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The Robert Noyce NSF Teaching Fellowships appear to be geared toward younger people – particularly those right out of college. Is this program really appropriate for a career changer?

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The Robert Noyce NSF Teaching Fellowships appear to be geared toward younger people – particularly those right out of college. Is this program really appropriate for a career changer?

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We strongly encourage career changers to apply for Robert Noyce NSF Teaching Fellowships. Our public schools need teachers with life experience as well as mathematics skills. The salary seems low in the first year while I am in training. How does this compare to an alternative certification program where I enter the classroom immediately and begin earning a teaching salary? The first year stipend is similar to what a graduate student might earn as a graduate assistant. During this time, the Robert Noyce NSF Teaching Fellowships program also pays for your UNL tuition and fees. Following your completion of the program, you will receive a $10,000 salary supplement each of the next four years while you are teaching in a high-need Nebraska school.