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NSF PR 03-122 - October 22, 2003

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 Manny Van Pelt

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NSF Awards $6.9M in Grants to 15 Universities, Colleges in 1st Full Year of Robert Noyce Scholarships

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ARLINGTON, Va.—The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a total of $6.9 million to 15 universities and colleges today to stem the loss of mathematics and science teachers in the nation's neediest schools.

The Robert Noyce Scholarship program, in its first full year of open competition, will fund the education of more than 650 new K-12 teachers and help them transition to the teaching profession. The scholarship is named for Dr. Robert Noyce, co-founder of Intel Corp and the scientist awarded the 1961patent for the integrated semiconductor.

Funds are provided to institutions of higher education to support scholarships, stipends and programs for students who commit to teaching in high-need K-12 schools. High-need school districts include rural, urban and tribal schools, and school systems with high teacher turnover. Scholarship recipients must agree to teach in a high-need school district two years for each year of scholarship or stipend support. Scholarship funds are made available to current undergraduate students of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, and baccalaureate of science holders who wish to become teachers.

"We're hoping this will create a cultural change so teaching becomes more attractive," said Joan T. Prival, the program's director at NSF's Directorate for Education and Human Resources. "It's also an incentive for those potential teachers already working in STEM careers.

Prival said the grants go a step further than just getting a new teacher their diploma. "We know that a large number of people drop out of teaching early on because of the difficulties associated with the first years of teaching," Prival said. "There's a lot of support for the recipients so they become successful teachers. This includes mentoring, continued support in the schools, and partnerships between the universities and colleges and the school districts. The grants provide for teachers to become fully credentialed where they serve."

The scholarship was funded through the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-368). Initial funding during fiscal year 2002 was limited to institutions with existing NSF grants.

The following are the Robert Noyce Scholarship program grants awarded this year:

Grant #

Institution

State

Amount

0335733

University of Missouri-Columbia

MO

$494,569

0335739

Wayne State University

MI

$394,000

0335693

Kean University

NJ

$480,200

0335748

University of Illinois at Chicago

IL

$498,228

0335785

Michigan State University

MI

$494,500

0335839

Louisiana State University & Agricultural and Mechanical College

LA

$499,850

0335679

Baylor College of Medicine

TX

$469,307

0335799

Dowling College

NY

$499,764

0334811

University of Texas at Austin

TX

$499,998

0335737

Cornell University - State

NY

$322,000

0335846

San Jose State University Foundation

CA

$500,000

0335531

University of Massachusetts Lowell Research Foundation

MA

$343,862

0335573

Trinity University

TX

$500,000

0335816

University of California-Los Angeles

CA

$466,793

0335772

California State University-Long Beach Foundation

CA

$460,000

 

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Details on Robert Noyce Scholarship Program: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf03544/nsf03544.htm#pgm_intr_txt

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