Virginia Teach Scholarship

Robert Noyce Scholarship Program

What is Virginia Teach?

Virginia Teach represents a partnership between the Department of Mathematics, the School of Education, and the Montgomery County School System to increase the number and quality of new secondary school mathematics teachers. The Robert Noyce Scholarship program has been developed to meet these goals.  Applicants will also be considered for additional scholarships, including the Virginia Teaching Scholarship Loan Program.

Who is eligible?

You must:

      • Be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident alien
            • Be interested in a career in teaching
            • Become a math major at Virginia Teach
            • Agree to teach in a high-needs school after graduation

How do I apply?

  1. Complete the web application. Note that the application includes three essay questions (200 words max.). You may want to compose the essays in a word processing program first, and then copy/paste your replies into the application.
  2. Mail or deliver the following materials to Andy Norton, 434 McBryde, Mathematics Dept (0123)
    1. an unofficial copy of your Virginia Tech transcript (printed from Hokie SPA).
    2. 2 faculty letters of recommendation citing your personal and academic merits. At least one letter should be from a mathematics professor. The professors may email the recommendations to Andy Norton

Applications are due November 13.

Scholarship Details

Virginia Teach is a Robert Noyce Scholarship Program sponsored by the National Science Foundation.NSF Logo.

The Virginia Teach program provides scholarships to VT mathematics majors who complete the School of Education's teacher certification program. Sample plan of study

The two-year scholarship awards up to $27,000 to help students fund their 4th and 5th years in the VT Math Ed program. Graduates will leave with a B.S. in mathematics, M.A. in education, and Virginia state teaching licensure.

Noyce scholarship recipients agree to teach for two years in a high-needs school for every one year they are funded by the scholarship. There are high-needs schools in Montogomery County, Richmon, Tidewater, Northern VA, and across the state.

Scholars will also serve various leadership roles in the math education program, occasionally attending conferences, counseling peers about careers in teaching, and forming a community with other Noyce scholars.