Apply for the 2023 NSF Noyce Fellowship to Become a Science or Math Teacher Through Master of Arts in Teaching Program

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Noyce Fellows Ty Murdoch (left) and JoAnn McGehee (right) with their students and mentor teacher after NWA Regional Science and Engineering Fair in 2022.

Applications are being accepted for four NSF-funded Noyce Scholarships at the University of Arkansas to support graduating STEM majors to become secondary science or math teachers through the one-year Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) program, beginning May 30, 2023.

Noyce Fellows will receive paid in-state tuition and fees to support completing the M.A.T. degree, leading to Arkansas teacher licensure for grades 7-12 in either biology, chemistry, physics, or mathematics. Fellows also receive a $10,000 annual stipend for each of their first four years of teaching in a high-need school district of their choice anywhere in the U.S.

Graduates and seniors in biology, chemistry, physics, geology, mathematics, engineering, and other STEM fields can apply.

Application forms and more information are available on the Noyce Fellowship page.

In addition to the M.A.T. coursework and teaching internship, Noyce Teaching Fellows will:

• Experience what "authentic practice" means in the disciplines of science or mathematics and how it can deepen passion for teaching the subject.
• Learn teaching practices that develop student agency.
• Mentor secondary students to prepare a project for the Northwest Arkansas Regional Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Fair and create your own project.

Preferred qualifications:

• Degree in a STEM discipline (awarded by May 2023)
• 3.0 GPA
• Experience in authentic practice in the discipline such as research, Science & Engineering Fairs, STEM-related academic clubs 

Visit the Noyce Fellowship website for more information and to apply.