The Noyce Scholarship Program

@

UNC Pembroke

 

 

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The National Science Foundation (NSF), through the NSF Robert Noyce Scholarship Program, has awarded The University of North Carolina at Pembroke a four-year grant totaling an estimated $500,000. 

Named in honor of the co-founder of Intel; the program seeks to encourage talented science and mathematics majors and professionals to become public school mathematics and science teachers in high need school districts.

The NSF grant provides $7,500 per year for 7 junior and senior undergraduate science and math majors in the teacher education program and for 3 Master of Arts in Teaching candidates. Recipients must agree to teach two years in a high needs school for every year they receive funding.

Students interested in applying for the Noyce Scholarship should
contact Mrs. Rachel McBroom at rachel.mcbroom@uncp.edu or
910.521.6652 to request an application.

 

At UNC Pembroke, the program is a joint effort of the School of Education and the College of Arts and Sciences. The lead Principal Investigator is   Rachel McBroom (Biology)' co-PIs are Mary Klinikowski (Mathematics), and Velinda Woriax (Biology). An advisory board assists in recruiting and selecting the scholars. 

 

 

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The Robert Noyce Scholarship Program @ UNC Pembroke

HIGH NEEDS SCHOOL DISTRICTS

For the purposes of this program, the National Science Foundation defines a high need district as one that meets at least one of the following criteria:

  • It has at least one school in which 50% or more of the enrolled students are eligible for participation in the free and reduced price lunch program.
  • It has at least one school in which: (a) 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 largest percentage of their classes; or (b) 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.
  • It has at least one school whose teacher attrition rate has been 15% or more over the last three school years.

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The Robert Noyce Scholarship Program @ UNC Pembroke

APPLICATION INFORMATION

 

Robert Noyce Scholarship or Stipend Application Form

• Statement of interest explaining why you wish to become a teacher in a high-need school

• Resume, to include details of relevant experiences

• Official copies of all college transcripts

• Letters of Recommendation from at least two individuals for whom or with whom you have worked and who can vouch for your work ethic and performance

Finalists will be invited for an interview and should bring with them:

· Proof of US citizenship or legal permanent resident status

· Draft schedule for completing the School of Teacher Education admission requirements

Robert Noyce Applicants must also formally apply for admission to the teacher education program at UNCP.

To apply to University Graduate Program, see the Graduate Admissions website.

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The Robert Noyce Scholarship Program @ UNC Pembroke

ELIGIBILITY & CONDITIONS

Robert Noyce Scholarship Recipients Must be:

·         Majoring in, or have majored in, biology, chemistry, mathematics or physics

·         U.S. citizens or nationals, or permanent resident aliens

·         In financial need as determined by the UNCP Office of Financial
Aid and Scholarships.

Robert Noyce Scholarship and Stipend Recipients Must:

·         Enroll at UNC Pembroke.

·         Pursue a single subject teaching license in mathematics or science.

·         Maintain at least a GPA of 2.75 or above.

·         Attend UNCP full-time and continuously.

·         Teach in a high-needs school district.

·         Participate in activities associated with the Noyce Program.

·         Submit career information annually to Noyce Project staff until all requirements of  the scholarship program are met.

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The Robert Noyce Scholarship Program @ UNC Pembroke

PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

  • Gang Awareness Training for Educators

  • NC Science Teachers Association Professional Development
    Institute

  • UNC Pembroke Annual Second Language and Minorities Symposium

  • N.C. Teacher of the Year Campus Presentation

  • N.C.D.P.I. Teacher on Loan Campus Presentation

  • Professional Educators of North Carolina Legal Issues Campus Presentation

  • PRAXIS I Workshops

  • PRAXIS II Workshops

  • Science Seminar:  Organic Semiconductors: New Frontiers in Electronics

 

 

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The Robert Noyce Scholarship Program @ UNC Pembroke

2005-06


Stancey Brayboy, Science
Bryan Chavis, Science
Jerome Hoskins, Math (graduated 12/06)
Joyce Lewis, Math (graduated 5/06)
Benjamin Misenheimer, Math (graduated 5/06)
Krystal Sease, Science

2006-07


Angela Harding, Math
Tanya Martinez, Math (graduated 5/07)
Belinda Smith, Math
Deanne Wright, Science
 

 

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The Robert Noyce Scholarship Program @ UNC Pembroke

Contacts

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE, PEMBROKE, N.C. 28372

Students interested in applying for the Noyce Scholarship
should contact Mrs. Rachel McBroom at rachel.mcbroom@uncp.edu or
910.521.6652 to request an application

Rachel McBroom, Department of Biology, 910.521.6652

Mary Klinikowski, Department of Mathematics, 910.521.6417

Velinda Woriax, Department of Biology, 910.521.6567

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