Science and Engineering Scholarships and Fellowships Blog

Western Washington University has recently been awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation to train people to become middle school and high school math and science teachers from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics fields (STEM).

The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program will provide funding as well as stipends for professionals and students in STEM fields to acquire their teaching certificate from WWU.

“Someone at Boeing in Everett, for example, or at a local engineering firm here in Bellingham who has always wanted to teach and bring their science or mathematics knowledge, expertise and experience into the classroom would be a perfect fit for one of these scholarships,” explained Bruce Larson, professor and administrator of the grant for WWU.

As part of the agreement, for each year the student accepts funding from the grant, he or she must commit to teaching in a high-need school district for at least two years.

Related: Marquette University Awarded NSF Grant to Train STEM Teachers, Colorado State University Scientists Receive NSF Grant