Robert Noyce Scholarship Program: $20,000 scholarships available now!

This National Science Foundation grant funded program is a partnership between the Center for Science Education, the Graduate School of Education, Portland Public Schools, and the Parkrose, Beaverton, and Hillsboro School Districts. Noyce Scholars work toward a Masters in Science Teaching (MST) degree and an Oregon teaching licensed through the Graduate Teacher Education Program (GTEP).

Download the Noyce Scholarship Application.

The Portland State University (PSU) Robert Noyce Teacher Scholars Program seeks to address the critical local and national need to expand the talent pool of teachers who have science content knowledge, pedagogical skills and leadership capacity needed to improve K-12 science education. Additionally, this program focuses on achievement disparities associated with socioeconomic status, ethnic/cultural background, disability and English Language proficiency. The program emphasizes the use of student-centered and project-based learning practices, current educational technology, inquiry-based learning curricula, the development and use of on-going assessment and the integration of literacy strategies for English Language Learners (ELL) students.

The PSU Noyce Program includes course work specifically designed to prepare teachers to teach using the constructivist method in highly diverse science and math classrooms at the K-12 level. The program also involves the development and implementation of a science or math education research thesis working in partnership with the Oregon Teacher Scholars Program teachers, other MST students, faculty advisors and program partners.

The Robert Noyce Scholarship stipend:  A $20,000 financial stipend supports the work of students involved in this program. Noyce scholars are required to teach at a high-need public school in the U.S. upon graduation for two - years for each year of funding (a total of 4 years).

The Teach Grant: Noyce Scholars with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 are invited to apply for a $4,000 Teach Grant through the PSU Office of Financial Aid. In order to receive this scholarship, recipients must agree to teach for two years in a high needs public K-12 school.  This two year period is concurrent with and not in addition to the four year period Noyce scholars must work in a high needs school.  The application and contract can be downloaded from the Financial Aid website.  Heather Mattioli, (Assistant Director, Financial Aid) is the Teach program point person to speak to with any questions or issues regarding this or the Noyce scholarship.

Noyce Program Faculty and Staff

William Becker, PhD. - Lead Principal Investigator, CSE Department Chair

Samuel Henry, PhD. - Co Principal Investigator, Graduate School of Education Professor

Carl Wamser, PhD. - Co Principal Investigator, Department of Chemistry Professor

Steve Day, MAT. - Co Principal Investigator, Beaverton School District Health and Sciences 2 High School Principal

Liza Finkel, PhD. - Co Principal Investigator, Graduate School of Education Professor

Nicole Rigelman, PhD. - Co Principal Investigator, Graduate School of Education Professor, GTEP Noyce program liaison

Stephanie Wagner, MS. - Program Coordinator

Chris Steiner - Hillsboro School District Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) program liaison

Carol Biskupic Knight - Beaverton School District Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) program liaison

Nancy Lapotin - Portland Public School Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) program liaison