{"id":1485,"date":"2016-10-07T11:18:46","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T15:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/noyce\/?page_id=1485"},"modified":"2024-12-26T16:14:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T21:14:02","slug":"frequently-asked-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/noyce\/science\/frequently-asked-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"color: red;\"><strong>Where can I teach?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Noyce scholars can teach anywhere in the United States. They can teach in a rural or an urban district as long as it meets the criteria of high-need.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: red;\"><strong>What is a high-need district?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The term &#8220;a high-need local educational agency&#8221; as defined in section 201 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021) means a local educational agency (school district) that serves an elementary or secondary school located in an area which is characterized by at least one of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a high percentage of individuals from families with incomes below the poverty line;<\/li>\n<li>a high percentage of secondary school teachers not teaching in the content area in which they were trained to teach; or<\/li>\n<li>a high teacher turnover rate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"color: red;\"><strong>I majored in science, but not physics, chemistry, or biology specifically. Can I still apply?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Definitely! The Noyce Scholarships can be awarded to individuals who majored in a STEM field (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics). You should contact us for more specific comments regarding your personal situation.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: red;\"><strong>I have a background in engineering.\u00a0Can I still apply?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, whether you are a recent graduate of an engineering program or a practicing engineer, it is likely that Project PoNST is right for you! <span>You should contact us for more specific comments regarding your personal situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: red;\"><strong>I am not a U.S. citizen.\u00a0 Can I apply?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Noyce scholars must be United States citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens.\u00a0 However, non-U.S. citizens can apply to Boston University&#8217;s Wheelock College of Education and Human Development and earn a degree to teach. Some scholarship support is available.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sed\/admissions\/graduate-students\/\">Click here<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: red;\"><strong>How can I find out if a district is high-need?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Use web-search engines and enter \u201chigh-need districts in ______________(your state)\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Examine public record data for a district to see if it meets the high-need criteria<\/li>\n<li>Contact the administration at the school. They usually know whether or not they qualify as high-need.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where can I teach? Noyce scholars can teach anywhere in the United States. They can teach in a rural or an urban district as long as it meets the criteria of high-need. What is a high-need district? The term &#8220;a high-need local educational agency&#8221; as defined in section 201 of the Higher Education Act of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12108,"featured_media":0,"parent":892,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/noyce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1485"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/noyce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/noyce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/noyce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/noyce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1485"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/noyce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1929,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/noyce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1485\/revisions\/1929"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/noyce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/noyce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}