Program Details
Eligibility
You are eligible for a scholarship if you meet the following criteria:
- Demonstrated proficiency in a content area (select one) and education classes
- Education - completed six credit hours
- Math - completed 15 hours of required classes
- Biology - completed 24 hours of required classes
- Chemistry - completed 14 hours of required classes
- Physics - completed 22 hours of required classes
- 3.0 GPA
- Junior or senior standing in a selected content area or recent graduate of a math or science program.
- Full-time enrollment
- U.S. Citizenship
- Passing score on Test of Academic Proficiency, or a 22 or higher on ACT with writing portion.
Application Process
To become a Noyce scholar:
- Apply and be admitted to Lewis University and the College of Education and Social Sciences: www.lewisu.edu/apply.
- Write a personal essay.
- Must teach a STEM subject (Biology, Chemistry, Math, or Physics) and have a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
- Teach in a high needs school for a minimum of two years for each year of funding.
- Participate in a paid research and summer internship.
To be considered for a scholarship, all Noyce applicants must complete the following:
- Scholarship Application form
- 500-1500 word essay that addresses:
- An important experience from your personal education. Discuss how this experience will inform your work as a teacher.
- What interests you in teaching in a high-needs school district? How will you contribute in a positive way to the school environment?
- What personal goals do you hope to accomplish by becoming a Robert Noyce Grant Scholar?
- Official transcript
- Completed FAFSA form at fafsa.org.
- Two letters of recommendation on the appropriate College of Education and Social Sciences recommendation form.
- Evidence of a passing score on Test of Academic Proficiency, or a 22 or higher on ACT with writing portion.
- Interview with the Noyce scholar selection committee.
Send completed materials to:
College of Education and Social Sciences Unit #224
Robert Noyce Grant
Lewis University
One University Parkway
Romeoville, IL 60446
e-mail: Noyce@lewisu.edu
