Arkansas Noyce Scholar and future teacher Michael "Shane" Carey (Class of 2009, center) works with undergraduates Stephen Brinson and Mark Blanko in an introductory physics class.
"If you want to make a difference in the life of our nation; if you want to make a difference in the life of a child - become a teacher. Your country needs you."
Applications are now being accepted for Noyce Scholarships for the 2012-2013 academic year. Scholarships are available to future physics teachers at any of the six PhysTEC Noyce sites: Ball State University, Cornell University, Seattle Pacific University, the University of Arkansas, the University of North Carolina, and Western Michigan University. Scholarship support of up to $15,000 per year is available to junior and senior undergraduates, and post-baccalaureate students pursuing teaching certification, for up to two years per student.
Application deadline: Feb. 15, 2012
More information and application 
Through her experience as a Seattle Pacific University Learning Assistant (LA), Heidi Rowles was inspired to change her path and pursue teaching over a medical career. Heidi was recently awarded "Outstanding Student Presenter" by the Society of Physics Students for her presentation at the AAPT winter meeting in Jacksonville, FL where she presented at a session showcasing LAs from around the country. Funding was provided through a SERVE grant awarded to Ms. Rowles, Michael Wilcockson and Professor Hunter Close.
PhysTEC Noyce Scholar Zach Brenneman showed a curiosity for how things work at an early age that later led him to an interest in studying physics. Currently enrolled in the Seattle Pacific University School of Education's Alternative Routes to Certification program, Zach plans to teach high school physics and math after graduating with a Master's of Arts in Teaching this May.
A video introduction to the benefits of the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship, as told by two Noyce Scholars and a Noyce Program Coordinator.
If you’re looking for an exciting and challenging career where you can really make a difference, consider becoming a physics teacher. Physics teachers expose young minds to the wonders of nature and touch hundreds of young lives every year. Unfortunately, millions of children around the country don’t get to learn physics from a highly qualified teacher. Now, you can be that teacher. The PhysTEC Noyce Scholarship program can help.
PhysTEC Noyce Scholarships are available to future physics teachers at any of the six PhysTEC Noyce sites: Ball State University, Cornell University, Seattle Pacific University, the University of Arkansas, the University of North Carolina, and Western Michigan University. Scholarship support of up to $15,000 per year is available to junior and senior undergraduates, and post-baccalaureate students pursuing teaching certification, for up to two years per student. For each year of scholarship support, recipients commit to teach for two years in a “high need” school after graduation.
For more information about the scholarship, please see the Frequently Asked Questions.
