Concord STEM Fellowship Program to give future teachers free tuition and more

ATHENS, W.Va. (WVVA) - A new program has started at Concord University that will give participating students free tuition in a Master of Arts in Teaching degree and more, while helping with the teacher shortage in our area. It’s called the “STEM Fellowship Program” and is for those with an undergraduate degree in STEM Fields, specifically math, chemistry, biology, or general science.

Upon completion of the program, participants will be certified teachers.

In addition to paying for this Masters degree, the program will give participants a fifteen-thousand-dollar stipend each year of the first four years teaching in a “high need” content classroom, as well as other benefits such as funds for textbooks, a “technology package” for yourself and your future classroom, a personal laptop, a trip to an annual conference, a trip to a summer mentorship participation, and a successful fellowship interview.

However, for Concord University, the benefits of this program also extend to those “high-need” areas, including all of West Virginia, by giving them qualified and certified teachers in their schools.

“We want to be a part of the solution for the teacher shortage, and we also want to provide excellent teachers for our kids in West Virginia and beyond, with actual certified individuals filling these classrooms,” says Andrea Campbell, chair of the department of education and director of teacher education at Concord University.

Those in STEM fields looking for a career change or a student looking for the next step in their lives are encouraged to apply, with the first cohort starting this spring.

To check eligibility or get more information, Campbell says you can contact her at acampbell@concord.edu or go to concord.edu/noyce.

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