Amy Heaton, Sarah Woidill and Anna Lewis have been selected to participate in Elon's Noyce Scholars Program, which comes with a $21,900 scholarship for each of their final two years at the university.
Amy Heaton of Bethesda, Md., will pursue a degree in mathematics with teacher licensure; Sarah Woidill, a biochemistry major from Robbinsville, N.J., will pursue teacher licensure in science education; and Anna Lewis of Holly Springs, N.C., will pursue both a physics and science education major with a minor in astronomy.
Their program will be supplemented with special experiences, including extra mentoring by university and secondary-school educators during both their undergraduate experiences as well as in their early years of teaching.
A $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation is supporting the program at ÁñÁ«app¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾Èë and will bolster the number of math and science teachers Elon graduates in the years ahead through a partnership with the Alamance-Burlington School System and Elon Academy. The five-year NSF funding at Elon covers scholarships of $21,900 each year for 18 students in three cohorts during both their junior and senior years. In exchange for the scholarships, students agree to work four years in high-need school systems.
The national Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program provides funds to institutions of higher education “to support scholarships, stipends, and academic programs for undergraduate STEM majors and post-baccalaureate students holding STEM degrees who earn a teaching credential and commit to teaching in high-need K-12 school districts.”
In addition to the scholarship program, Noyce funds support 50 paid, education-related summer internships during the five-year program for Elon first- and second-year students majoring in math or the sciences. Three first-year students, Anna Dellicker of Holliston, Mass., Alexis Goslen of Winston-Salem, N.C., and Karl Garvy of Durham, Conn., have been selected to participate in the Elon Noyce Internship Program. As recipients, the students will receive paid education and STEM-related internships.
Learn more about the to include due dates for the spring 2014 applications for internships and scholarships.