The National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program recent announced it will be donating $1.2 million in the form of a math and science grant to St. Joseph’s College.  The funds from the grant will be used to support scholarships given to the college’s Brooklyn and Long Island students who are pursuing careers as secondary math and science educators.  The college plans on using the funds to provide at least twenty five students with scholarships of $10,000 a year to help them pay for their undergraduate or graduate degree.

In addition to the scholarships, St. Joseph’s College will use funds from this grant to mentor these students by offering new educational resources and opportunities for professional development.  As a part of the scholarship program, recipients will be required to teach at a high-need secondary school for two years for every year they received the scholarship.  By adding this requirement to the scholarship program, education officials will be able to address the critical shortage of math and science teachers in the United States while providing financial support to a number of students in the New York area.