Funding Opportunities For Future Science And Math K-12 Teachers

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES For: Future Science and Math K-12 Teachers (esp. at UCSC)

10/15 UCSC Robert Noyce Teacher Scholars program From: National Science Foundation (NSF) http://calteach.ucsc.edu/Financial_Support/Credential_Support/Noyce_Scholarship.html What is it? Eligibility: Obligations: How to Scholarship apply:  Scholarship  Enrollment in least  Complete two years of science or math teaching in a high- intended to build the one UCSC Cal Teach need educational agency • See the Cal size and quality of internship  Participation in teacher induction activities, ideally in one of Teach website, UCSC’s MA/credential  Accepted into three partner school districts, for two years after completing above, for science and math UCSC’s MA/credential the MA/credential program application details. cohorts and meet the program Selection Criteria: •Applications are hiring needs of the  STEM major (Once accepted to UCSC’s MA/cred. program) due January 17, partner school  U.S. citizen, national, districts: Santa Cruz • Content knowledge 2016 or permanent resident • Potential as a teacher in the high-need partner school City Schools, Pajaro alien Valley Unified School districts District, and Gonzales • Commitment to serving high-need students Unified School District. • Financial need Noyce scholars receive $20,000. UCSC’s Mark Bruce Fellowship 2007-2014 (not offered 2015 or 2016) From: Donors Stephen & Mona Bruce http://calteach.ucsc.edu/Financial_Support/Credential_Support/Bruce_Fellowship.html What is it? Eligibility: Obligations: How to Fellowship apply: • Offers $1,000 to • Must have been/be a • Enroll in the UCSC M.A./credential Program $20,000 or more for Cal Teach or CMST N/A three or more Cal student at UCSC and Teach or CMST accepted into the Selection Criteria: graduates entering UCSC M.A./credential (Once accepted to UCSC’s MA/cred. program UCSC’s program. • Demonstrated academic excellence M.A./credential • Must be a STEM • Demonstrated financial need Program. (science, technology, • Potential as a teacher  • This fellowship is engineering and math) intended to build the major size and quality of UCSC’s MA/credential science10/15 and math cohorts. Direct Loan Forgiveness (Federal-subsidized or unsubsidized) TEACH Grant Program From: Federal Government http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/TEACH.jsp What is it? Eligibility: Obligations: How to apply: Grant • Teacher Education • Within eight years of finishing the program, • Fill out the FAFSA. • US citizen or must teach four years in schools that receive Check the box that Assistance for College and eligible non-Citizen Higher Education Title I funding (low-income schools – see indicates that you plan • Student at TEACH directory on website) to complete coursework • At UCSC this grant provides participating institutions up to $4,000 per year for up to • Must teach "high need" subjects (bilingual to become a teacher. If • Enrolled in teacher education, English language acquisition, you qualify, the TEACH 2 years (for a maximum of credentialing program $8,000) for UCSC graduate foreign language, mathematics, reading Grant will be part of • Meet academic your financial aid offer students in Education specialist, science, special education or achievement from the university programs (and at other another field approved by the secretary of requirements (generally (visible in your portal). universities) who are intending th Education) above 75 percentile on Note: you do not need to to become teachers. Since the college admission test or • If the service obligation is not fulfilled, the demonstrate financial need. program here is a one-year 3.25 minimum GPA) grant converts to Federal Direct program, that means just Unsubsidized Loan, to be repaid with interest $4,000.* from the date of disbursement. *Due to sequestration, the amounts have been reduced slightly the last two years. Between 10/1/2015 and 10/1/2016, the amount will be $3728. Cal Grant Extension From: CA State Government http://financialaid.ucsc.edu/apply-receive/cal%20grant.html What is it? Eligibility: Obligations: How to apply: Grant • If you were a Cal Grant • None • Complete a Request • Must have been a Cal Grant for Cal Grant Fifth-Year recipient as an A or B recipient as an undergraduate, you may Benefits form, available undergraduate. from the UCSC apply to extend the grant • Must reactivate Cal Grant for one year of graduate Financial Aid Office or benefits within 15 months study in a teacher from CSAC (California from the end of the last term of credential program. Only Student Aid undergraduate Cal Grant coursework that is going Commission)—at link payment. toward the above. teaching credential is eligible10/15 for Cal Grant payment.