CSU Receives $1.8 million grant to train STEM teachers

Columbus State University’s UTeach program has received a $1.18 million grant from the National Science Foundation to provide support for 48 scholarships to secondary STEM teachers. The one-year scholarships each total $15,000 and will be available beginning with the 2019-2020 academic year for up to six students. Studens who receive the scholarship funded by the NSF grant will receive $15,000 per year for their junior and senior years, then will be required to teach in a high-need school district for two years for every year of funding. Recipients of the scholarships must be U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens, as well as be enrolled in a STEM field seeking a bachelor’s degree, according to CSU. Students seeking consideration to receive the scholarship must have a junior or senior standing and a minimum 3.0 grade point average, and be in a program of study that demonstrates they will be able to graduate with a secondary teaching certificate in a STEM field within two years of receiving funding.