Robert Noyce Scholarship Program
What is the Robert Noyce Scholarship Program?
The Robert Noyce Scholarship Program, named for the founder of Intel, is funded by the National Science Foundation. The Program is designed to financially support Teacher Education Program (TEP) candidates who are dedicated to teaching math or sciences for a minimum of two years in the Boston Public Schools or a similar high-need school district.
What are the Benefits of the Noyce Scholarship Program?
The Program provides Noyce Scholars with:
- A stipend ranging from $12,500 to the cost of full tuition – to be used during their enrollment in TEP.
- Placements in Boston-area middle or high schools for yearlong teaching internships.
- A commitment for employment from the BPS Office of Human Resources – ensuring that Noyce Scholars, who have successfully completed TEP, will be among the pool of candidates to whom the BPS gives first consideration for job openings. (Please visit the Noyce Job Placement section for more details.)
- Opportunity for continued support during the first two years of teaching (if teaching in a BPS school or nearby high-need school district).
Eligibility
All TEP math and science applicants are eligible to apply for a Noyce award if they have a bachelors, masters, or doctoral degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. Additionally, Noyce Scholars must be either United States citizens or nationals, or permanent resident aliens.
How to Apply
The first step is simply to apply for admission to the Harvard Teacher Education Program for the 2010-2011 academic year.
TEP will then invite all of its math and science applicants to apply for a Noyce award. To apply, applicants must submit a letter of interest which includes an explanation of why they are committed to teaching in the BPS or similar high-need school district.
Interviews and Selection
Noyce applicants who have met TEP’s admissions criteria, the Noyce requirement for majors, and have submitted the statement of interest will be invited to interview with a TEP and BPS representative in the spring of 2010. TEP and BPS will then jointly select the 2010-2011 Noyce cohort and notify awardees by early April – before the deadline for accepting HGSE admission.
Job Placement
There is a tremendous need for talented, well-prepared math and science teachers to serve the middle- and high-school students in the Boston Public Schools and other, similar high-need school districts. In response, TEP has partnered with BPS to offer Noyce awards exclusively to our graduates who demonstrate strong commitment to teaching in BPS or, because of circumstances, another, similar high-need district.
The selection process for the Noyce Award is closely integrated with BPS's process for screening new teacher candidates. Thus, BPS is in a position to make conditional employment commitments to TEP's math and science candidates well over a year before they begin their full time teaching assignments. Noyce Scholars will receive a “Letter of Commitment for Employment” from BPS, which guarantees a teaching position provided that candidates meet the following conditions: (1) successful completion of all Initial licensure requirements, including TEP course and field work and obtaining passing scores on both sections of the Massachusetts Test for Educator Licensure; (2) successful participation in a school-based interview process; (3) acceptance of an offer of a teaching position; and (4) completion of hiring paperwork, including a Criminal Offender Record Information screening.
Throughout the spring and summer of 2011, BPS's Office of Human Resources will keep the Noyce Scholars informed about available math and science positions in the district. The Scholars will be invited to interview with individual school principals, who have the final say in all hiring decisions.
To learn more about teaching in Boston, including salary information, professional development opportunities and other benefits, visit http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/jobs.
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