Links to Funded Science Education Scholarships:
Contact Dr. Kathy Marrs at kmarrs@iupui.edu for more information

1. NSF Robert Noyce Teach Science Scholarships: Learning to Teach/Teaching to Learn (LT/TL)programUp to $12,200 / year for 2 years for undergraduate Junior and Seniors who are interested in completing a BA in Science with student teaching and teacher licensure completed at the time of graduation to become a high school or middle school science teacher . (February 7 and September 7 deadline, must complete the Praxis I exam before application) Noyce Scholar treachers must commit to teaching in a high need school district for 2 years per year of scholarship accepted.
   
   
2. IUPUI Math and Science Education Scholarships (MSES) ($2,500/year, March 15 deadline) - For Sophomores/ Juniors interested in exploring a career in secondary science or mathematics teaching - high school or middle school.
   
   
3. NSF Robert Noyce Urban Educators Scholarship: $9000 scholarship for students with a BA/ BS degree in Science or Mathematiw who enter IUPUI's T2T Program (post-baccalaureate), a 1-year program that provides 18 hours of graduate credit, student teaching, and and teacher licensure
   • Brochure: Noyce Scholarship for the T2T program Feb 7 / Mar 15 deadline
     
     
     
4. Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teacher Fellowships: This prestigious NEW award offers a $30,000 to qualified STEM graduates (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) who complete a 1-year Master's degree in the School of Education. The first applicants will be selected for the 2009-2010 school (visit the WWITF link for more information).
   
   
   
5. The NSF Graduate GK-12 Program pairs an IUPUI research graduate student with a local high school or middle teacher to spend 10 hours per week in the classroom working with grades 6-12. Contact Dr. Marrs for more information (kmarrs@iupui.edu)

Grants Awarded in Science Education

1. The GK-12 Urban Educators Program at IUPUI (2008-2012) Principal Investigator: Kathleen A. Marrs, Co-PIs: Simon Rhodes, Pam Crowell, Lenore Tedesco, Andy Gavrin (NSF DUE Award 0742475) $2,988,355
   
   
2. Advance Urban Learning: Teach Science (2007-2011) Principal Investigator: Kathleen A. Marrs, Co-PIs: Dwight Schuster, and Kim Nguyen (NSF DUE Award 0733788) $749,933
   
   
3. The Urban Center for the Advancement of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education (2005-2008) Investigators: Khaula Murtadah, Andrew Gavrin, Charles Barman, Kathleen A. Marrs, and Kim Nguyen.  IUPUI Commitment to Excellence (CTE) Grant $356,000
   
   
4. Urban Educators: Robert Noyce Scholarship for Mathematics and Science Teachers (2005-2008) Principal Investigator: Charlie Barman, Co-PIs: Kathleen A. Marrs, Signe Kastberg, and Kim Nguyen (NSF DUE Award 0531598) $486,912
   
   
5. Project SEAM, A Joint Venture for Collaborative Professional Development focused on Core Academic Student Preparation for Post-Secondary Success  (2000-2004), Lilly Endowment, Eli Lilly & Co., Indianapolis IN, Biology Committee Chair  $6,615,000 (Biology Sub-account $105,000)
   
   
6. WebScience: Creating an Active-Learner Classroom with WWW Technology to Improve Introductory Science and Mathematics Courses. (1999-2002), National Science Foundation, Division of Undergraduate Education, (NSF-DUE Award 9981111), PI: Andrew Gavrin, Co-PI(s): Kathleen A. Marrs, Jeffrey Watt, Robert Blake.  $141,500.