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New Awardees Session. Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Conference July 7-9, 2010 Washington, DC. Overview of 2009 Noyce Awardees. Scholarship Track Phase I: 68 Phase II: 11 Teaching Fellowship/ Master Teaching Fellowship Track (TF/MTF) TF: 10 MTF : 6 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
New Awardees Session
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Conference
July 7-9, 2010
Washington, DC
Overview of 2009 Noyce Awardees
Scholarship Track
Phase I: 68
Phase II: 11
Teaching Fellowship/ Master Teaching Fellowship Track (TF/MTF)
TF: 10
MTF: 6
TF/MTF: 4
Planning:15
Reporting
Annual Report submitted to FastLanedue 90 days before anniversary dateActivities and Findings
Data collection for Noyce Monitoring ARRA quarterly reporting (only for ARRA funded
projects)
Highlights Dissemination
Notifications and Requests
Use FastLane to request: Change in PI/Co-PIChange in Participant CostsAdd a subawardNo-cost extension
Good Advice
Know who your program officer is Contact your program officer as questions
arise and before submitting a request to FastLane
Learn from other Noyce projects Connect to Noyce projects in your area
Frequently Asked Questions Is there a list of high need districts or schools? What does “high” mean in the definition of high need
local educational agency used in the Noyce solicitation?The term "high need local educational agency" means a local
educational agency that serves an elementary or secondary school located in an area in which there is:
a high percentage of individuals from families with incomes below the poverty line;
a high percentage of secondary school teachers not teaching in the content area in which the teachers were trained to teach; or
a high teacher turnover rate. Consider “high” relative to state or national averages
Frequently Asked Questions
Some resources for identifying high need districts/schools: State Education websitesUS Census website: http://www.census.gov/Teacher Cancellation Low Income Directory
https://www.tcli.ed.gov/CBSWebApp/tcli/TCLIPubSchoolSearch.jsp
Frequently Asked Questions Does NSF have a standard form for student
agreements? Follow guidelines in solicitation associated with your
2009 award (NSF 09-513): The institution is responsible for collecting the repayment amounts,
including interest, in accordance with P.L. 110-69, SEC. 7030 , which specifies that the repayment of scholarships or stipends as loans by individuals who withdraw from the program or fail to complete the service requirement shall be payable to the Federal Government, consistent with the provisions of part B or D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
All forfeited stipend funds, less grantee administrative costs associated with collection of the repayment not to exceed 5% of the forfeited amount, will be returned to the United States Treasury.
Funds collected as repayments may not be used by the awardee. Resources: Financial Aid Office; other Noyce Projects
Frequently Asked Questions Does the Noyce Scholar or Fellow need to teach
in a high need school or can they teach in any school in a high need district?
Do Noyce Scholars have to teach in the partner districts?
Does an Economics major qualify as a STEM major?
Frequently Asked Questions
Our proposal indicated how many undergraduates and how many career changers we would recruit each year. Can we change the proportion based on the candidate pool?
What if we don’t recruit the number we stated in the proposal?
Do the funds carry over?
Frequently Asked Questions
Can we reallocate funds into different categories?
The tuition has increased since we began the project. Can we increase the scholarship amount?
Frequently Asked Questions
What if a Noyce Scholar can’t find a job? How do the scholars repay the
scholarship? One of our scholars has disappeared.
What happens if we can’t find a Noyce Scholar who needs to repay the scholarship?
Other Questions?
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