STEM Education

Are you interested in working towards social justice by contributing to quality STEM education for children in underserved communities?

Join Loyola’s Noyce Scholars Program!

The Noyce Scholars Program at Loyola University Maryland seeks STEM degree holders interested in becoming secondary (7-12) teachers. Through scholarship funding in Loyola’s Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program and targeted early-career supports, the program aims to increase the number of highly qualified secondary STEM teachers in high-need schools. Current eligible STEM majors include Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Earth/Space Science, Physics, and Mathematics & Statistics.

The program supports tuition, books, fees, and licensure exams for full-time MAT students by awarding funds ranging from approximately $18,000 to $22,000. In addition to meeting the requirements of the program, funded scholars must commit to teach their STEM discipline in a high-need school for at least two years after graduation for each academic year of funding.

Noyce Scholars Program support and activities include

• Cohort program model: collaboratively connect and engage with peers as you learn
• MAT curriculum infused with culturally responsive STEM teaching practices
• Early co-curricular teaching experiences which include faculty observation and feedback
• Mentored field experiences in a Baltimore area Professional Development School
• Teaching internship in a high-need school
• Employment and career guidance as you approach graduation
• Annual summer interdisciplinary STEM institute for learning and networking
• • Loyola Noyce Connect, a professional learning community of early career teachers

Application Deadlines

For study beginning in Summer 2026, applications submitted by February 15, 2026 will be given first priority. Applications will be reviewed after this date on a rolling basis if funding is available.

Learn More

Prospective students interested in being considered for the Noyce Scholars Program at Loyola must select one of the STEM related fields above and pursue the full-time MAT option that begins Summer 2026.

To learn more about the Noyce Scholars Program at Loyola, send email inquiries to Timothy B. P. Clark, Ph.D.

To learn more the MAT program, complete the Request for Information form.