UK-NOYCE Fellows General Information

• College seniors, or graduate students (including post-baccalaureate) students may apply for up to two (2) years for the fellowship support.

• Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or permanent residents.

• Successful applicants will receive a fellowship in the form of a loan. In order to fulfill the obligations for the fellowship, UK-NOYCE Fellows must teach two years of math and/or science in an identified (high need) public school district in Kentucky (see list below for identified school districts). UK-NOYCE Fellows will receive full salary from the school district in which they are employed while meeting this requirement.

  • 1 year of UK-NOYCE Fellowship = 2 years of teaching

  • 2 years of UK-NOYCE Fellowship = 4 years of teaching

•  If the years of teaching obligation are not met within 6 years of receiving the fellowship, the UK-NOYCE Fellow will be required to repay the fellowship amount plus interest (to be determined based off the government interest rate for student loans).

• A high need school district must meet one or more of the following criteria (a list of school districts eligible are listed at the end of this page):

A.  It has at least one school in which 50 percent or more of the enrolled students are eligible for participation in the free and reduced price lunch program established by the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.1751 et seq.).

B.  It has at least one school in which: (i) more than 34 percent of the academic classroom teachers at the secondary level (across all academic subjects) do not have an undergraduate degree with a major or minor in, or a graduate degree in, the academic field in which they teach the largest percentage of their classes; or (ii) more than 34 percent of the teachers in two of the academic departments do not have an undergraduate degree with a major or minor in, or a graduate degree in, the academic field in which they teach the largest percentage of their classes.

C.  It has at least one school whose teacher attrition rate has been 15 percent or more over the last three school years.

• Applicants must be enrolled in a STEM undergraduate major (this includes the secondary mathematics education and secondary science education undergraduate programs) or enrolled in the Master's with Initial Certification (MIC) Program in Math or Science at the University of Kentucky.

• Outside applicants and career changers are encouraged to apply!

• Each UK-NOYCE Fellow may have an additional academic advisor in order to make sure they are on track for meeting science and/or math certification requirements.

• A UK-NOYCE Fellow is expected to maintain "good standing" at the University of Kentucky and with the Math/Science Education Program.

• UK-NOYCE Fellows will be awarded 1/2 of the money per semester. Awards will be administered through the Financial Aid Offices. Prior to receiving the fellowship, UK-NOYCE Fellows must sign a promissory note.

•  Students must submit a Continued Funding Request (found under Application Materials) in order to be approved for a second (2nd) year of UK-NOYCE support.

The following school districts meet one or more of the above criteria for a high need school district:

School Districts NOT Eligible:

Private Schools, Anchorage Independent, Anderson County, Beechwood Independent, Bracken County, Burgin Independent, Fort Thomas Independent, Glasgow Independent, Murray Independent,  Oldham County, Pikeville Independent, Raceland Worthington Independent, Russell Independent, Science Hill Independent, Simpson County, Southgate Independent, Walton Verona Independent, and Williamstown Independent