Colorado State University

The Robert Noyce Scholarship Program is a National Science Foundation funded program designed to recruit and prepare talented STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) students for a career in middle and high school teaching.

The scholarship is open to CSU degree-seeking students who have:

• a minimum 2.8 GPA
• earned at least 60 credits
• are majoring in a STEM field
• already entered or plan to enter the teacher licensure program
• plan to pursue a secondary teaching career in STEM in a designated high needs school district (even if the school is not high need) for at least one year for every semester of scholarship received

The scholarship is also open to non degree-seeking, post-baccalaureates enrolled in a teaching certification program at CSU.

We expect our Noyce Scholars to attend the professional development we offer every semester. Our PD will not only support your pedagogical practices, but will also allow you to network with other preservice and inservice educators!

I am the voice of change, I am the voice of opportunity, and I make a difference:

• by engaging students in an inquiry-based STEM curriculum
• by advocating for all students
• by becoming a teacher leader
• by collaborating with mentors and colleagues across the country

Scholarship recipients will receive:

• $5,000 scholarship per academic semester for up to four semesters (total of $20,000)
• mentoring and professional development

Scholarship recipients are required to complete one year of teaching for every one semester of scholarship received. At least one school in the school district you teach in must be considered high-needs. High-needs school districts meet one of the following criteria for at least one school within the district:

1. a high percentage of students who qualify for free-and-reduced lunch
2. a high percentage of secondary school teachers not teaching in the content area in which they were trained to teach
3. a high teacher turnover rate

*If the teaching obligation is not met, the scholarship converts to a loan, appreciates interest, and must be repaid in full to the U.S. Treasury Department.

If you meet the qualifications, you can apply for the scholarship on the College of Natural Sciences (Scholarship) Application Hub. You will need to log in with your CSU eID credentials to access the application.

To submit your application, you will need:

• 2 letters of recommendation (you will need to include the names, titles, and emails of two references)
• Responses to the following four questions in a maximum of 3 pages (you may respond to all questions in one integrated essay or separately):
  1. Describe why you want to enter the teaching profession.
  2. Describe any unique qualities which set you apart from others who might be applying for the Noyce Scholarship.
  3. The Noyce Scholarship requires recipients to teach in schools identified as “high needs” (e.g., high teacher turnover, lack of STEM-endorsed teachers, or high percentage of students qualifying for free-and-reduced lunch). What strengths do you bring that would support all students in these schools?
  4. Drawing on your own educational experience, what qualities do you think are necessary for teachers to be effective?

This scholarship application is NOT linked to the CSU Scholarship Application (CSUSA). For the 2026-2027 academic year, please submit your application by March 30th, 2026. If you miss this deadline, you may email your application materials to noyce_info@mail.colostate.edu for possible consideration.