Santa Clara University

The National Science Foundation (NSF), through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, has recently awarded Santa Clara University a five-year grant of $750,000. This grant will enable SCU’s Department of Education to offer a total of twenty-four $25,000 scholarships (over three years) to SCU undergraduates to become science or mathematics teachers through the department’s fifth-year teacher credentialing program. In exchange for receiving this grant, Noyce Teacher Scholars will be required to teach at least two years in a high-need school in either the East Side Union High School District (ESUHSD) or the San Jose Unified School District (SJUSD). Eligible candidates for the first round of eight scholarships are current seniors at SCU who (1) wish to become a science or mathematics teacher, (2) are currently majoring in mathematics, science, or engineering, and (3) are a United States citizen, national, or permanent resident alien. Interested candidates will be asked to complete a formal application for the SCU Noyce Teacher Scholarship by the middle of the winter quarter of their senior year. These applications will be made available at several informational sessions that will be held during the Fall 2008 quarter. Further details about these informational sessions and the application process will be posted on a forthcoming website in the near future.