How to Apply

Application and Selection Process

Apply here for the CSUSM Noyce Scholarship. Applications will be reviewed beginning April 8, 2013, however applications will continue to be accepted until all awards are announced--target date is May 15. The selection committee will review the application, personal essay, and the two letters of recommendation of each candidate

Strong candidates will be invited to interview with the selection committee, at which further inquiry about the program activities and expectations will be discussed, as well as to ensure thorough understanding of post-scholarship professional and financial commitments.

The CSUSM Noyce Scholarship application has six parts.

Noyce applicant information
Responses to three essay prompts
A current Resume, including all teaching-related activity (interpret "teaching" broadly, e.g. camp-couselor, tutor, etc.)
A Plan of Study, outlining the intended timeline or courses to complete undergraduate degree
Two letters of recommendation
If not currently a CSUSM student, a copy of most recent transcript (an unofficial copy is acceptable)

Incomplete applications will not be reviewed

1. Applicant Information
*First Name		First Name is a required field!
*Middle Name		Middle Name is a required field!
*Last Name		Last Name is a required field!
*Student ID		Student ID is a required field!
*Current Mailing Adress		Current Mailing Adress is a required field!
*Apt./Unit		Apt./Unit is a required field!
*City		City is a required field!
*State		State is a required field!
*Zipcode		Zipcode is a required field!
*Primary Phone Number		Primary Phone Number is a required field!
*Permanent Number		Parents Permanent Number Permanent Number is a required field!
*email		Provide school email @cougars.csusm.edu email is a required field!
*Alternate email		Alternate email is a required field!

Education Information
*Academic Major		Academic Major is a required field!
*Cumulative GPA		Cumulative GPA is a required field!
*Major GPA		Major GPA is a required field!
*Tentative Graduation Date		e.g May 2013 Tentative Graduation Date is a required field!

Essays Note each answer should be 1-2 pages in length. Type your answers in Microsoft Office Word and then copy and paste it here
*Describe a topic in your discipline that you were excited to learn about and why.		Describe a topic in your discipline that you were excited to learn about and why. is a required field!
*Describe an important experience from your own education and discuss how this experience will inform your efforts to engage secondary students in learning your discipline.		Describe an important experience from your own education and discuss how this experience will inform your efforts to engage secondary students in learning your discipline. is a required field!
*Noyce fellows teach in "high-need" school districts that are often located in low-income communities. Why do you want to teach in a high-need school? How are you prpared for the opportunities and challenges of teaching in such a school? In what areas do your knowledge and experience need strengthening?		Noyce fellows teach in "high-need" school districts that are often located in low-income communities. Why do you want to teach in a high-need school? How are you prpared for the opportunities and challenges of teaching in such a school? In what areas do your knowledge and experience need strengthening? is a required field!
*Is there anything else you would like to tell us? (Optional)		Is there anything else you would like to tell us? (Optional) is a required field!

Plan of Study Plan of Study, outlining the intended timeline or courses to complete undergraduate degree
*Plan of Study		Plan of Study is a required field!

Letters of Recomentation Two letters of recommendation from qualified references who can speak about your academic ability to finish the program and/or your commitment to the field of secondary mathematics and science teaching. This might be a CSM faculty member, a supervisor, or a faculty member from SoE. Letters should be submitted via email to noyce@csusm.edu.

Unofficial Transcripts If not a current or former CSUSM student, mail unofficial transcripts to: CSUSM Noyce Teacher Scholars, Office for Training, Research & Education in the Sciences, CSU San Marcos, San Marcos, CA 92096

Current Resume Resume should be submitted via email to noyce@csusm.edu.

*How did you hear about the program?		How did you hear about the program? is a required field!

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