Project Title: Biology and Mathematics Educator (Biome) Scholarship Program

NOYCE Fact Sheet

Project Title: Biology and Mathematics Educator (BioME) Scholarship Program

National Science FoundationRobert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program

Total Award: $1,199,108.00

1. Funding for Students ($837,200)

• $729,000 in BIOME student scholarships
• Total of $40,500 per student*
• $15,250.00 each for Junior and Senior Years
• $10,000 for MAT program
• For each full-year of a scholarship award received, scholarship recipients are required to complete two years of service as a STEM teacher in a high-need local educational agency, with a total service requirement of six years.

• $28, 800 for BIOME Scholar Travel
• $400.00 to travel to regional conference in Junior and Senior Years
• $800.00 to travel to national conference in MAT year

• $79,400 in additional BIOME scholar support
• Yearly membership in a state and national professional society each year of the program for each student
• Two years of a two week summer educational experience for rising sophomores at $1000/student [Summers 2016 & 2017]
• Three years of a six week educational summer experience for rising senior Noyce Scholars at $3000/student [Summers 2017, 2018, 2019]

Other Budget Line items ($341,908)

• $153,072 in Salaries and Wages for Co-PI’s over five years.
• $40,000 for external program evaluation over five years
• $74,000 for professional support
• Master mentors program for each BIOME Scholar for each year of the program. Mentors will be given $1000 stipend per year for a total of $3000.00
• Two STEM workshops per year for each year of the grant ($1000 per workshop)
• $20,000 for faculty travel over five years
• $74,836 in Indirect Costs over five years

2. BioME Scholars: Three cohorts of six students each; mix of Biology and Mathematics majors

• Cohort I – Class of 2018 (current sophomores). Immediate recruitment needed.

• Cohort II – Class of 2019(current first year students). Recruit this year, application due next fall, selection in early spring. Recruitment methods include two week summer experience opportunity that will run this summer.

• Cohort III – Class of 2021 (current high school seniors). Need admissions to help recruit these students via admitted students open houses and other targeted methods; especially important to reach students before final SHU commitment deadline.

3. Grant Activities

• Integrating Mathematics and Biology Across the CurriculumUndergraduate Seminar –(IMBAC) (Stockton and Beekey) – 2 credit course for all BioME scholars (taken each semester of Junior and Senior year, total of 8 credits). Will focus on integrating mathematics and science via the NGSS and CCSS-M frameworks as well as building an awareness of STEM educational issues.

• Mathematics and Biology Methods Graduate Course – (MBM) (Maur) – 3 credit course BioME scholars will take once during MAT program. An area of emphasis will be the organization of instruction around intellectually substantive and complex phenomena.

• Undergraduate Research Project (Beekey and Stockton)- All Noyce scholars must conduct a 3 to 6 credit research project with a biology or mathematics faculty member.

• Two week summer service learning opportunity(Beekey, Stockton,Maur,Giarratano) for 10 rising sophomore biology or mathematics majors ($1000 per student) – recruitment tool

• Six week summer service learning opportunity(Beekey, Stockton,Maur,Giarratano)for BioME Scholars after Junior Year ($3000 per student)

• Advising (Beekey, Stockton, Giarratano, Maur)- Beginning in their junior year, scholars will be assigned one faculty advisor from their STEM department and a second advisor from the education faculty. These advisors will meet with the scholars a minimum of once per semester to discuss the scholar’s academic plan and coursework needed to complete both the STEM degree and the MAT.

• STEM Education Workshops (Maur, Giarratano, Stockton, Beekey) – Workshops will be offered each semester and feature practicing teachers and administrators in STEM fields. Topics will include development and honing of teaching methods and pedagogy, lesson plan design, and broader issues in mathematics and biology education, with a focus on preparation for working in high-needs school settings. Workshops have a budget of $1000 per workshop.

• Master Mentor Program (Giarratano and Maur) - Noyce scholars will be paired in their junior year with a STEM teacher from a high-needs school district, who will work with the Noyce scholars until graduation and continue to provide support for two years after the scholars enter their first teaching job. Mentors will receive a total of $3000 over three years (annual stipend of $1000) for working with BIOME scholars during their Junior, Senior, and MAT year.

• Professional Society Memberships - All BioME scholars will receive funding to maintain memberships in one local and one national professional society related to their concentration (biology or mathematics). In addition, BioME scholars will receive travel funding to attend a professional conference annually ($400 for regional meeting or $800 for national meeting)

Immediate Needs

• Recruitment brochures
• Website
• Schedule IMBAC Seminar for Fall 2016, determine teaching credits for Stockton/Beekey
• Recruit Cohort 1
• Meet with current sophomore biology and mathematics majors interested education
• Advertise opportunity to remaining biology & mathematics majors; initiate application process
• Select Cohort 1 (6 students) by May 2016.

Program Goals and Objectives

*Scholarship details - Juniors and seniors will receive an average scholarship of $15,250 per year, based on the cost of attendance (COA) and the financial need profile of the students. The COA includes $36,920 annual tuition, $15,000 room and board, and $1,200 books and supplies. A sliding scale for the scholarships will be applied based on financial need and other sources of gift aid (on average, SHU students receive $15,231 in grants and scholarships). Based on financial aid data (considering gift aid and estimated family contribution), the Noyce scholarship is anticipated to cover all unmet need. Postbacc students participate in the Graduate Teacher Internship program (see Section D), which provides partial tuition credit and thus reduces tuition to $10,275. In the postbacc year, the Noyce scholars will receive a scholarship of $10,000 on average (according to a sliding scale based on need, sources of gift aid, and family contributions) to cover all unmet need.

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Biome Scholars NSF Grant (Beekey, Stockton, Maur, Giarratano)