• $7,500-10,000 per full-time enrolled year
• Funds are paid directly to your university account for educational expenses, renewable by semester for up to three semesters (total of four semesters), pending review
• Each semester awarded requires one year of teaching in a high need school district

• $10,000 maximum, not to exceed the cost of attendance, for one year
• Funds are paid directly to our university account for educational expenses, renewable for a second semester pending review
• Each semester awarded requires one year of teaching in a high need school district

• Applicants must have a qualifying cumulative GPA 3.00, with preference for those with a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
• Transfer students or post-baccalaureates whose academic standing is/was less than 3.00, must complete a semester or more of coursework at a State System university to establish the qualifying GPA of 3.00.
• All applicants must be full-time students during each semester for which the award is received.
• Stated deadlines for application submission will apply for all applicants.

• Applicants will be reviewed by a screening committee using an instrument developed specifically for this program (see “Attachment 1” in Application for selection criteria).
• The highest scored candidates will receive scholarship/stipend awards until funds are depleted or until all acceptable candidates have received awards, whichever occurs first. All proposed awardees will be reviewed to ensure distribution among a diverse cohort. Awards will be made without regard to the State System University the applicant attends.

• Award recipients will be selected from only those applicants whose packet is complete.
• Transcript requirements:
  • Transfer students who are applying during their first semester at a State System university must include the official transcript from the previous institution they attended full time.
  • Post-baccalaureates who are applying during their first semester at a State System university must include the official transcript from their previous degree granting institution.
• Summer funding is NOT provided. Pro-rated funding for less than full-time is NOT provided.
• Recipients will not qualify for a subsequent semester of scholarship/stipend funding if:
  • Their cumulative GPA becomes unsatisfactory
  • A review is unsatisfactory
  • A recipient changes out of the required discipline major, leaves the university before completing the discipline degree, or does not complete the certification program
  • Fails to submit required documents
• Recipients must sign a statement of terms and conditions and a promissory note in order to finalize the award

1. Volunteering services to the CETP-PA Math and Science Centers
2. Participating in local, regional, state or national professional conferences and meetings
3. Planning and presenting workshops or professional development activities
4. Acting as liaisons between prospective Math and Science teacher students and the university by assisting with recruitment related activities
5. Teaching or tutoring in their respective disciplines at the K-12 level
6. Submitting a typed or word processed report summarizing their activities at the end of each awarded semester
7. Developing/maintaining a personal webpage to share your learning and teaching experiences now and for three (3) years following your gaining employment
8. Maintaining a qualifying cumulative GPA
9. Carrying a minimum of 12 credits per semester during the duration of the award year (9 credits for graduate students)
10. Other duties as determined by the university's contact person
11. After achieving teacher certification, fulfilling the obligation to teach in a high need school district within the time limit required by the Noyce Program.

Students must submit the following:

• Completed Application (PDF). >>Download Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Official transcripts from all institutions attended, including your current institution. See “Conditions” above.
• Two page essay describing your personal and professional goals, commitment to teaching, and personal philosophy of teaching. Please describe any CETP-PA courses you have taken and any CETP-PA events or educational experiences in which you have participated.
• Three letters of recommendation that must address, but are not limited to: a) the scholarship of the applicant, b) the character of the applicant, c) the interpersonal skills of the applicant relative to teaching, and d) the general interpersonal skills of the applicant.
• Resume
• All completed applications must be reviewed for completeness by the university's Noyce Program contact person. (These names are provided on the website below.) The contact person will then submit the completed and approved application to the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Foundation on or before the stated deadline. Applicants should NOT send their applications directly to the PASSHE Foundation Office until it has been approved by the university's Noyce program contact person.

For more information about the scholarship program,
visit www.iup.edu/natsciandmath or contact:

Eileen Showers
PASSHE Foundation Office
Dixon University Center
2986 N. Second Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Phone: 717-720-4065
eshowers@thePAfoundation.org