Millersville University of Pennsylvania NSF Noyce Scholarship Program

In Fall 2024, the National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program awarded a team of Millersville University faculty a $1.2 million grant to recruit and prepare 15 highly effective secondary STEM teachers with specialized training to meet the needs of secondary students in high-need school districts.

The project, titled, Expanding Partnerships to Develop Effective Mathematics and Science Teachers for High Need Schools, supports STEM undergraduates to become Noyce Scholars, financially supported with $48,000 over two years in exchange for a commitment to teach in a high-needs school district for four years following graduation. We will recruit Noyce Scholars from our existing STEM majors in the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Mathematics, and Physics. Noyce Scholars will be selected using selection criteria to produce four cohorts of students that will progress through the program and attain teaching certification after two years. To address the specific needs of future teachers in high-need schools, Noyce Scholars will participate in activities designed to develop cultural competency and a supportive community.

WHAT DOES IT PROVIDE?

Financial assistance:

• Undergraduates: $48,000 stipend ($12,000 per semester for up to two academic years). At the end of the program, you are committed to teach for two years in a high-need school for each year of the award.
• Post-Baccalaureates: $24,000 ($12,000 per semester for up to one academic year). At the end of the program, you are committed to teach for two years in a high-need school for each year of the award.

Professional Development:

• Supportive Professional Development to effectively teach in high-need school districts.
• Opportunities to present at conferences.
• Continued support and mentoring once you have started teaching.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

• Undergraduate BS STEM majors with 60 or more credits who are interested in pursuing a BSE in Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Mathematics, or Physics degree.
• BS STEM Graduates with a degree in Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Mathematics, or Physics who can earn a Post-Baccalaureate teaching certification within one-year of the award.
• Currently enrolled at Millersville University of Pennsylvania, or already accepted for admission to Millersville University of Pennsylvania as a transfer student and be a current U.S. citizen or national, or a permanent resident alien.
• Minimum overall and content major GPA of 3.0.
• Commitment to teach two years in a high-need school district for every full-year in which the scholarship is received. 

HOW DO I APPLY?

The Millersville University of Pennsylvania Noyce Scholarship Program, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, is now accepting applications for the undergraduate scholarships and post-baccalaureate stipends to be awarded. Completion of this application does not guarantee an award.