Become a Pacific Noyce Teaching Fellow
The National Science Foundation and °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ provide an innovative, community-based pathway to become a transformative middle or high school science teacher.
The Pacific Noyce Teaching Fellowship Program supports highly qualified and motivated science teaching candidates with scholarships covering full tuition plus a living expense stipend for becoming a science teacher in Pacific’s One-Year MAT General Education program, earning an Oregon teaching license with endorsements in physics, chemistry, biology, or integrated science. After graduation, Pacific Noyce Teaching Fellows receive a four-year Early Career Leadership Program, earning a bonus salary of $15,000 annually.
Pacific Noyce Teaching Fellowships
The Pacific Noyce Teaching Fellowship program provides aspiring science teachers $93,000-$125,000 of financial support over five years, including teacher preparation through the one-year Pacific MAT degree, followed by a four-year early career leadership program, including individual coaching and a paid summer research experience alongside a science professional.
Teacher Preparation through Pacific MAT: Recent college graduates and career changers with a bachelor’s degree (or higher) in the sciences are eligible to apply to be a Pacific Noyce Teaching Fellow and receive a scholarship award for the one-year Pacific MAT degree ranging from a minimum of full tuition and fees ($33,000), to a maximum of the full cost of attendance ($65,000).
Four-Year Early Career Leadership Program: Pacific Noyce Teaching Fellows also receive a four-year leadership program that pays them a stipend of $15,000/year ($60,000 total) to participate in individual coaching and a summer science research experience.
for a Pacific Noyce Teaching Fellowship (starts June 2026).
- Pacific Noyce Teaching Fellows are intensively trained for successful careers in high need school districts in Oregon and beyond.
- Pacific Noyce Teaching Fellows are part of a nationwide community of .
- Pacific Robert Noyce Teaching Fellowships are awarded to exemplary science teaching candidates whose knowledge, skills, and experience demonstrate high potential to meet the challenges of teaching science in high need classrooms and schools.
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Applicant Requirements
- Completion of the
- Completion of the °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ 1-Year MAT General Education application.
- Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and experience to meet the challenges of teaching science in high need classrooms and schools*
- Currently hold or anticipate by June 15, 2026 a bachelor’s degree in physics, chemistry, biology, earth and space sciences, engineering, or a closely related discipline. All degrees are subject to approval by the Pacific Robert Noyce Teaching Fellowship Program (contact Dr. Kevin Carr with questions about your degree).
- A 3.0 or higher cumulative grade point average; exceptions may be granted in exceptional circumstances
- Status as U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent resident
- Submission of - Pacific's school code is 003212.
"High need" districts as defined by the National Science Foundation include many Oregon school districts, including Portland, Beaverton, Hillsboro, Forest Grove, Tigard-Tualatin, Newberg, North Clackamas, Gresham-Barlow, West-Linn/Wilsonville, Oregon City, Woodburn, Salem-Keizer, Eugene-Springfield, Bend-Redmond, and most surrounding coastal and rural districts. Please contact us with questions regarding district qualifications.
Contact
Kevin Carr | Pacific Noyce Program Director, Professor of Science Education
503-352-1443 | kcarr@pacificu.edu
Kevin Johnson | Professor of Chemistry
503-352-2762 | johnsonk@pacificu.edu
Work Supported by National Science Foundation Grant No. DUE 2448157