St. 博纳旺蒂尔大学

Building Opportunities for Nurturing Aspiring STEM Teachers (BONAS Teach) Program


The BONAS-Teach program aims to recruit, prepare, and support aspiring teachers in STEM (science,Pictured_NSF logo_ technology, engineering, and 数学ematics). Scholars will be able to receive up to $14,000 per year in financial support during their junior and senior year, 支付他们在全球网赌十大网站.

BONAS-Teach scholars will have access to unique 专业发展, 教学, 以及研究机会. BONAS-Teach scholars will also be set up with a long-term mentorship experience with St. 博纳旺蒂尔 alumni that will be facilitated in their first year as a scholar and continue through their first years as a new teacher.

As one of the requirements for this scholarship, BONAS-Teach scholars must work for at least two years for each year of scholarship received in a high-need school district.

The BONAS-Teach program was designed to help alleviate the critical shortage of STEM teachers in high-needs school districts, particularly in rural areas and is supported by a $953,000 grant from the National Science Foundation as part of the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program. 


项目的资格


To qualify for the BONAS-Teach program, scholars must: 
  • 成为当前的U.S. 公民或永久居民. 
  • Be enrolled as a rising junior STEM-Adolescence Education major at SBU (生物学, 化学, 数学, or 物理). 
  • 累积GPA为3分.0 or higher, with no grades in your major course of study lower than a “C”. 
作为应用程序的一部分, students will need to have submitted and completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Students are also asked to provide an unofficial transcript, an academic plan of study for junior and senior years, 当前简历, a personal statement and two letters of recommendation. Please refer to the scholarship application for further details. 

 

马上申请

申请截止日期为2024年7月12日


计划的好处


  • 每年最高14000美元的奖学金.
    • Noyce Scholarship plus other grants, scholarships, and awards may not exceed the cost of attendance.
  • Extracurricular opportunities that provide peer support, 专业发展, 文化能力, 包括:
    • 教学机会, 外展, and leadership leading a weeklong STEM summer camp for local middle school students. 
      • 包括津贴和住房.
    • Opportunities for 专业发展, 外展, and leadership as part of the STEM educators club.
    • Workshops and activities to enhance cultural competency.
    • Summer research opportunities with STEM faculty in your field of study.
      • 包括津贴.
    • Financial support for attendance at local and regional conferences.
  • Opportunities to foster connections and relationships.
    • Scholars will be set up with a long-term teacher mentor, drawn from SBU-trained STEM-education alumni, that will support the scholar from student 教学 through their first 教学 jobs.
    • Connect with other BONAS-Teach scholars and BONAS-Teach alumni through a fall semester orientation and spring semester scholars showcase.


奖学金的要求


  • BONAS-Teach scholars are required to work in a high-need school district for two years for each year of the scholarship received. This must be fulfilled within eight years after graduating.
    • If graduates do not satisfy this 教学 requirement within eight years, the scholarship amount will be converted into a loan in accordance with NSF policies.


Additional expectations for BONAS-Teach scholars

  • Participation in at least one BONAS-Teach scholar summer activity (STEM summer camp or Summer Research Experience). 
  • Participation in the fall and spring BONAS-Teach scholar events.
  • 与导师的接触.
  • Provide feedback on professional growth and development during and after program completion.