Program Overview

Summary

• Undergraduate STEM majors who are pursuing certification to be a high school science teacher will actively engage in a ten-week, mentored summer research program (May 27 - August 1, 2025)

• Learn to translate the excitement of your summer research work into actionable lesson and/or unit plans through Science and Engineering Practice-Informed professional development

• Present your work at the culminating research symposium (focusing on research) and roundtable session (focusing on your lesson and/or unit plans)

• Participate in the broader scientific community by attending--and possibly presenting your work at--a  regional or national scientific conference

Support

All participants will receive:

• A $6,000 stipend plus up to $750 to support your travel to/from Alma College

• On-campus housing provided at no charge to participants (up to $2,340/summer)

• Meal allowance paid directly to participants ($1,170/summer)

• Membership to a professional organization (up to $200)

• Travel support to attend and possibly present your group's work at a professional organization meeting (up to $1,700)

Eligibility

• Program is open to United States citizens and permanent residents.

• Participants must be pursuing a Noyce-eligible STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) major--see below--AND secondary teacher certification in your context:

  • Major(s) must be declared and represented on transcript at the time of application.

  • NOTE: The NSF Noyce solicitation 23-586 specifies majors that are eligible and ineligible for Noyce awards (see quoted text below). At this time, if the prospective participant is completing an integrated or general science teaching major that codes as a CIP 13.****, they are not eligible for funding (see red text below).

    • "The term "STEM major" means a college or university major enrolled in a degree program in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or computer science (including cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and microelectronics). Noyce-eligible STEM majors, degrees, or disciplines are identified based on the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code. STEM majors, degrees, or disciplines that are typically eligible for Noyce cost of attendance support are: biological sciences (CIP code 26), computer sciences (CIP code 11), engineering (CIP code 14), mathematics and statistics (CIP code 27), physical sciences (CIP code 40), or fields related to these disciplines (e.g., biological and physical science CIP code 30.01, data science CIP code 30.70, marine sciences CIP code 30.32, mathematics and computer science CIP code 30.08). Noyce does not provide cost of attendance support for agriculture (CIP code 01), business (CIP code 52), education (CIP code 13), or health professions (CIP codes 51, 60, and 61), unless these majors are coupled with a Noyce-eligible STEM major in a double major."

• Participants must have a cumulative GPA 3.0 or above

• Participants must be a non-graduating undergraduate student (i.e., will still be enrolled as undergraduate student in Fall 2025)

Please refer to the application process and requirements, HERE.