Announcing a NEW  

5th Year Option!

 The Penn Master in Education Partnership

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The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program is happy to announce that students accepted into the scholarship program now have an option to spend their 5th year at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education obtaining both their teaching certification and their Master’s degree! 

To Apply:

 There are two ways to take advantage of this program:

• Accepted as a Junior:  Juniors who are interested in this option should apply concurrently to the Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program and to sub-matriculate at Penn for the 2013-14 school year.  In order to be accepted for sub-matriculation at Penn GSE, applicants must take the GREs.   This should be done prior to submitting your application to the Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program and to Penn GSE.  In addition, you must submit three (3) letters of recommendation as part of your application process to Penn GSE.  These can be the same letters that you submit for the Noyce Teacher Scholarship program. 

Once you are sub-matriculated, you can take up to two electives at Penn that will count towards your undergraduate degree at Bryn Mawr as well as your Master’s degree at Penn Graduate School of Education.   Students accepted for sub-matriculation will be accepted into the Master’s Degree Program contingent upon their graduation from Bryn Mawr/Haverford.

Students applying for this program should contact Maureen Cotterill, Manager, Graduate School of Education Center for Collaborative Research and Practice in Teacher Education, for information pertaining to the application process.  She will also be able to answer questions about coursework and financial aid.  MaureenC@gse.upenn.edu or 215-898-7364.  

 Note:  Accepting a Noyce Scholarship obligates a student to teach in a high needs school district for two years for every year of scholarship accepted.  Should you accept the scholarship for your senior and 5^th year, you would be obligated to teach in a high needs school district for 4 years.

• Accepted as a Senior or Alum:  Seniors or Alums who are interested in this option should apply for the Noyce Teacher Scholarship and the Penn Graduate School of Education’s Master in Education program concurrently.  For more information about the program you can go to http://tep.gse.upenn.edu.  In order to be accepted into the Penn GSE Master’s program, applicants must take the GREs.   This should be done prior to submitting your application to both the Bryn Mawr/Haverford Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program and the Penn GSE Master’s program.  In addition, you must submit three (3) letters of recommendation for the Penn Master’s program.  These can be the same letters that you submit for the Noyce Teacher Scholarship program. 

Students applying for this program should contact Maureen Cotterill, Manager, Graduate School of Education Center for Collaborative Research and Practice in Teacher Education, for information pertaining to the application process.  She will also be able to answer questions about coursework and financial aid.  MaureenC@gse.upenn.edu or 215-898-7364.   To apply to GSE, please go to www.gse.upenn.edu/admissions_financial .

Note:  Accepting a Noyce Scholarship obligates a student to teach in a high needs school district for two years for every year of scholarship accepted.  Should you accept the scholarship for your 5^th year, you would be obligated to teach in a high needs school district for 2 years.

 Deadline for Master’s Option:

Juniors:  Although the deadline for applying to the Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program is March 22, 2013, it is highly recommended that you apply early in order to fit in the necessary coursework for your program completion.   Applications submitted on the deadline (March 22, 2013) or after will be considered but resolving any course scheduling issues resulting from a later acceptance will be the responsibility of the awardee. 

Seniors and Alums:  Although the deadline for applying to the Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program is March 22, 2013, it is highly recommended that you submit your application both to the Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program and Penn GSE as soon as possible to ensure that you are able to begin the Master’s program coursework in June of  2013.

 Funding: 

Juniors:  Noyce Scholars awarded in their Junior year will receive a two-year scholarship for up to $70,000 to support studies in their senior year and then in the 5th year Penn GSE Master’s Program.  Scholars will have flexibility in how they partition their scholarship between the senior year and 5th year, with a maximum of $35,000 being available for the 5th year.  Penn GSE also offers scholarship and loan opportunities to supplement the 5^th year tuition award from the Bryn Mawr/Haverford Noyce Scholarship Program.   For more information go to http://www.gse.upenn.edu/admissions_financial/scholarships .  Scholars are advised to discuss their options with Maureen Cotterill at MaureenC@gse.upenn.edu .

Seniors and Alums:  Seniors and Alums will receive a maximum of $35,000 for the 5^th year Master’s Program.    Scholars will have flexibility in how they use this scholarship, allowing them to designate up to $18,000 as a living stipend with the remainder going towards Penn GSE’s tuition.   Penn GSE also offers scholarship and loan opportunities that could supplement the tuition award from the Bryn Mawr/Haverford Noyce Scholarship Program.   For more information go to http://www.gse.upenn.edu/admissions_financial/scholarships.   Scholars are advised to discuss their options with Maureen Cotterill at MaureenC@gse.upenn.edu .

Support for Scholars:

The Bryn Mawr/Haverford Noyce Scholarship Program supports scholars by providing a mentor for their first two years of teaching.  Noyce Scholars accepted into the Penn Master’s program would have the opportunity to apply to the Philadelphia Teacher Residency program, a teacher support program that would span student teaching and the first two years of a Noyce Scholar’s teaching career.   The Bryn Mawr/Haverford Noyce Scholarship Program strongly encourages scholars to take advantage of the opportunity to participate in this excellent program. 

Philadelphia Teacher Residency Program

“Philadelphia Teacher Residency (PTR) is a teacher preparation program for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) professionals and recent graduates who want to teach math and science in Philadelphia area high need schools (grades 7-12). PTR is a partnership between the Philadelphia Education Fund and the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education (Penn GSE). For a full school year, program participants (Residents) will learn at the elbow of veteran teachers in high school classrooms. At the same time, they will take coursework at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education to earn both a Master's Degree as well as Pennsylvania teacher certification. “

 

In return, Residents teach in Philadelphia area high need public schools for at least two years after the residency training year, depending on their Noyce obligation.  For the graduated Resident's first two years as a full-time teacher of record, PTR provides ongoing professional development activities.  “ PTR is singularly focused on the thorough preparation of math and science teachers for Philadelphia's high-need public schools. For more information and information on how to apply, see the PTR website: http://philaedfund.org/programs/advancing-education/philadelphia-teacher-residency