The scholarship is for up to $10,000 per year for each of the junior and senior years for majors in biology education. Applicants must be admitted into the School of Education Licensure Program and they must have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0. For each year that the scholarship is awarded the recipients are required to teach for two years in secondary schools in a district that has Title I schools.  All Wasatch Front school districts meet this requirement. If the teaching requirement is not met, the scholarship becomes a loan that must be repaid to UVU. Successful applicants are required to sign a promissory note agreeing to the teaching requirement before the scholarship money can be awarded. The Noyce Scholarship is open only to U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens.

Scholarship Criteria:

• Students must be currently enrolled as a biology education major in good standing at UVU.
• Students must have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0
• Students must be admitted to the Licensure Program in the School of Education.
• Students must have recommendations from at least one UVU biology faculty.
• Students must teach for two years in secondary schools in a high needs school district for each year the scholarship is awarded. If this requirement is not met, the scholarship becomes a loan and must be repaid immediately to UVU. Students must sign a promissory note in the UVU Collections Department before scholarship funds can be awarded
  
  

How to Apply

To apply: Download the application(pdf format) (word format)

If you have any questions contact:  jpremo@uvu.edu

All application documents must be submitted by April 23, 2021