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Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
Proposal Writing WebinarFebruary, 2012
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
Initiated by Act of Congress in 2002Reauthorized in 2007 (America
COMPETES Act) and in 2010 under America COMPETES Reauthorization of Act of 2010
To encourage talented mathematics, science, and engineering undergraduates to pursue teaching careers
To encourage STEM professionals to become teachers
To prepare Master Teachers
2012 Noyce Scholarship Program (NSF 12-525)Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Track
Scholarships for undergraduate STEM majors preparing to become K12 Teachers
Internships for freshmen and sophomores Stipends for STEM professionals seeking to become K12
teachers
NSF Teaching Fellowships & Master Teaching Fellowships
(TF/MTF) Track Fellowships for STEM professionals receiving teacher
certification through a master’s degree program Fellowships for science and math teachers preparing to
become Master Teachers
2012 Noyce Scholarship Program
Capacity Building Track
To establish the infrastructure and partnerships for implementing a future Noyce Teacher Scholarship or NSF Teaching Fellowship (TF/MTF) project
Development of new teacher preparation programs for STEM majors and STEM professionals
Development of new programs for developing Master STEM Teachers
Noyce Scholarship Program Eligibility
Proposals may only be submitted by:U.S. Universities & 2- or 4-year colleges
(including community colleges)Nonprofit entities that have established
consortia among such IHEs
Principal Investigators:The PI, or at least one Co-PI, must be a faculty
member in a STEM department.
Noyce Scholarship Program: Scholarship Track
To recruit undergraduate STEM majors and STEM career changers who might otherwise not have considered a career in K-12 teaching:
Summer internships for freshmen and sophomores to interest students in STEM teaching
Undergraduate Scholarships of at least $10,000 per year for up to three years beginning in junior year
Undergraduate students graduate with a degree in a STEM discipline and teacher certification and/or licensing.
One-year stipends of at least $10,000 for STEM professionals (career-changers) and post-baccalaureate students to obtain teacher certification
Noyce Scholarship Program Scholarship Track
Scholarship and stipend capped by cost of attendance
Recipients commit to teaching in a high need school district for 2 years for each year of scholarship/stipend support.
Recipients failing to meet service requirement must repay scholarship
Noyce Scholarship Track Phase I: For new awardees or new project with
different focus
Phase II: For previously funded awardees - Scholarships & Stipends: To expand and extend
evaluation efforts begun under previous award and support additional cohorts of scholarship and stipend recipients
Monitoring and evaluation: To expand and extend evaluation efforts of previous project without support for additional cohorts.
Noyce Scholarship ProgramProjects include:
STEM faculty collaborating with Education faculty Strong partnership with school district Recruitment and selection strategies Exemplary teacher preparation programs leading to
certification and/or professional development programs for
Master Teaching Fellows) Support for new teachers Mechanism for monitoring recipients Institutional support Evaluation
Noyce Scholarship Track
Phase I Scholarships, Stipends, Internships Award size up to $1,200,000
Additional $250,000 for collaboration with two-year colleges
Duration up to 5 years Administrative/programmatic costs may not
exceed 25% of total direct costs 75% of total direct costs must directly support
participants No cost sharing
Noyce Scholarship ProgramScholarship Track Phase IIScholarships and Stipends plus longitudinal
evaluation studies of previously supported cohorts of students
Award size up to $800,000; up to 5 yrs. Up to 25% of budget for admin./programmatic costs)75% of budget for direct support to participantsNo cost sharing
Monitoring and Evaluation Award size up to $200,000; up to 3 yrs. No cost sharing
NSF Teaching Fellowships & Master Teaching Fellowships Track (TF/MTF)
NSF Teaching Fellows
STEM professionals enroll in a master’s degree program leading to teacher certification or licensing
Receive one-year stipend of at least $10,000 while enrolled in the Master’s degree program
Selection of Fellows based on professional achievement, academic merit, and demonstration of advanced content knowledge in STEM
Commit to teach for 4 years in a high need school district Receive annual salary supplement of at least $10,000 while
fulfilling four-year teaching commitment
NSF Teaching Fellowships & Master Teaching Fellowships TrackNSF Master Teaching Fellows: Fellowships for math and science teachers preparing to
become Master Teachers Selection of Fellows based on professional achievement,
academic merit, demonstration of advanced content knowledge in STEM, demonstrated success in improving student achievement
Must have Master’s degree Commit to teach for 5 years in a high need school
district Receive annual salary supplement of at least $10,000 for
5 years plus professional development while fulfilling the teaching commitment
TF/MTF Proposals Must Include:1. A department within an IHE that provides an
advanced program of study in math and science,2. A department or entity within an IHE that
provides teacher preparation or a 2-year institution that offers a teacher preparation program or a dual enrollment or an articulation agreement with an IHE that credentials teachers,
3. At least one high need school district and public school(s) within this district, and
4. At least one nonprofit organization with the capacity and expertise to support the goals of the project.
NSF Teaching Fellowships & Master Teaching Fellowships Track
Award size up to $3 million over 5-6 yearsAdditional $250,000 for collaboration with two-year colleges
Matching funds required: 30% of total budget for request less than $1.5 million,
excluding two-year college incentive 50% of total budget if request is $1.5 million or more,
excluding two-year college incentive At least 50% of cost share must be cash
At least 75% of total direct costs must be for direct support to participants (stipends, salary supplements, professional development)
Noyce Scholarship Program
Capacity Building TrackDevelopment of new programs, partnerships, infrastructure for future Noyce project
Award size up to $300,000; up to 2 yrs. May include an additional $50,000 over 2 years for
collaborations between two-year and four-year institutions.
No restriction on budget allocation (within standard NSF policies)
No cost sharing
Preparing the Proposal
Project Description: Phase I Scholarship Track
Results from relevant prior NSF supportDescribe:
proposed scholarship or stipend program teacher preparation program recruitment and marketing activities selection process management & administrative structure for
administering scholarship or stipend program plans to monitor & enforce compliance with
the required teaching commitment
Project Description: Phase I Scholarship Track
Provide evidence of: infrastructure to support new teachers, collaboration between STEM & education
faculty, a functioning partnership between the IHE(s)
& school districts, a commitment to making the program a central
institutional focusInclude an objective evaluation plan
Project Description: Phase II S&SSimilar to Phase I, with addition of:Results from prior Noyce scholarship grantDiscussion of how new project builds on &
expands activities established under prior support
Plans to sustain activities after end of Phase II funding
Provide evidence ofhow the institution has made the program a central
institutional focus impact of Noyce scholarship program on STEM
departments
Details of plan to expand & extend evaluation activities
NSF Review CriteriaNSF Merit Review Criteria
Intellectual MeritBroader Impacts
Additional ConsiderationsIntegration of Research & EducationIntegrating Diversity into NSF Programs
Additional Noyce Program specific review criteria, dependent on proposal type
Review Criteria: Phase I Scholarship ProposalsCapacity and ability of institution to effectively
conduct the programNumber and quality of students that will be
served by the programJustification for number of students and amount
of stipend & scholarship supportAbility of the program to recruit STEM majors
who would not otherwise pursue a teaching career
Quality and feasibility of recruitment & marketing strategies
Quality of the preservice educational program
Review Criteria: Phase I ProposalsExtent to which STEM & education faculty are
collaborating in developing & implementing the program
Quality of the preservice student support and new teacher support infrastructure
Extent to which the proposed strategies reflect effective practices based on research
Degree to which the proposed programming will enable scholarship or stipend recipients to become successful mathematics & science teachers
Feasibility & completeness of an evaluation plan that will measure the effectiveness of the proposed strategies
Institutional support for the program and the extent to which the institution is committed to making the program a central organizational focus
Review Criteria: Phase II S&SEvidence that previously funded project was
consistent with the Phase I criteriaEvidence of institution and school district support
for continuing the projectDemonstrated success of the previously funded
project in terms of recruitment of STEM majors and/or STEM professionals into K-12 teaching & preparation to become effective teachers
Evidence that the project has recruited STEM majors who would not otherwise pursue a career in teaching
Evidence that a high quality new teacher structure is in place
Review Criteria: Phase II S&SPlans for advancing the work beyond the original
projectPlans for conducting a longitudinal evaluation
study of previous cohorts of Noyce Scholarship and/or stipend recipients as well as evaluation and monitoring of new cohorts to address teacher and student outcome
Evaluation plans that build on & strengthen the previous evaluation effort
Plans for disseminating results of the evaluation studies
Plans for sustainability
Review Criteria: Phase II M&EEvidence that the previously funded project
was consistent with the Phase I criteriaPlans for conducting a longitudinal evaluation
study of previous cohorts of Noyce Scholarship and/or stipend recipients focusing on their effectiveness as teachers, their completion of the teaching requirement, and their retention in the teaching profession.
Evaluation plans that build on and strengthen the previous evaluation effort
Plans for disseminating results of the evaluation studies
Project Description: TF/MTF ProposalsResults from Prior NSF SupportDescription of proposed Fellowship
program: For NSF Teaching Fellows
Description of the Master’s degree program Evidence of an infrastructure that is supportive of
new teachers
For NSF Master Teaching Fellows Description of the professional development program Evidence of an infrastructure that will support and
facilitate the Fellows’ work as Master Teachers
Project Description: TF/MTF ProposalsDescribe:
Recruitment activities Selection process Management and administrative structure Cost sharing, including source and amount;
enter amount on Budget form Line M
Project Description: TF/MTF ProposalsDescribe:
Plans to monitor and enforce compliance with the required teaching commitment
Plans for sustaining activities beyond NSF funding period
Evaluation plan Provide evidence of:
Collaboration between STEM faculty and education faculty
Functioning partnerships between IHEs, school districts, and non-profit organizations
Commitment to make the program a central institutional focus
Review Criteria: TF/MTF ProposalsCapacity & ability of institution to effectively
conduct the programNumber & quality of Fellows that will be
served by the programJustification for number of Fellows served &
amount of stipend & salary supplementsQuality & feasibility of recruitment &
marketing strategies
Review Criteria: TF/MTF ProposalsExtent to which the proposed strategies reflect
effective practices based on research
Extent to which STEM & education faculty are collaborating in developing & implementing a program with curriculum based on the specialized pedagogy needed to enable teachers to effectively teach math & science & to assume leadership roles in their schools.
Degree to which the proposed programming will enable the participants to become successful mathematics and science teachers or Master Teachers
Review Criteria: TF/MTF ProposalsFeasibility & completeness of an objective
evaluation plan that will measure the effectiveness of the proposed strategies
Institutional support for the program & the extent to which the institution is committed to making the program a central organizational focus
Evidence of cost sharing commitmentsPlans for sustainability beyond the period
of NSF funding
Review Criteria: TF/MTF ProposalsNSF Teaching Fellows only:Ability of the program to recruit individuals who
would not otherwise pursue a career in teaching & to recruit underrepresented groups
Quality of the Master’s degree program leading to teacher certification
Quality of the preservice student support and new teacher support infrastructure
NSF Master Teaching Fellows only:Quality of the professional development that will
be provided
Project Description: Capacity Building ProjectsResults from Prior NSF Support: Address
prior support relevant to the proposed projectA description of the activities planned,
timeline, and outcomes expected to result from the proposal.
Plans for evaluating progress and outcomes of the project.
Review Criteria: Capacity Building ProposalsClarity of proposed plans and activities that
will lead to a well-designed program consistent with the requirements of the Noyce Scholarship Program.
Clear statement of objectives to be completed and expected outcomes of the project.
Evaluation plans that will measure stated objectives and outcomes.
The ProcessProposals may be submitted to FastLane
or grants.gov (Use FastLane for TF/MTF proposals)
All proposals are peer-reviewed according to standard NSF merit review criteria
Notification of results within six months of receipt
Reviewers’ comments may be accessed through FastLane after final decision is made
All Proposals Must Include:One page Project Summary (Intellectual Merit
and Broader Impact)Project description (15 pages)Budget forms and narrative for each yearBiosketchesCurrent & Pending FormsFacilities documentReferencesMentoring Plan for Postdoctoral Researchers (if
in budget)Data Management Plan (consult NSF Proposal &
Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), NSF 11-1)
Indicate Human Subjects status on cover sheet (pending, approved, or exempt)
Proposal Project SummaryIndicate the category of proposal, name all
institutions (including school districts & nonprofit organizations)
Explicitly address, in separately labeled statements, the NSF merit review criteria of Intellectual Merit & Broader Impacts
Data Management PlanThe Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG)
contains a clarification of NSF’s long standing data policy. All proposals must describe plans for data management and
sharing of the products of research, or assert the absence of the need for such plans.
FastLane will not permit submission of a proposal that is missing a Data Management Plan.
The Data Management Plan will be reviewed as part of theintellectual merit or broader impacts of the proposal, or both, as appropriate.
More information can be found in the Grant Proposal Guide
Chapter II.C.2j (NSF 11-1) and at http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/policy/dmp.jsp.
NSF Proposal Writing Tips
What Makes a Proposal Competitive?
Original ideas Succinct, focused project plan Realistic amount of work Sufficient detail provided Cost effective High impact Knowledge and experience of PIs Contribution to the field Rationale and evidence of potential
effectiveness Likelihood the project will be sustained Solid evaluation plan
Proposal does not follow guidelines for Noyce ProgramFailure to indicate students will complete STEM major
(not change to Science education or Math Education majorLittle information about teacher preparation programUnrealistic projectionsRecruitment and selection strategies not well describedLack of support for new teachersLack of involvement of STEM faculty (or education faculty)Lacks plans for monitoring compliance with teaching
requirementWeak evaluation or lacks objective evaluatorDoes not address Prior Results or Lessons LearnedLacks details
Common Weaknesses: Scholarship Track
Insufficient details for preservice and induction program for Teaching Fellows and professional development program for Master Teaching Fellows
Vague recruitment plansSelection plans do not follow guidelinesMaster Teacher roles and responsibilities not
discussedMatching funds not identifiedRole of non-profit organization not clearSchool district partnership not strongEvaluation weak
Common Weaknesses of TF/MTF Proposals
Consult the program solicitation and GPGTest drive FastLaneAlert the Sponsored Research OfficeFollow page and font size limitsBe aware of other projects and advances
in the fieldCite the literatureProvide detailsDiscuss prior resultsInclude evaluation plan with timelines
and benchmarks
Tips for Success
Put yourself in the reviewers’ placeConsider reviewers’ comments if resubmitting
proposalHave someone else read the proposalSpell check; grammar checkMeet deadlinesFollow NSF requirements for proposals
involving Human SubjectsCall or email NSF Program Officers
Tips for Success
Return Without ReviewSubmitted after deadlineFail to separately and explicitly address
intellectual merit and broader impacts in the Project Summary
Fail to follow formatting (e. g. page limitation, font size, and margin limits) requirements
FastLane will not accept if:
Fail to describe mentoring activities for postdoctoral researchers if any included in proposed budget
Fail to include data management plan
FY 2012 Noyce Scholarship Program Deadlines
Letters of Intent (optional): February 27, 2012
Full Proposal Deadline: March 26, 2012
Consider serving as a reviewer
Send a letter of interest and a CV to one of the program officers
Not ready to submit a proposal this year?
Questions?
Joan Prival
Jose Herrera
Mary Lee Ledbetter
www.nsf.gov
www.nsfnoyce.org
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