Science Teachers for Rural America - A Post-Baccalaureate STEM Teacher Licensure Project
Fort Hays State University created a post-baccalaureate program to increase the number of secondary science teachers to meet the demand of rural school districts. This program is a competitive award program for individuals who have obtained a bachelor's degree in science and are considering a teaching career. Individuals selected for one of the six awards will receive a $22,685 stipend to complete coursework in a special post-baccalaureate program leading to full teaching licensure. The curriculum will be delivered primarily online with field experiences and student teaching completed in a rural school district.
In addition to preparation for teaching, resources will be provided to support travel to the Kansas Association of Teachers of Science Conference, payment of testing fees, and extended support over the first three years of teaching. Grant number certificate here.
2023-2024 Science Teachers for Rural America brochure
Science Teachers for Rural America - A Post-Baccalaureate STEM Teacher Licensure Project
Who is Eligible to Apply?
Individuals who hold at least a bachelor's degree in:
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Geosciences
- Science and Engineering -- visit with us
What are My Obligations?
- Students teach in a rural school district.
- Complete two years of teaching in a high-needs rural district within eight years of program completion.
Where do I get an application?
If completing a paper copy, please complete the following forms requested below.
- Application: Post-Baccalaureate Noyce Teacher Application Form
- Reference Form: Post-Baccalaureate Noyce Teacher Reference Form
- Unofficial Transcripts: Emailed as a PDF to Dr. Matthew Clay maclay@fhsu.edu
The Noyce Scholarship has allowed our district to not only fill a vital position in a core content area but has allowed us to find and retain an outstanding educator. Mrs. Peterson is a dynamic teacher, who through her studies the scholarship has provided continues to excel in and out of the classroom for our students. The process of using the scholarship is very easy and allows USD 401 Chase Raymond to not only provide high quality instruction in the area of Science at our secondary school but to attract and retain a knowledgeable, passionate, and caring educator who fills our building with positive culture, high impact instruction, and a keen understanding of knowledge gained to real world application…This is in part the definition of a quality educator. I hope we continue to have opportunities to find and retain top quality educators like Mrs. Peterson!Dr. McDonald. Superintendent of Schools USD 401 10/25/2023
Beyond the Classroom: Discover the Desire to Teach
- Noyce Scholar into a STEM Teacher in Western Kansas video
- Why STEM Teachers Teach?
- Colby Community College Noyce partner
- Garden City Community College Noyce partner
- So you want to be a Noyce Scholar?
- Leaders Shaping Lives
The Noyce Scholarship Program at Fort Hays State University offers three levels of support for prospective teachers.
- The Noyce Teacher Leader Program provides financial support for juniors and seniors majoring in science and mathematics fields who are pursuing a teaching career.
- The Noyce Post-Baccalaureate Program provides stipends to science majors pursuing a teaching career.
- The Noyce Summer Scholar Program provides paid opportunity for students to experience teaching science and mathematics in informal settings such as camps prior to formally pursuing a career in teaching. We start looking for applicants in the Spring semester.
2023 Noyce Teacher Program Brochure
The Noyce Teacher-Leader program is a competitive scholarship program for students who have obtained at least junior-level status. The Noyce Teacher Leader program is more than just a scholarship - it is preparation to become an outstanding science or mathematics teacher serving in a high-needs district. Individuals selected for one of the seven $14,591 scholarships (renewable for a second year) will receive specialized coursework such as teaching using distance learning technologies, leadership, and professional development on issues facing high needs schools. In addition to preparation for teaching, additional resources are provided to support undergraduate research experiences, travel to conferences, and support over the first three years of teaching to transition from student to a Teacher-Leader in science or mathematics in the employing district.
The National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Scholarship Program is a collaboration between teacher education, physics, geosciences, chemistry, and biology and is designed to increase the supply of highly qualified middle and high school science teachers. Grant number certificate here.
Who is eligible to apply?
Students majoring in physics, chemistry, biology, geosciences or mathematics with at least a junior level status, 2.75 overall GPA and 2.75 GPA in major content area are eligible to apply.
What are my obligations?
- Complete a major in a science or mathematics discipline and a major in secondary or elementary education.
- Participate in Noyce Teacher-Leader activities during the academic year.
- Register in the Noyce Teacher-Leader certificate courses available each semester.
- Complete two-years of teaching in a high needs district for each year a scholarship is accepted within eight years of program completion.
Where do I get an application?
Priority Deadline is February 15, 2023
Students who have completed at least their freshman year are eligible to apply to be a Noyce Summer Scholar. The Summer Scholar program provides a five week stipend at $600 a week ($3,000) to work in the FHSU Science and Mathematics Education Institute with its summer programs for area youth. Summer Scholars will be engaged in teaching and educational outreach in science, mathematics, and technology. Additionally these individuals will have the opportunity to talk with master teachers about careers in teaching. The program is open to FHSU students, community college students, and students considering transferring to FHSU to enter the teaching profession. Selected students will need to either be a STEM major or intending to become a STEM major and an interest in exploring the world of science and mathematics teaching.
Who is eligible to apply?
- Students in a science or mathematics field with interest in teaching as a possible careers
What are my obligations?
- Teach in an informal science setting during the five weeks of the program.
- Pass background check.
Where do I get an application?
Noyce Summer Scholar Application:
- Log into workday
- Click on the career worklet
- Click on find student jobs Find
- Find "Student Noyce Summer Scholar – Non-Workstudy – Science Mathematics Education Institute"
The Summer Noyce application is CLOSED for 2023.
