PROVIDENCE – University of Rhode Island’s School of Education is the beneficiary of a $1.4 million Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program geared to science, technology, engineering and mathematics teachers, according to the school on Wednesday.
“The scholarship is instrumental in recruiting students to major in STEM who may not have considered a career in K-12 teaching,” said Anne Seitsinger, associate dean of the Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education and Professional Studies, in a statement.
Funded through the National Science Foundation and doled out between now and March 2019, the monies will aid the state’s flashing research institution in recruiting, preparing and mentoring STEM instructors. The scholarship program includes paid summer internships (freshmen and sophomores), $10,000 tuition awards (juniors and seniors) and $40,000 stipends to “career changers” enrolling in URI teacher education programs, according to the release.
Recipient students, in return, agree to instruct in high-need school districts for two years after receiving their teaching degrees. Currently, 14 scholarship recipients are teaching at schools across the Ocean State, Connecticut and Colorado as well as others who are working to complete their teacher preparation degree.
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