Noyce Scholarship Information
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: Mark.Wathen@uvu.edu
All application documents must be submitted by March 6, 2020.