Jacob K. Javits Fellowships

Eligibility: This program, when funding is available, provides fellowships to individuals for graduate study in the arts, humanities and social science. Applicants should be of superior ability. Fellows are selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement and exceptional promise. In addition, applicants must: (1) be a national of the U.S., or reside in the U.S. and intend to become a permanent resident, or be a permanent resident of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands or the Northern Mariana Islands; (2) devote full-time effort to the program for which the fellowship is awarded, and (3) maintain satisfactory academic progress. The U.S. Education Department makes awards in conjunction with the criteria established by the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Board.

Amount: One year stipends are determined in accordance with the fellow’s demonstrated level of need. Awards range from $5,000 to $16,000. Requests for continuation of support are handled on an annual basis. Support cannot be received for more than 48 months.

Application: Applications must be submitted to the U.S. Education Department by the deadline published annually in the Federal Register, usually in February of the award year. Applicants should coordinate their applications with the graduate school they are planning to attend. Applications should include information about scholarly honors and awards, narratives describing personal goals and references. Fellows must maintain satisfactory progress and devote themselves to full-time status in the fellowship program.

National Science Foundation Grant

Funding To Provide Scholarships for Students Pursuing Math & Science Teacher Certification

The National Science Foundation (NSF), through the NSF Robert Noyce Scholarship Program, has awarded Dowling College a four-year grant totaling an estimated $500,000, which will help fund the College’s effort to train science and math teachers to teach in the high need districts where they are needed most.

The NSF grant provides $10,000 per year for 15 junior and senior undergraduate science and math majors in Dowling’s teacher training program. In addition, $10,000 awards are available for 13 “career changers”, individuals with undergraduate math, computer science or science degrees who pursue their teacher certification at Dowling on the graduate level. Recipients will obtain New York State teacher certification in one or more areas of math or science and are required to complete two years of teaching in a high need school district for each year of scholarship or stipend.

To be eligible for a Noyce Scholarship, named after Intel founder Robert Noyce, a candidate must be a United States citizen, national, or permanent resident alien and must be majoring or degreed in mathematics or science and pursue their New York State Teacher Certification. To apply for a scholarship, interested candidates should contact Dowling College’s Office of Enrollment Services at 631-244-3303.

It is estimated that the nation’s schools will need to hire 2.2 million teachers, including 240,000 middle and high school mathematics and science teachers in the next decade due to projected enrollment increases, anticipated retirements, and the attrition of new teachers.

This NSF grant follows a $400,000 appropriation from the U.S. Government provided to Dowling College in April to establish the Center for Minority Teacher Development and Training At Dowling College. The Center will be one of only a few in the nation dedicated exclusively to attracting minority students from disadvantaged circumstances to become teachers.

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