Deadline: 8/30/22
Amount: $75,000-$3,000,000
Website: https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/robert-noyce-teacher-scholarship-program
Description:
The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (Noyce) invites innovative proposals that address the critical need for recruiting, preparing, and retaining highly effective elementary and secondary mathematics and science teachers and teacher leaders in high-need school districts. To achieve this goal, Noyce supports talented science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) undergraduate majors and professionals to become effective K-12 STEM teachers. It also supports experienced, exemplary K-12 STEM teachers to become teacher leaders in high-need school districts. In addition, Noyce supports research on the effectiveness and retention of K-12 STEM teachers in high-need school districts.
Noyce offers four program tracks:
- Track 1 (project duration of up to 5 years): The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarships and Stipends Track;
- Track 2 (project duration of up to 6 years): The NSF Teaching Fellowships Track;
- Track 3 (project duration of up to 6 years): The NSF Master Teaching Fellowships Track; and
- Track 4 (project duration of up to 5 years): The Noyce Research Track.
In addition, Capacity Building proposals (project duration of up to 1 year) are accepted from proposers intending to develop a proposal in any of the program’s tracks.
Noyce funding may also be requested to support:
- Projects providing STEM research experiences and opportunities for pre-Service and in-service STEM teachers, including STEM experiences at national laboratories and NASA centers and in STEM disciplines identified as critical needs for the Nation. Critical need disciplines include quantum computing and quantum science, robotics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, computer science, data analytics, and possible other timely STEM areas in current need of domestic professionals.
- Conferences consistent with the mission of the Noyce Program.
Eligible applicants:
- Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs): two- and four-year IHEs, including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the U.S.;
- Consortia of such institutions; or
- U.S. nonprofit organizations (e.g., nonprofit research institutions, research museums) offering a teacher education or residency program.
(In addition to the above, for Track 4: Professional societies or similar organizations that are directly associated with educational or research activities.)
PROGRAM CONTACT
Sandra Richardson, Program Lead
(703)-292-4657