National Science Foundation (NSF 09-513) Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
WHAT: Limited Submission Proposal for the National Science Foundation (NSF 09-513) Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
WHO: Texas A&M University faculty, including Agriculture, Engineering and TTI personnel.
WHY: The Robert Noyce Scholarship Program anticipates making: Phase I awards, with a maximum amount of $900,000 for up to five years; Teaching Fellowships and Master Teaching Fellowships with a maximum amount of $1.5 million for a period of up to 5-6 years; one year Planning Grants up to $75,000 and Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3) awards in amounts of up to $250,000 per year for a maximum of five years.
WHEN: Internal proposal deadline of January 12, 2009.
HOW: Faculty should submit internal proposal to osppc@tamu.edu for review by the internal selection committee.
THE FINE PRINT:
The funding agency below has limited the number of preliminary proposals to one per track per institution: Noyce Teacher Scholarship Track and the NSF Teaching Fellows/Master Teaching Fellows Track, as well as one I3 proposal per institution. If the number of faculty wishing to submit a proposal exceeds the number allowed by the agency, we will conduct an internal selection process. Below are due dates for the program, including the due date of the internal proposal for review by the internal selection committee, the date for announcement of the internal selection and the due date for submission to the agency.
AGENCY: National Science Foundation (NSF)
AGENCY PROGRAM TITLE: NSF 09-513 Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
BRIEF PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program seeks to encourage talented science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) 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 programmatic support for STEM majors and STEM professionals to enter and complete teacher credentialing programs. Program activities for scholarship and stipend recipients may include serving as resources for science and mathematics instruction of K-12 classrooms. The project leadership team is expected to include STEM discipline faculty and education faculty working in collaboration with school districts and master K-12 teachers. Also, scholarship recipients are required to complete two years of teaching in a high school district for each year of scholarship or stipend support. Two Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Tracks are the Noyce Teacher Scholarship Track and the NSF Teaching Fellows/Master Teaching Fellows Track.
Proposals may address either the scholarship or stipend program or both programs. Scholarships for STEM majors must be at least $10,000 per year for up to three years. Scholarship recipients must major in science, technology, engineering or mathematics and be in the last 2 years of a baccalaureate degree program. It is expected that these students will graduate with a major in a STEM discipline and will obtain teacher certification or licensing. In addition, proposals may include summer internships for undergraduate freshmen and sophomores to introduce students to early experiences in STEM education and provide examples of the integration of research and education.
Stipends of up to $10,000 are available for a maximum of one year for STEM professionals who hold a baccalaureate, masters or doctoral degree in science, mathematics or engineering and enroll in a teacher certification program. Current K-12 teachers seeking new or re-certification are not eligible to receive Noyce scholarships or stipends. Stipend recipients must commit to serving two years as a mathematics or science teacher in a high-need local educational agency within four years after graduation or completion of the program for which the stipend was awarded. A high-need local educational agency means a local educational agency that serves an elementary or secondary school located in an area which there is: a high percentage of individuals from families with incomes below the poverty line, a high percentage of secondary school teachers not teaching in the content area in which the teachers were trained to teach, or a high teacher turnover rate. Proposals may include expenditures for program development and enhancement to enable STEM majors to complete a STEM degree while also completing teacher certification requirements within five years or to enable STEM professionals to earn a teaching credential.
Institutions shall require recipients of scholarships or stipends to provide the institution with annual certification of employment and up-to-date contact information. Institutions will also monitor the service requirements of scholarship or stipend recipients. Further, institutions must provide evidence of exemplary teacher preparation efforts to ensure that scholarship and stipend recipients become successful science and mathematics teachers in elementary or secondary schools. Successful proposals will also provide evidence of functioning partnerships between institutions of higher education and school districts and an infrastructure that is supportive of new teachers. All projects are expected to include an evaluation plan for measuring the impact of the project and effectiveness of proposed strategies in attracting, preparing and retaining STEM individuals in teaching careers as well as the effectiveness of the Noyce scholarship/stipend recipients as teachers. The evaluation plan should also include a mechanism for tracking recipients and collecting demographic data on scholarship and stipend recipients.
Teaching Fellowships and Master Teaching Fellowships (TF/MTF) are for STEM professionals (NSF Teaching Fellows) who enroll in a master’s degree program leading to teacher certification or licensing, and fellowships to mathematics and science teachers (NSF Master Teaching Fellows) who have a master’s degree and participate in a program for developing Master Teachers.
TF/MTF proposals require partnerships that include: a department within an institution of higher education (IHE) that provides an advanced program of study in math and science; a department or entity within an IHE that provides a teacher preparation program or a two-year institution that offers a teacher preparation program or a dual enrollment or an articulation agreement with an IHE that credentials teachers; at least one high need school district and public school(s) within this district; and at least one nonprofit organization with the capacity and expertise to support the goals of the project. In addition, one year Planning Grants are available for institutions who may need to engage in significant planning before launching a TF/MTF project.
Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3) projects are designed to enable institutions to think and act strategically about the creative integration of NSF-funded awards towards a whole that exceeds the sum of its parts, with particular emphasis on awards managed through programs in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHN), but not limited to those awards. The PI for an I3 project must be the university provost or equivalent, unless the proposal is exclusively for I3 STEM educational or related research.
Five specific goals of I3 projects include: increasing synergy and collaboration across NSF-funded projects and within/between institutions, towards an educational environment where artificial boundaries are significantly reduced and the student experience is more fully integrated; expanding and deepening the footprints of NSF-funded projects and enhancing their sustainability; promoting innovative programming, policies and practices to encourage the integration of STEM research and education; providing additional avenues to broaden participation by those underserved in STEM research and education, especially underrepresented minorities, women and persons of disabilities, as well as attending to seamless transitions across critical educational junctures, and/or providing more effectively for a globally engaged workforce; and encouraging STEM educational or related research in domains that hold promise for promoting intra- or inter-institutional integration and broader impacts.
More information can be found at: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09513/nsf09513.htm
AGENCIES ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT: The Robert Noyce Scholarship Program is open to institutions of higher education in the U. S. or consortia of such institutions or nonprofit entities that have established consortia among such institutions of higher education. I3 eligibility is limited to institutions of higher education, including two- and four-year colleges), located and accredited in the U.S.
AWARD INFORMATION: The Robert Noyce Scholarship Program anticipates making: Phase I awards, with a maximum amount of $900,000 for up to five years; Teaching Fellowships and Master Teaching Fellowships with a maximum amount of $1.5 million for a period of up to 5-6 years; one year Planning Grants up to $75,000; and Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3) awards in amounts up to $250,000 per year for a maximum of five years.
ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS: Indirect Cost (F&A) Limitations: No indirect costs are allowed for Phase I, TF/MTF and I3 awards. However, up to 20% of the proposed budget may be allocated for administrative and program costs associated with recruiting and preparing the teachers, providing support for the teachers as they begin teaching, and conducting monitoring and evaluation activities. Also, scholarships and stipends may not exceed the cost of attendance. On the other hand, indirect costs are allowed for the one year Planning Grant proposals.
COST SHARING: Teaching Fellowships and Master Teaching Fellowships require cost sharing of 50% of the amount of the grant request.
Internal Selection Procedures and Deadlines
January 9, 2009: Deadline for an email of intent, including the names of the PI and co-PIs, title of internal proposal and a 1-3 sentence description of the project. Send email of intent to osppc@tamu.edu
January 12, 2009: Deadline to obtain signatures of approval from your department head and college dean to submit an internal proposal to the Research Policy and Development Support Office for review by the internal selection committee. The internal proposal should include:
An executive summary, up to three pages, based on the proposal description as outlined in the NSF program announcement;
Summary budget;
Project and Management Plans (including team members)
The form for completing the internal proposal is here.
This completed form should be submitted electronically to osppc@tamu.edu for review by the internal selection committee.
*Once your internal proposal has been received with all of the necessary signatures, you will receive an email indicating it will be reviewed by the internal selection committee. If you do not receive the confirmation email, please call 5-1812.*
Please read the RFP carefully for specific requirements of the program at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09513/nsf09513.htm Selection of a proposal will be based on NSF guidelines. The needs of the university’s reinvestment plan will also be taken into account. During the selection process, the internal selection committee may contact departments and colleges for their opinions and commitments. They may also request additional information from PIs.
January 23, 2009: The Internal Selection Committee will notify PIs of the result of the internal competition.
February 10, 2009: Deadline for optional, but recommended, letter of intent for Noyce Scholarship and TM/MTF proposals.
February 24, 2009: Deadline for full Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3) proposals: (due by 5 p.m. proposer’s local time).
March 10, 2009: Deadline for full Noyce Scholarship and TM/MTF proposals: (due by 5 p.m. proposer’s local time).
