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Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship

Noyce Info Session

DSU Track 1 Noyce Scholarship Information Session

  • Date: Thursday, October 23, 2025
  • Time: 5:00 p.m.
  • Location: Education and Humanities Building – Room 109

Dinner will be served!

Click here to register for the 10/23 Information Session

 

Noyce Scholarship Title

Program Overview

We invite DSU students to consider the challenging world of teaching and changing the lives of students as a highly qualified teacher. Junior and senior STEM majors are invited to apply for a 1-year Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship, which is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Noyce Scholarships are intended for students who plan to pursue a K-12 mathematics or science teaching career and are enthusiastic about teaching in a high-need school district.

The National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (Noyce) addresses the critical need for recruiting, preparing, and retaining highly effective elementary and secondary mathematics and science teachers and teacher leaders who persist as classroom teachers in high-need Local Education Agencies (LEA), (a.k.a. high-need school district). 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 who continue as classroom teachers in high-need school districts.

Application Link:

Noyce Scholars Program Application

Qualifications

  • Must be a juniors or senior with no more than 60 credits remaining to graduate, majoring in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, or Physics
  • At least a 3.0 GPA
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or have permanent resident status

Application Process

  • Complete application (click here to apply)
  • (2) Letters of recommendation (at least one from a faculty member; none can be from family members)
  • A copy of your unofficial transcripts
  • Essays about your interest and experience in STEM and teaching
  • After applications have been screened, candidates moving to the next level will be invited to an interview with the Project Team

Program Requirements

  • Remain a STEM major until graduation
  • Maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0
  • Participate in all Noyce Scholarship Program activities and events
  • Attend at least one regional or national education conference
  • Successfully pass the Praxis in your content area with DE passing scores
  • Enroll in and successfully complete the Master of Arts in Teaching program
  • Complete all requirements of the Delaware State University Track 1 Noyce Scholarship Program
  • Complete 2 years of teaching in a high-need school district for each year of NSF-funded financial support

If a student fails to meet the requirements for maintaining his/her scholarship, including enrolling in and completing the MAT program, and completing the teaching obligation, the scholar will be required to repay all of the scholarship funds already awarded.

For further questions, please email: noycescholarship [at] desu.edu