1.
Noyce Scholarship
EDS in partnership with the UCSD Physical Sciences Division has available the
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program grant from the National
Science Foundation. The program will provide a $12,000 Noyce
scholarship to approximately 16 mathematics, chemistry, physics,
and geoscience majors annually in UCSD’s EDS undergraduate minor
and graduate intern credential program. As a condition of their
scholarship, recipients will be required to commit to serving two
years as a secondary mathematics or science teacher in a high-need
school.
Eligibility Criteria:
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Enrolled at the University of California San Diego.
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Majoring in, or have majored in a field of science, technology, engineering,
or mathematics (i.e. STEM majors). One could be majoring in,
or have majored in, any major in one of the Engineering Departments,
the Mathematics Department, the Physics Department, the Chemistry-Biochemistry
Department, or the Biology Department or be majoring in, or
have majored in Earth Sciences or Environmental Systems.
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Selected an academic major that will serve as a teaching specialization in Biology,
Chemistry, Physics, Geoscience, Earth Science, or Mathematics.
If selected you need to have completed subject matter requirements
prior to receiving the scholarship (see EDS student advisors
for details on subject matter requirements).
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Enrolled in UCSD CalTeach SMI minor; Minor in Mathematics Education or Minor
in Science Education
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A minimum GPA of 3.0.
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Senior undergraduate student or graduate student standing
You must also:
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Awardees must pursue an academic major in a STEM field as described above (biology,
chemistry, mathematics, physics, or earth science) that will
serve as their teaching specialization in grades 6 through
12.
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Teach for a minimum of two years for each year of scholarship support in a “high-need”
school. Scholarship monies must be returned if the Noyce Scholar
does not complete the teaching requirement.
The funds can be disbursed as early as Fall 2009, and you do NOT
need to demonstrate financial need to qualify
You should only consider this program if you are planning to
enter a teaching credential program immediately upon graduation
or are
currently in the credential program.
Please note that if you do not complete the two year teaching
requirement, the grant must be repaid to UCSD.
Scholarship Application (PDF)
Scholarship Application (DOC)
2. Teach Grant
We are pleased to inform you of a new federal funding source via the US Dept
of Education. It is called the TEACH Grant. You can apply to receive
funding for up to $4000 a year ($8000 over two years) if you meet the following
criteria:
1. Have and maintain a UCSD cumulative Undergraduate GPA of 3.25 or above
2. Senior standing as prior to Fall 2009.
3. Be enrolled in coursework that is necessary to begin a career in teaching
or plan to complete such course work.
4. Willingness to teach for 4 of your first 8 years in a designated low-income
school
5. More than half of your time teaching during each year must be in a high need
field: Math, science, foreign language, bilingual education, English language
acquisition, special education, or reading specialist.
The funds can be disbursed as early as this Fall, and you do NOT
need to demonstrate financial need to qualify, though you do need to
submit the 2008-09 FAFSA form.
You should only consider this program if you are planning to enter a teaching
credential program immediately upon graduation. You can then apply for additional
funds ($4000) for your year in the credential program.
Please note that if you do not completed requirements 3 and 4 above, the grant
will eventually convert to a loan and the interest accrues from the point at
which you received the funds.
For more information about the program, see:
http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/TEACH.jsp
Please contact Lea Marzo at lmarzo@ucsd.edu if you are interested in learning more and/or applying. We are eager to assist
you.
Thank you!
