Funding Sources
For Masters Students Only: Noyce Scholarships
Application Deadline: The Tufts University Graduate School deadline
and requirements page lists a deadline of Feb. 1 for applications. On
Feb. 1 we will begin to review applications, and slots will be filled
on a rolling basis. At this time we still have positions available, so
we strongly encourage you to apply, even if you are doing so after Feb.
1.
What is the Robert Noyce
Scholarship Program?
The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, named for the
founder of Intel, is funded by the National Science Foundation.
The Program is designed to financially support Master of Arts in
Teaching (MAT) Middle and High School candidates who are
dedicated to teaching math or sciences for a minimum of four
years in the Boston Public Schools or a similar high-need school district.
Read article about the program from the Tufts Journal >
What are the Benefits of the Noyce Scholarship Program?
The Program provides Noyce Teaching Fellows with:
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A scholarship of $20,356 to cover living expenses, plus 100%
tuition scholarships to Tufts MAT degree for Middle and High
School for middle school mathematics or general science; or for
high school mathematics or physics.
- Upon successful completion of the program, Teaching Fellows
commit to teach for at least four years in Boston Public Schools
(BPS) or a similar high-need district anywhere in the country and receive stipends of
$13,500 a year during their first four years of teaching in
these districts in addition to their regular salary at these
schools.
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Placements in Boston-area middle or high schools for year-long
teaching internships under the guidance of master teachers from
our partner schools.
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The Human Resources Office of the Boston Public Schools (BPS) is
available to provide support for Noyce Fellows to apply for
teaching positions in the BPS. The Residency Model of the Noyce
Teacher Fellows Program is highly regarded by BPS as an
effective way to prepare teachers for urban classrooms.
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Assistance in securing a job teaching mathematics or science
in a local high-need school system.
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Continued mentoring during the first four years of teaching.
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Involvement in a vibrant ongoing community consisting of
teachers, mathematicians, physicists, mathematics and science
educators, and graduate students that comes together regularly
to do mathematics and science and discuss the teaching of
mathematics and science.
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Opportunity to take one class per year for four years at Tufts
during their continued mentorship as part of the Noyce program.
Eligibility
All Noyce applicants are eligible to apply for a Noyce award if
they have a minimum of a Baccalaureate or equivalent number of
courses on their transcript degree in science, engineering, or
mathematics.
The following are the requirements for each of the
degree options:
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 MAT High School Mathematics:
Baccalaureate or equivalent in
mathematics
- MAT Middle School Mathematics: Baccalaureate or equivalent in
science, engineering, or mathematics
- MAT High School Physics: Baccalaureate or equivalent in physics
- MAT Middle School General Science: Baccalaureate or equivalent in
science, engineering, or mathematics
According to NSF guidelines, all Noyce applicants must be United
States citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens.
Noyce applicants must commit to teach for at least four years in
a high-need district upon successful completion of the teacher
certification program.
 How to Apply
The first step is simply to apply for admission to the Tufts
Department of Education MAT Middle and High School program. In
addition, in your statement of purpose explain why you are
committed to teaching in the Boston Public Schools or in a
high-need school district; describe the challenges
you faced in learning math/science and how a teacher supported
your success; and comment on those insights from your education
in math or the sciences that you would be excited to share with
a middle or high school class.
 Interviews and Selection
Noyce applicants who have met Tufts MAT's admissions criteria,
the Noyce requirement for prior degrees, and have submitted the
statement of interest will be invited to interview with a Tufts
and BPS representative in the Spring preceding the year they
intend to enroll in the program. Tufts and BPS will then jointly
select the Noyce cohort and notify awardees by early April –
before the deadline for accepting Tufts admission. Applicants
not admitted into the Noyce program may be admitted into the MAT
program without Noyce support.
 Job Placement
There is a tremendous need for talented, well-prepared math and
science teachers to serve the middle- and high-school students
in the Boston Public Schools and other, similar high-need school
districts. In response, Tufts offers Teaching Fellows assistance
in securing a job teaching mathematics or science in a local
high-need school system.
Contact information
Patricia Romeo
Department Administrator
Tufts Education Department
617-627-2389
 Project Investigators
Prof. Todd Quinto
Tufts Mathematics Department
Prof. Hugh Gallagher
Tufts Physics Department
Prof. Linda Beardsley
Tufts Education Department
Prof. Bárbara M. Brizuela
Tufts Education Department
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