Noyce Scholarship

Noyce is accepting applications from both rising seniors and students who are ready to start a Master of Teaching program in the summer or fall of each year.

• GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Comparable coursework or degree in STEM area as a junior to start Noyce senior year or as a graduating senior to start graduate school
• Satisfactory test scores on Praxis Subject Test: Content Knowledge
• Commit to teaching science or mathematics in a high-needs school district for two years for every year of funding received
• U.S. citizen or legal resident

If you are interested in the Noyce M.T. Program, here is what you need to do:

1. Apply to a Master's of Teaching program in the School of Education.
2. Apply to the Noyce Scholarship using this link and send letters of recommendation (via email to Elizabeth Edmondson, Ph.D., at ewedmondson@vcu.edu or via mail to VCU Department of Teaching and Learning, Attention: NOYCE, 1015 West Main Street, P.O. Box 842020, Richmond, VA 23284-2020). Application deadline: February 25.
3. Apply to the RTR program if interested.

• Receive funding of up to $28,000 towards VCU’s Master of Teaching (MT) degree ($12,000 for senior year and $16,000 for MT program).
• A high quality teacher preparation program focusing on preparing teachers for urban and rural, high needs schools.
• Training in teaching strategies to adapt curriculum to meet the diverse needs of integrated classrooms.
• Experience a year-long clinical experience in a high needs school under the guidance of highly-trained master teachers (Noyce Teaching Fellows) from our partner districts.
• Receive on-going mentor support from university faculty during the first two years of teaching.

Take advantage of the opportunity to help those students who need you the most!

It is up to you– Apply for a VCU NOYCE Scholarship today!

A local educational agency that serves a secondary school located in an area in which there is …

• A high percentage of individuals from families with incomes below the poverty line.
• A high percentage of secondary school teachers not teaching in the content area in which the teachers were trained to teach; or
• A high teacher turnover rate.

Teaching in a high-needs school can be highly rewarding for teachers looking to make a difference.

VCU is excited to have a collaborative effort between the School of Education, the School of Engineering, and the College of Humanities and Sciences, in partnership with area school districts including:

• Richmond Public Schools
• Henrico County Public Schools
• Chesterfield County
• Petersburg City Schools

Elizabeth Edmondson, Ph.D., Principal Investigator (PI): VCU Noyce
VCU School of Education
Email: ewedmondson@vcu.edu

Aimee Ellington, Ph.D., co-PI
Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Email: ajellington@vcu.edu

Lachelle Waller, Ph.D., co-PI
Department of Chemistry
Email: lmwaller@vcu.edu

Are you interested in working with middle and high school students and teachers this summer? Are you interested in finding out if teaching is for you?

Opportunities include (more information about each camp and dates on application):

• Hero-T High School Scholars Program
• TRAK’D Summer Camp

Benefits:

• $500 stipend
• Commitment to work at least 40 hours during the summer (one week)
• Lesson preparation and delivery
• Hands-on fun in STEM

Apply at: NOYCE Scholar Summer Internship Application

Deadline: May 1
Notification: May 15

Questions? Please contact Dr. Elizabeth Edmondson, ewedmondson@vcu.edu

VCU Department of Teaching and Learning
Attention: NOYCE 
1015 West Main Street
P.O. BOX 842020
Richmond, VA 23284-2020
804.828.1305 

Or Email:
Elizabeth Edmondson, Ph.D. ewedmondson@vcu.edu