Robert Noyce Scholarship Program for Spring 2008

The Robert Noyce Scholarship Program of the Mathematics and Science Teacher Education Program (MASTEP) is pleased to announce that it is now accepting scholarship applications for Spring 2008 and Fall 2008 semesters.

The filing date for Spring 2008 application is Nov 15, 2007.

The filing date for Fall 2008 application is May 1, 2008.

Eligibility criteria:

• All recipients must be majoring in, or have majored in, a field of Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (i.e., STEM majors).


• There are two categories of awards:
  • Awards to Career Changers.
    A Career Changer is someone who has worked full time outside the field of education for a minimum of three years. Such applicants are eligible for full financial support of $10,000 per academic year for full time study. The recipient may be awarded two years of such support if the first year is complete the senior year of study in a baccalaureate degree program, and the second year is spent completing the teaching credential program. Applicants who are Career Changers need not submit any financial need assessment.
  
  
  • Awards to Non-Career Changers.
    The amount of the scholarship is dependent on the financial need of the applicant. Thus, applicants must have their financial need assessed by the campus Financial Aid Office, and then submit the evaluation as part of their application package to MASTEP. Applicants eligible for full financial support may be awarded up to $10,000 per academic year. For exceptional candidates who do not qualify based on financial need, strictly Merit Based Scholarships of $4,500 per academic year may be awarded to cover fees, books, and some miscellaneous expenses. Students enrolled part time will receive proportional funding.
  
  
• Scholarship support can be awarded for up to two years of full time study, at the end of which time the applicant must complete the Teacher Credential Program and enter classroom teaching. Thus, seniors within one academic year of graduation are eligible to apply, as are post-baccalaureate students enrolled in the Teacher Credential Program.


• Awardees must pursue either a Single Subject Teaching Credential in Science or Mathematics, or a Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential as a Science and/or Mathematics Specialist.


• Awardees must enroll at either San Jose State University or San Francisco State University.


• Specific eligibility criteria also include the following:
  • All awardees must teach for a minimum of two years for each year of scholarship support in a local "high need" school, or the scholarship money must be returned. Note that about 80% of local schools qualify as "high need" as defined for this program. A list of these schools is available from the MASTEP Office.
  
  
  • Awardees in their senior year of study must attend full time and complete their baccalaureate degree by the end of one academic year. These graduates must then immediately enroll in the Teacher Credential Program and receive the second year of scholarship funding.
  
  
• A competition for the scholarships will be sponsored each semester, with the recipients being awarded funding for up to two full years of study. Applicants will be evaluated on a combination of: academic performance as determined by a transcript evaluation, personal accomplishments as presented in a resume and/or letter of explanation, strong performance in a STEM career or independent study (e.g., a thesis or project report), experience and success in working with K-12 students and/or in community service projects, and a personal interview that will be required of finalists.


• All awardees must provide tracking data to MASTEP until all requirements of the Scholarship Program are met. MASTEP will provide the appropriate forms to submit the tracking information, but each awardee must commit to submit the information annually, or the scholarship funding must be repaid.

Application Procedure:

• Biology Department Office, Hensill Hall 534


• Center for Science and Mathematics, SCI 211

Application Materials

• Robert Noyce Scholarship application form (MS Word document)


• Personal statement explaining previous successful experience with K-12 level students, and future career goals.


• Personal resume


• Copy of transcripts for at least the last two years


• Copy of your "2006/2007 Financial Aid Report", if available (this report isnot necessary for career changers).


• Letter of Recommendation


• Cover Page