Juniors, Seniors and Graduate Students
K-State TEACH Robert Noyce Scholarship Program
→ Online Application
→ Junior/Senior Applicant Info
→ Graduate Student Applicant Info
Junior/Senior Applicants
Juniors or seniors currently completing a baccalaureate science degree are eligible to apply for the full National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Scholarships. The awards range from $13,000-15,000 per year for up to two years. After being accepted into the program, students are required to complete a semester-long internship experience in a public school.
Junior/Senior Applicants must:
• Possess a cumulative 3.0 GPA.
• Meet all of the requirements for admission to the teacher education professional program
• Be enrolled as a full-time student during each academic year for which the award is received
• Meet stated deadlines for application submission
Junior/Senior Obligations
» Complete the Secondary Education Program Requirements
» Sign a contract acknowledging that they understand the obligations and agree to repay K-State a pro-rated amount based on the extent to which they fail to meet their obligation.
» Once placed in a high need school, Noyce Scholars will be responsible for annually requesting a letter from the school principal certifying completion of that year’s contract in the school.
» Teach two years in a high need school for each awarded scholarship year. Recipient has eight years to fulfill this commitment.
Junior/Senior Application and Selection Process
• Completed Online Application
• Official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions that
you have attended
• Statement of interest in teaching in a high-need school
• Three letters of reference
• Resume (if providing information other than that contained in the
application).
• Application Deadlines and Award Announcements:
→ Applications must be postmarked by April 1st for one-year awards
→ Applications must be postmarked by April 1st or November 1st for
Graduates seeking single semester awards
→ Noyce Scholarship awards will be announced prior to the start date of
the subsequent academic year (or appropriate semester for Graduate
Certificate participants)
• Applications will be reviewed by a screening committee that includes
representatives from each of the targeted science disciplines, science
education faculty in the College of Education, and science teachers identified
through the PDS Partnership and CIMA Center (Center for Intercultural
and Multilingual Advocacy)
• The selection committee will recommend applicants to be interviewed by
the leadership team (PI and Co-PI’s)
• Final selection will be made by the leadership team and will be based on:
→ Academic performance (grade point average in the targeted discipline
as well as in all college work completed)
→ Intellectual potential (as evidenced in letters of reference and interview)
→ Teaching potential (as evidenced in letters of reference and interview)
→ Commitment to serving in a high need district (as evidenced in the
statement of interest and interview)
→ Preference will be given to applicants from populations
underrepresented in the science fields
Graduate Student Applicants
Graduate students will actually be part of the College of Education's Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning program, which is open to most academic majors. It gives graduate students a way to become a certified teacher, without going back and completing another undergraduate degree. Because many of these students have full-time jobs or graduate teaching positions, the scholarship is a way for them to afford giving up their jobs to obtain the teaching certificate. Students must be enrolled, at minimum, for a semester-long internship experience in the public schools. Amount: $7,500-15,000.
Graduate Student Applicants Must:
• Possess have a cumulative 3.0 GPA
• Meet all of the requirements for admission to the graduate certificate program and be eligible to apply for the Noyce Scholarship, at minimum, one semester prior to the semester in which the internship will occur
• Must be participants in the graduate certificate program during each semester for which the award is received
• Meet stated deadlines for application submission
Graduate Student Obligations
→ Complete the Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning curriculum
→ Sign a contract acknowledging that they understand the obligations and agree to repay K-State a pro-rated amount based on the extent to which they fail to meet their obligation.
→ Once placed in a high need school, Noyce Scholars will be responsible for annually requesting a letter from the school principal certifying completion of that year’s contract in the school.
→ Teach two years in a high need school for each awarded scholarship year. Recipient has eight years to fulfill this commitment.
Graduate Student Application and Selection Process
• Completed Online Application
• Official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions that
you have attended
• Statement of interest in teaching in a high-need school
• Three letters of reference
• Resume (if providing information other than that contained in the
application)
• Application Deadlines and Award Announcements:
→ Applications must be postmarked by April 1st for one-year awards
→ Applications must be postmarked by April 1st or November 1st for
Graduates seeking single semester awards
→ Noyce Scholarship awards will be announced prior to the start date of
the subsequent academic year (or appropriate semester for Graduate
Certificate participants)
• Applications will be reviewed by a screening committee that includes
representatives from each of the targeted science disciplines, science
education faculty in the College of Education, and science teachers identified
through the PDS Partnership and CIMA Center (Center for Intercultural
and Multilingual Advocacy)
• The selection committee will recommend applicants to be interviewed by
the leadership team (PI and Co-PI’s)
• Final selection will be made by the leadership team and will be based on:
→ Academic performance (grade point average in the targeted discipline as
well as in all college work completed)
→ Intellectual potential (as evidenced inletters of reference and interview)
→ Teaching potential (as evidenced in letters of reference and interview)
→ Commitment to serving in a high need district (as evidenced in
statement of interest and interview)
→ Preference will be given to applicants from populations
underrepresented in the science fields