​Are you a Junior or Senior STEM* major 
with a desire to impact the next generation? 

The newly-developed CyberTeach-LA program, a Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), is a computer science education pathway in the UTeachTech program at Louisiana Tech. It aims to responds to the critical need for secondary STEM teachers by encouraging talented STEM students to pursue teaching careers, with a focus on computer science. 
​* See FAQs for more on eligible STEM majors.​

​Learn. Earn. ​Teach.​ Change Lives.

​Learn.
Scholarship recipients graduate with:
  • a STEM* degree,
  • a UTeachTech minor, AND
  • certification to teach a secondary STEM subject.
​* See FAQs for more on eligible STEM majors.
Earn.
​Scholarship recipients are awarded $16,600 per year for up to two years. 
Teach.
​Scholarship recipients must serve as a STEM teacher in a high-need* school district for two years for each year of scholarship funding received.
* See FAQs for more on "high-need."
Change Lives.
The facts:
  • Computing occupations are the No. 1 source of all new wages in the U.S.
  • Computing occupations make up over half of all projected new jobs in STEM fields.
  • Louisiana currently has almost 2,500 open computing jobs.
  • Only 16% of all public high schools in Louisiana teach computer science.
  • 70% of the teachers of those courses are not certified to teach computer science.
WE NEED YOU TO HELP IMPACT THE NEXT GENERATION.

Eligibility

In order to be eligible for a Noyce CyberTeach Scholarship, students must:
  • have attained at least junior status in a STEM* baccalaureate degree program.
  • graduate with a major in a STEM* discipline. Qualifying students include:
    • Computer Science (CS) majors and minors 
    • Cyber Engineering (CYEN) majors
    • Other STEM (Science, Technology Engineering, and Math) majors interested in computer science**
​* See FAQs for more on eligible STEM majors.
**Non-CS/CYEN STEM majors must complete 4 online computer science education courses in addition to the required UTeachTech courses. 
  • complete the UTeachTech Teaching Certification Program and obtain teacher certification upon completion of the program. 
  • serve as a STEM teacher in a high-need* school district for two years for each year of scholarship funding received, to be fulfilled within eight years after completing the program.
  • be U.S. citizens or nationals, or permanent resident aliens.
* See FAQs for more on "high-need."

Interested in applying for a scholarship or want more information about the program? 

FAQs


What STEM majors or degrees are eligible for Noyce scholarship or stipend support?
Noyce identifies STEM eligible majors and degrees based on the associated major's Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code. The CIP code is used by state agencies, national associations, academic institutions, and government agencies for collecting, reporting, and analyzing instructional program data. Additional details on CIP codes can be found at https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode.
STEM majors or degrees that are typically eligible for Noyce cost of attendance support include disciplines in biology (CIP code 26), chemistry (CIP code 40.05), computer science (CIP code 11), engineering (CIP code 14), geosciences (CIP code 40.06), mathematics (CIP code 27), physics (CIP code 40.08), or fields related to these disciplines.
Noyce does not provide scholarship or stipend support to majors in agriculture (CIP code 01), business (CIP code 52), nursing (CIP code 51.38-39), allied health (CIP code 51.08-09), career and technical education (CIP code 13.13), or education (CIP code 13) unless these majors are coupled with a STEM discipline in a double major. This is not a complete list of ineligible CIP codes for Noyce Support.
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​Am I limited to teaching in Louisiana or can I teach anywhere?
You can teach anywhere in the USA, as long as it is considered a “high-need Local Education Agency (LEA).”

What is a "high-need local educational agency"? 
  1. The term "high-need local educational agency (or high-need LEA)", as defined in section 201 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021), means a U.S. local educational agency (e.g., school district) that has at least one school that:
    1. meets at least one of the following criteria:
      1. not less than 20% of the children served by the agency are from low income families;
      2. serves at least 10,000 children from low-income families;
      3. is eligible for funding under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program under 20 U.S.C. 7345(b); or
      4. is eligible for funding under the Rural and Low-Income School Program under 20 U.S.C. 7351(b);
      and
    2. meets at least one of the following criteria:
      1. has a high percentage of teachers not teaching in the academic subject areas or grade levels in which the teachers were trained to teach; or
      2. has a high teacher turnover rate or a high percentage of teachers with emergency, provisional, or temporary certification or licensure.

​Can private, catholic, or charter schools meet the Noyce high-need school district requirement?
If the school is part of a Local Education Agency (LEA) or religious jurisdiction, such as a diocese, that functions as a LEA, it can satisfy the Noyce high-need requirement as long as the LEA meets at least one criterion of the high-need LEA requirement. A high-need LEA does not have to be a public school system.

How many schools must be categorized as high-need in a school district for it to serve as an appropriate placement to complete the Noyce teaching requirement?
If at least one school in the school district meets the high-need definition, the entire district is considered high-need for purposes of the Noyce program.

Must I demonstrate financial need to apply?
Anyone can apply. Selection is based primarily on academic merit, with consideration given to financial need and the diversity of participants in the program.

Program Contact

Laura Bostick, EdD
Assistant Professor, College of Education
Associate Director, UTeachTech
Louisiana Tech University
318-257-2046
lbostick@latech.edu
Acknowledgements
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1950196. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.