STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). Le Moyne College has been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation grant to provide scholarships for talented juniors and seniors majoring in STEM fields to become secondary school teachers.


Le Moyne Students
  1. Receive the Noyce Scholarship of up to full-tuition for the fall semester, the spring semester, and the J-mester or May-mester in your junior; the fall semester, the spring, and the J-mester in your senior year.
  2. Have guaranteed research opportunity in your major in the fall of the senior year.
  3. Take a special 1 credit J-mester course in the senior year turning your research into lesson plans, prior to student teaching.
Students in Research

  1. Receive the Noyce Scholarship of up to full-tuition for the last 14 months of your graduate program of study. 
  2. Read a published research study approved by the Noyce professors.
  3. Take a special 1 credit J-mester course, and turn the research findings into lesson plans, prior to student teaching.


Students

  1. Get paid summer internships in Central New York State (e.g., Museum of Science and Technology, Baltimore Woods Nature Center, Onondaga County Libraries, or Rosamond Gifford Zoo) 
  2. Be eligible to apply for the STAR Program (a national program that provides paid nineweek research opportunity with over 25 cutting-edge research institutions affiliated with NASA, NOAA, NSF, USGS, DOD and DOE along with other private and university laboratories such as the SETI Institute, MBARI and Biosphere 2). 
  3. Take part in professional development workshops with Syracuse City School District teachers and fellow Noyce Scholars to develop relevant cultural and pedagogical knowledge and skills to be an effective teacher in a high-need school.

 


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Students who are interested in applying for the Noyce Scholarship need to submit the following application materials (Items 1-3) as one pdf file to maw@lemoyne.edu

  • Academic transcripts, with 3.0 GPA in STEM and education courses.
  • A personal statement (no more than 2 pages) explaining why you would like to be a Noyce Scholar.
  • A cover sheet with full contact information, including your home address, email address, and phone number by which you may be reached.
  • Two letters of reference (one focusing on STEM aspects and one focusing on teaching or education-related experiences) submitted directly to maw@lemoyne.edu
  • Deadline: Rolling

 

 
Le Moyne Campus
  1. Sign Participant Agreement for the Noyce Scholarship Program. 
  2. Maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher both in Major and in Education.
  3. Graduate with a major in a STEM discipline and obtain teacher certification or licensing upon completion of the program.
  4. Be prepared to teach in a qualified high-need school district such as, but not limited to, Syracuse City School District for two years for each full year of a scholarship received (refer to the Teacher Cancellation Low-Income Directory: https://www.tcli.ed.gov/CBSWebApp/tcli/TCLIPubSchoolSearch.jsp as a guide to determine if a school qualifies as high-need). Commitment must be fulfilled within eight years after completing the program. Failure to comply with the full-time teaching requirement will result in scholarship transitioning to a loan obligation payable over 10- year term at a fixed 5% interest rate. 
  5. Participate in the STEM Teachers’ Circles and pedagogical workshops each semester. 
  6. Take the mandatory research course for undergraduates and read a published study for graduates in the J-mester right before student teaching (with up to full tuition funding provided). 
  7. Participate in the annual survey. 
  8. Share employment information with the Noyce Scholarship professors and allow them to verify your employment and service commitment. 
  9. Follow any other Noyce Scholarship Program requirements.