The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees received a $1,459,394 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on April 1, 2021 to support the "Empowering STEM Teachers with Earned Doctorates: A Noyce Program for Elementary and Middle School Mathematics Teachers" program.
This award, made under the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA #47.076), will fund the development and delivery of a teacher residency program through March 31, 2026. The program aims to recruit and prepare elementary and middle school teachers with doctoral or professional degrees and careers in STEM fields to teach mathematics in high-need school districts. It will provide tuition support and living stipends for participating residents as they complete teaching certification requirements and initial years of teaching. This project addresses the critical need for highly qualified STEM teachers at the K-8 level and advances the goals of the NSF's longstanding efforts to strengthen STEM education through programs like the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program.