PRNP Scholarship at Temple University

The Award

  • $10,000 scholarship
  • Individualized support for 3 years that includes 9 monthly meetings a year in a cohort-based learning community
  • Mentoring from a seasoned mentor in the same discipline
  • Access to faculty from 6 area institutions of higher education
  • Opportunities to participate in professional development and build social capital
  • Assistance in finding a teaching job in the Philadelphia area

Eligibility

  • Must be a STEM major completing a secondary teacher certification in Temple's TUteach Certification Program.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident alien
  • Required to teach 2 years in a high need school per 1 year of scholarship support; otherwise, the scholarship reverts to a repayable loan

Why Hire A Noyce Scholar?

The Program

Regional Partnership
The mission of the Philadelphia Regional Noyce Partnership (PRNP) is to build lasting synergies among the Noyce programs in the greater Philadelphia region that will strengthen all aspects of the STEM teacher pipeline: recruitment, pre-service preparation, induction, and ongoing development and growth throughout a teacher's career, in ways that no individual institution would be able to achieve alone. 

The Noyce Scholarship Track provides funds to institutions of higher education to support scholarships, stipends, and academic programs for undergraduate STEM majors and post-baccalaureate students holding STEM degrees while they earn a teaching credential.

PRNP Benefits

On-Going Support: Comprehensive support services that help with the transition to full-time teaching. ​
Professional Networks: Program partners and their affiliates work together to provide professional and social networking opportunities.
Commitment to High-Need Schools: For each single year of support, scholars commit two years of teaching in a high needs school. 

The Scholars

Funding
Research shows that Noyce Scholars are more mature, goal-oriented, focused and better prepared than other preservice teachers.*
*Source: University of Minnesota Evaluation of the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, Final Report Section Three: District Representative Perceptions of and Experiences with the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, Allison Kirchhoff, Frances Lawrenz, PI, 2008.
This Scholarship is funded by the National Science Foundation through the Robert Noyce Scholarship program ​to encourage math and science majors to teach in high needs schools.

For More Information

Contact Susan Varnum (susan.varnum@temple.edu) ​
​or visit the official website by clicking here.