How to Apply for the PRNP Teacher Scholarship
Submit the following to Apply for the Philadelphia Regional Noyce Partnership Teacher Scholarship Program:
- Application Form (For information on how to apply and to complete the application form, please go to http://prnp.org/background/prnp-noyce-scholarship.)
- Personal Essay
- Resume
- Current Transcript
- Two Professional Recommendations
If selected to move forward, you will then interview with the PRNP Scholarship Selection Committee.
The application process will open November 1, 2019.
Application Timeline
| Application Process Opens | October 30, 2020 |
| Round I Submission Deadline | March 1, 2021 |
| Round I Interviews | March 15 – March 26, 2021 |
| Round I Application Award Notification | April 2, 2021 |
| Round I Application Award Acceptance Deadline | April 9, 2021 |
| Round II Submission Deadline | Applications will be considered after March 1, 2021 until May 1, 2021 depending on the availability of funds.
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About the PRNP Teacher Scholarship
The Philadelphia Regional Noyce Partnership – Scholarship partner institutions include Arcadia University, Bryn Mawr College, Community College of Philadelphia, La Salle University, Saint Joseph’s University and Temple University, with Saint Joseph’s University being the lead institution on the project. Greer Richardson, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Programs in Education (richards@lasalle.edu), leads the La Salle University component of the project.
Overall, the project aims to recruit over the next four years, 55 new STEM teachers from the PRNP-S Partner Institutions with the goal of:
- Increasing the number of STEM majors that enter and remain in teaching in high-need schools in the Philadelphia region
- Increasing the social capital of Noyce program participants at all levels
- Increasing Noyce teachers’ understanding of Culturally Responsive Teaching practices
- Increasing Noyce teachers’ knowledge of Education for Sustainability content and pedagogical practices
To find out more about the PRNP, visit our website at www.prnp.org or contact Greer Richardson, Co-Principal Investigator at richards@lasalle.edu.
Questions about the PRNP Scholarship should be directed to Bonnie Hallam, PRNP-S Program Coordinator at bhallam@brynmawr.edu.
