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NSF – Robert Noyce Scholarship Program

Internal Competition Completed 

Principal Investigator selected: John Baldwin - Department of Math, Statistics, and Computer Science

Program Description

The Robert Noyce Scholarship program seeks to encourage talented science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors and professionals to become K-12 mathematics and science teachers. The program provides funds to institutions of higher education to support scholarships, stipends, and programs for students who commit to teaching in high-need K-12 school districts. Scholarship amounts for STEM majors must be at least $10,000 per year and recipients may receive up to two years of scholarship support. Stipends of at least $10,000 are also available for a maximum of one year for science, technology, engineering, or mathematics professionals who hold a baccalaureate, masters, or doctoral degree in science, mathematics, or engineering and enroll in a teacher certification program.

Awards

Vary by program track.

Phase 1 proposals are invited from institutions that have not been previously funded under this program or are requesting funding to support Noyce Scholars from a department or academic unit that has not participated in a previous Noyce Award. The Maximum total budget for Phase I proposals is $750,000 with a project duration of up to 4 years.

Phase II allows two options: Scholarship and Stipend projects (S&S) and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) projects. The maximum budget for Phase II proposals is $750,000 for four years.

Additional Information

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07529/nsf07529.htm

Deadlines

Letter of Intent

By submission of this form, applicant attests that s/he has read and meets the sponsor's eligibility criteria for this program.

Special Instructions:
None.

Letter of Intent Form is located at http://www.research.uic.edu/funding/forms/0600.doc

Limited Competition Instructions

Submit one electronic copy of a White Paper containing the following:

1. One (1) Page cover page with following information:
   1. Name & departmental affiliation of PI and Co-PIs
   2. Sponsor and sponsor program name
   3. Title of White Paper
   4. PI Contact Information
   5. Unit Business Manager or Grant Coordinator contact information
   6. Optional:
      1. Identify potential individuals to review proposal - reviewers should not have a personal stake in outcome of this competition and ideally should not be from same unit as applicant.
      2. Identify reviewers to exclude - this information will remain confidential.
      3. Note if this is a resubmission. If so, attach any peer review comments received from either external sponsor or a prior UIC internal competition.
2. Three (3) page narrative addressing:
   1. How your proposal addresses the intent of Program Announcement
   2. What PI & team expect to accomplish
   3. Expected overall significance

   Page limits INCLUDE any charts, figures, tables, references, etc

3. Attach the following for PI and each CoPI:

1. Two page CV
2. 1 page current and pending support

Narrative must be 12-point font; minimum acceptable margin is 1 inch (2.5 cm) all around.
Unless otherwise noted, no budget is required.

Please contact Tony Halford, Program Coordinator at ahalford@uic.edu or 6-7036 with any questions.

Last updated: Thursday, May 17, 2012.