Robert F Noyce Scholarship

The requirements for the scholarship:

• Candidate must be a STEM major (any science, math, engineering/comp science, or neuroscience) seeking a STEM degree, or STEM degree holder.*
• Junior, senior or post-bac status at UT Dallas.
• Be willing to sign an agreement to teach after graduation at least two-years in a high-needs school for each year of Robert Noyce scholarship support. This service must be completed within eight years of graduation with a bachelor’s degree. If the service requirement is not fulfilled, the scholarship will revert to an interest-bearing loan, with interest accumulation starting at the date of the initial scholarship award. (Special arrangements will be made for hardship cases, such as medical conditions preventing teaching.)
• Be a U. S. citizen or national/permanent resident alien.
• Have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 at UTD and UTeach Dallas GPA of at least 3.0.
  

*Eligibility: If a student receives a Noyce scholarship as a STEM major, but changes his or her major from STEM to a non-STEM major after receiving a semester or more Noyce scholarships, the student loses his or her eligibility for future semester scholarships, even if already awarded. For example, if a student is a math major, but changes his major to IS with 4-8 math certification after receipt of the first semester of a two-semester Noyce scholarship, the student loses eligibility for the second semester. We cannot provide a Noyce scholarship to a student who is not a STEM major.

Noyce Scholarship applicants must:

• Be actively enrolled in the UTeach Dallas Teacher Certification Program seeking certification in:
  • Science 7-12, Science 4-8, Biology, Chemistry, Physics Certification
  • Mathematics 7-12, Mathematics 4-8 Certification
  • Computer Science Certification
• Be STEM major or have completed your STEM degree
• Have a strong academic record and history of achievement
• Have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA and maintain that while a scholarship recipient
• Have demonstrated peer or group leadership skills
• Committed to teaching in a majority-economically disadvantaged school (meaning more than 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced lunch) OR in a shortage subject area (specifically math, science, bilingual, or special education) once you graduate and become a certified teacher.
• Exemplify the following knowledge, skills, and values:
  • written communication, oral communication, collaboration, leadership, altruism, passion for education, equity-driven, belief in the power of teaching, academic achievement, persistence and continuous learning.

As UTeach Dallas Noyce Scholar, you will be expected to be an active role model in the UTeach Dallas teacher preparation program. Our expectation is that you are the “best of the best” of what UTeach Dallas has to offer. Noyce Scholars receive not only scholarship funds, but other wonderful opportunities as well. 

• An experienced master level teacher in our graduate program to mentor you as you finish your UTeach Dallas courses and student teach.
• Preferential placement for student teaching at a school that will meet your Noyce requirements and facilitate a quick job placement when you complete your certification and graduate.
• Funds to attend state and local educational conferences.
• Opportunities to expand your leadership skills as a spokesperson for the UTeach Dallas program at various campus and community events
• Preference for internship opportunities that become available.
• Special Noyce Scholar swag.
• Have an opportunity to attend and present at the National Noyce Scholars Convention in Washington D.C.

In return for being a Noyce Scholar, you will be expected to:

• Attend several meetings each semester with the UTeach Dallas Noyce Scholarship Team.
• Attend annual science education or math education conferences such as CAST, mini-CAST, or CAMT.
• Be an active WeTeach member.
• Be a UTeach Dallas representative at various functions as needed.
• Attend Induction/Collaborative professional development events with your mentor to build your skills and marketability as a teacher.
• Be a mentor to others by being willing to return to campus to speak to undergrads about your experiences in UTeach.
• Be willing to host teams (Step 2, CI, PBI, etc.) as well as student teachers after three years experience in the classroom.

These are in addition to the scholarship agreement requirements for eligibility, such as major and GPA, and repayment.
Benefits–Expectations.pdf

Teaching Obligation

Noyce recipients commit to teaching in a high need public school district. For every semester awarded, recipients must teach one year. If the teaching obligation is not met, the scholarship must be repaid.

The term “high-need local educational agency (or high-need LEA)”, as defined in section 201 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021), means a U.S. local educational agency (e.g., school district) that has at least one school that:

1. meets at least one of the following criteria:
   1. not less than 20% of the children served by the agency are from low income families;
   2. serves at least 10,000 children from low-income families;
   3. is eligible for funding under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program under 20 U.S.C. 7345(b); or
   4. is eligible for funding under the Rural and Low-Income School Program under 20 U.S.C. 7351(b);

and

2. meets at least one of the following criteria:
   1. has a high percentage of teachers not teaching in the academic subject areas or grade levels in which the teachers were trained to teach; or
   2. has a high teacher turnover rate or a high percentage of teachers with emergency, provisional, or temporary certification or licensure.

NOTE: The term “high-need local educational agency (or high-need LEA)” is synonymous with “high-need school district.”

In May of each academic year, Noyce Scholars will receive an email from the UTeach Dallas program asking them to provide documentation of their teaching.

If the Scholar does not meet the teaching obligation, the scholarship reverts to an interest-bearing loan at the average federal rate over the recent years.

Scholars who have met their teaching obligation or paid back the Noyce funds will receive a letter indicating their status with the program.

Please include two (2) letters of recommendation:
(1) letter from a science, mathematics or engineering faculty member and (1) letter from a UTeach Dallas Master teacher.

Include this Rec. Letter form with each letter. .docx .pdf

Submit these letters to our UTeach Dallas Associate Director with your application by the due date.

You must also submit:

1. The UTD Required Form for all Scholarships on campus (link below) by the due date.
2. The UTeach Dallas Noyce Scholarship Agreement (link below) must be printed, initialed, signed, and witnessed as directed on the form.

Fall scholarships are due on or before May 1st (or the Friday before if it falls on a weekend) of the previous semester.

Spring scholarships are due on or before Nov 15th (or the Friday before if it falls on a weekend) the previous semester.
**SPRING 2025 EXCEPTION – DUE DECEMBER 6, 2024

To apply, submit all required documentation to our UTeach Dallas Associate Director, Mrs. Katie Donaldson, by the required due date or the Friday before if it falls on a weekend:

1. Download, complete, and print the Application below
2. Obtain two Recommendation Letters & Rec Letter Forms. 
3. Download, complete, and print the UTD Required Form below
4. Print Noyce Scholarship Agreement, inital and sign as directed, and submit with your application.

The applications will then be reviewed by the UTeach Dallas Noyce Scholarship Committee.

Awards will be announced within three weeks of the application deadline.

This form must be signed in the office in front of witnesses and a Noyce representative after receiving notice of earning the scholarship. Do not complete the form before your Noyce meeting. It is here for display purposes.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (“NSF”) ROBERT NOYCE SCHOLARSHIP AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this ________ day of __________________, 20____, between the University of Texas at Dallas, a public institution of higher education (“the University”), and ________________________________________, (“recipient”).

The University has chosen ________________________to receive an NSF Noyce Scholarship of $15,000 for one (1) year, to participate in a baccalaureate certification program for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) majors. The University desires to set forth in writing the terms and conditions of this scholarship;

In consideration of the promises, conditions, covenants, and warranties contained in this Agreement, the parties agree as follows:

1. ____________________________ represents that he/she: meets the qualifications of the NSF Noyce Scholarship; is a STEM major at the University; is in the last two (2) years of a baccalaureate degree program; and is a U.S. Citizen or national or permanent resident alien;

2. ____________________________ agrees that he/she shall perform the following in consideration of receipt of the above-referenced scholarship, and agrees that performance of the following is a condition of retaining this scholarship:

1. Complete the baccalaureate certification program in a STEM major within the time allotted under the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program solicitation document NSF (“NSF 23-586”); and
2. Complete two (2) years of service as a science, mathematics, computer science, technology, or engineering teacher

in a high need local educational agency for each year of scholarship support. Service must be completed within eight (8) years after graduation from or completion of the program for which the scholarship was awarded. The term “high-need local educational agency (or high-need LEA)”, as defined in section 201 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021), means a U.S. local educational agency (e.g., school district) that has at least one school that:

1. meets at least one of the following criteria:
   1. not less than 20% of the children served by the agency are from low income families;
   2. serves at least 10,000 children from low-income families;
   3. is eligible for funding under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program under 20 U.S.C. 7345(b); or
   4. is eligible for funding under the Rural and Low-Income School Program under 20 U.S.C. 7351(b);

and

1. meets at least one of the following criteria:
   1. has a high percentage of teachers not teaching in the academic subject areas or grade levels in which the teachers were trained to teach; or
   2. has a high teacher turnover rate or a high percentage of teachers with emergency, provisional, or temporary certification or licensure.

NOTE: The term “high-need local educational agency (or high-need LEA)” is synonymous with “high-need school district.”

3. _________________________ agrees that if he/she fails to perform as stated

above, he/she will repay the full scholarship (or an amount pro-rated according to the partial service completed in 2(b)) upon demand of the University.

4. _________________________ agrees that upon graduation, he/she will annually (until the 2-year service requirement of 2(b) has been met) supply the University with updated contact information, verifications of employment, and program surveys in writing or electronically.
5. The University agrees to award the above referenced scholarship in consideration of the promises set forth herein by _____________________________.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed below.

___________________________ Noyce Recipient                                 ___________________________ Principal Investigator/ Co-Investigator                      

___________________________ Co-Investigator         

                             

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS NOYCE SCHOLARSHIP (FORGIVABLE LOAN) PROMISSORY NOTE

NAME:_____________________________________________
UTD ID # _____________________________________

I, _______________________________________________, (hereafter “Borrower”) promise to pay to the order of The University of Texas at Dallas (hereafter “Lending Institution”) located in Richardson, Texas, the sum of the Amount of Award advanced to me, together with all attorney’s fees and other costs and charges, including interest (as outlined in NSF 23-586) and collection agency fees. Payments must be submitted directly to: _____________________________________________________________.

I further understand and agree to the following conditions and obligations:

1. General:

1. All sums advanced under this Note are drawn from a fund sponsored

by the NSF and administered by the University of Texas at Dallas

School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (Grant No. 2345178).

2. This program is designed to enable me to complete my education so

that I can pursue a teaching career as a certified science, mathematics, computer science, technology, or engineering teacher in a “high-need local educational agency” as defined in the NSF Robert Noyce Scholarship Agreement.

3. To be eligible for and to continue to be eligible for this program;
   (1) I have signed the NSF Robert Noyce Scholarship Agreement, which is made a part of this Note for all purposes, setting out the terms of the scholarship and declaring a commitment by me to two (2) years of service as a science, mathematics, computer science, technology, or engineering teacher in a high-need local educational agency.

(2) I agree to repay the full amount of this Note through teaching service or with cash as set out in the manner outlined in Articles 2, 3, and 4 below.

4. I understand if I am eligible for cancellation under Article 2, I am responsible for submitting the appropriate requests and all necessary verifications in writing or electronically when the first repayment installment is due.
5. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Note, I understand if I do not obtain certification as a teacher within the time period required under NSF 23-586, I will be ineligible for any cancellation of this loan and will repay all sums advanced hereunder immediately, plus interest at the per annum rate of 5.0%, with or without demand by the Lending Institution.

2. Cancellation of Loan for Teaching Service:
   1. I am entitled to have up to 100% of this loan canceled if I undertake two (2) years of service as a full-time certified mathematics or science teacher in a high-need local educational agency as defined in the NSF Robert Noyce Scholarship Agreement. I will file in writing or electronically with the Lending Institution’s UTeach Dallas program representative the verification of teaching obligation forms for cancellation or other conclusive evidence to discharge a required payment.
   2. This loan will be canceled at the following rates:

Forgiveness Rate Per Completed Year of Teaching

1st  Year           50%
2nd Year           50%

3. Repayment:

A. If I do not meet the conditions of Article 2, I promise to repay the amounts advanced in full, which may be paid in one lump sum or may be prorated according to the following schedule and include interest at the per annum rate of 5.0%:

Amount of Award $15,000

Prorated Repayment Schedule (to allow time for cancellation with teaching service):

By end of 8th year after graduation: First 25% of amount advanced;

By end of 9th year after graduation: Second 25% of amount advanced;
By end of 10th year after graduation: Third 25% of amount advanced;

By end of 11th year after graduation: Fourth 25% of amount advanced

2. I understand and agree that all repaid scholarship funds, less the Lending Institution’s administrative costs associated with collection of the repayment not to exceed 5% of the forfeited amount, will be returned to the United States Treasury.
3. I understand and agree to the suggested schedule for repayment that will be attached to and made a part of this Note at the time I graduate from or ceased to be enrolled at the Lending Institution.

4. Default:

1. If I fail to repay the amounts advanced as required under Article 1(E) or 3(A), the entire unpaid indebtedness may, at the option of the Lending Institution, become immediately due and payable, plus interest at the per annum rate of 5.0%.
2. In the event of default, the Lending Institution may disclose that I have defaulted, along with other relevant information, to its attorneys, credit reporting agencies, and the federal government. In the event of default, the loan may be referred to a collection agency, and as the Borrower, I promise to pay collection agency fees in addition to the balance until the entire loan is paid in full. If this Note is referred to an attorney for collection, reasonable attorney’s fees shall be 33 1/3% of all amounts due unless either party pleads otherwise. Venue for any actions relating to this Note shall lie in Dallas County, Texas or Collin County, Texas.
3. Exceptions:

If I die or become totally and permanently disabled, the entire amount of the loan shall be canceled upon receipt by the Lending Institution of: a copy of the death certificate or other satisfactory evidence of death; or a sworn affidavit of a qualified physician evidencing my total and permanent disability (inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment). The Lending Institution may also provide for partial or total waiver or suspension of service or payment obligation if service is impossible or would involve extreme hardship.

6. Borrower Responsibility:

I expressly understand, as Borrower, that I am solely responsible for informing the Lending Institution of any change in my name, mailing, address, or e-mail address, in writing or electronically.

________________________________________________

Printed Name of Borrower

________________________________________________

Signature of Borrower                                              Date

Mailing Address
____________________________________
____________________________________

Personal E-mail Address                                          Phone Number

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Download Student Agreement: Noyce Student Agreement Form