Robert Noyce Scholarship Program

In an effort to increase the number and quality of science and mathematics teachers in high need school districts, the program will award a scholarship of up to $10,000 per year to CSULB science, mathematics, and engineering majors planning to complete a single subject credential in mathematics or science. Selected Scholars also receive professional development and networking opportunities. In return, scholars agree to teach two years in a "high need" school district for each full year of support.

This program is funded by the National Science Foundation (DUE-0335772).

• Information Session
• Eligibility Requirements
• Application
• Application Checklist
• Professional Development
• High Need School Districts
• Underrepresented Minority Groups
• Who Was Robert Noyce?
• Helpful Links
• See what past Noyce Scholars have to say!

Information Session
Learn more about the Noyce Scholarship program at our upcoming information sessions, no RSVP is required just show up!

• 2/27/08 from 5:30-6:30 pm in FO3-200A
• 3/3/08 from 3:00-4:00 pm in MICRO 101
• 3/6/08 from 4:00-5:00 pm in MICRO 101

Eligibility Requirements
In order to be considered for a Noyce Scholarship you must:

• be a CSULB undergraduate or graduate student at time of award
• be a U.S. Citizen, national or permanent resident alien
• be majoring or degreed in mathematics, engineering or a science discipline
• have a minimum 3.0 GPA in the last 60 semester (or 90 quarter) units of coursework

You are strongly encouraged to apply if you are committed to teaching in "high need" schools and:

• are pursuing a single subject credential in chemistry, geology, physics, or mathematics or
• have transferred from Long Beach City or Cerritos College or
• have completed 40 or more semester (60 quarter) units of college level coursework in science or mathematics or
• are student who have faced or face social, educational, or economic barriers, and majoring in science, technology, mathematics, and engineering (STEM), as defined by NSF.

Application
The program is currently accepting applications for Fall 2008. The deadline to submit is Friday, March 28th, 2008. You can pick up an application from these locations, or download one from the link below:

• Jensen SAS Center, FO5-109
• Single Subject Credential Office, ED1-54
• Science Education Dept., FO5-118
• Mathematics & Statistics Dept., FO3-120
• Engineering Recruitment and Retention Center, ECS 115

Application Checklist
Your application will be considered complete when all of the following materials are received:

1. Application Form [.pdf] (2 copies)
2. Personal Narrative (2 copies)
3. Unofficial Transcripts (2 copies)
4. Recommendation form & Letters (2 copies)

Professional Development
Noyce Scholars are placed as tutors and student teachers at an assigned school within our partner districts. They receive valuable mentoring and opportunities for professional growth at the assigned school sites. In addition, Scholars are required to attend Noyce seminars twice a month where guest speakers are invited and Scholars develop a peer support network.

High Need School Districts
The criteria used by NSF to determine "high need" includes student participation in free or reduced lunch price programs, teacher preparation, and teacher attrition rates as defined below.

Long Beach Unified and Whittier Union, our partner school districts, are both high need districts. Though Noyce Scholars are not required to fulfill their teaching obligation at these districts, they will be required to tutor and student teach at an assigned school within these two districts.

A high need district is defined by NSF as meeting one of the following definitions:

1. It has at least one school in which 50 percent or more of the enrolled students are eligible for participation in the free and reduced price lunch program established by the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.1751 et seq.),

2. It has at least one school in which: (i) more than 34 percent 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 (ii) more than 34 percent 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.

3. It has at least one school whose teacher attrition rate has been 15 percent or more over the last three school years.

Underrepresented Minority Groups
NSF defines the following as underrepresented groups: African Americans/Blacks, American Indians, Alaskan Natives (Eskimo or Aleut), Hispanics/Latinos or Native Pacific Islanders.

Who Was Robert Noyce?
Robert Noyce was one of the very first scientists to work in the Silicon Valley and ran two of the companies that had the greatest impact on the silicon industry: Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel. He also invented the integrated chip, one of the stepping stones along the way to the microprocessors in today’s computers.

Helpful links
Single Subject Credential Program (www.csulb.edu/depts/singsubj/)
Science Single Subject Credential (www.csulb.edu/~lhenriqu/credinfo.htm)
Math Single Subject Credential (www.cnsm.csulb.edu/courses/ss_credential/)
Science Education Department (www.scienceteaching.org/)
Long Beach Unified School District (www.lbusd.k12.ca.us/)
Whittier Union High School District (www.wuhsd.k12.ca.us/)
Association of Future Science Educators (www.csulb.edu/~lhenriqu/FallCal.htm)
Los Angeles County Office of Education (www.lacoe.edu/)

Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (www.merlot.org)

Biology Teacher Resources from Baylor College of Medicine (www.bioedonline.org)

Drosophila lab demonstration (www.sciencecourseware.org/vcise/drosophila)

See what past Noyce Scholars have to say!

I really enjoyed the experience at my high school because it dissipated the many stereotypes I have heard... Working with the teachers has helped me observe many different management and instructional practices. I will definitely keep those methods in mind while teaching. The advising I received has helped me a great deal. – Eang

The best part of the Noyce Scholars program was the tutoring hours. I learned so much from the teachers I have worked with. Often as a student teacher/education student you feel like you are on your own. The Noyce scholars Program offers a sense of community where you can share ideas and learn from each other. - Ryan

The scholarship was a financial help, especially now that I gave up my job to be a full-time student. Most of all I would say the program helped me to get acquainted to the teachers and students. … I have already taught/completed a mini-unit. This kind of exposure is unthinkable. The teacher I have been placed with advises me, guides me and helps me with the lessons, setting up the labs and demo. In a way I feel I’m already doing a kind of mini-student teaching. I’m very grateful to the Noyce Program for this opportunity. - Padma