PRESTIGE

Program for Recruiting and Educating STEM Teachers With Integrated
Graduate Enrollment (PRESTIGE)

 

Augusta State University proudly hosts a Program for Recruiting and Educating STEM Teachers with Integrated Graduate Enrollment (PRESTIGE). PRESTIGE provides a streamlined process for becoming a teacher with certification in a STEM area.

Over three years, six students per year will each be awarded a renewable Robert Noyce scholarship of $14,800 for the first year which will increase by five percent per student each additional year. The scholarship will support the cost of attendance throughout the integrated program's schedule. For each year of funding, PRESTIGE scholars agree to teach two years in a high-needs school.

During the program the scholars will also benefit from having two advisors, one in their STEM area and Dr. Steven Page in the Teacher Education Department. Upon completion of PRESTIGE, each of the 18 scholarship graduates will have obtained a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Arts in Teaching.

To be accepted into the program, a student must:

• Be a STEM major - Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, or Physics;
• Have a minimum 2.75 GPA;
• Have a faculty member complete a recommendation form;
• Compose a two-page essay
• Complete an interview with the acceptance committee

To obtain an application packet you must make an appointment to see the PRESTIGE advisor for your STEM area.

Biology - Dr. Cathy Tugmon: ctugmon@aug.edu, 706-737-1539
Chemistry - Dr. Chad Stephens: cstephe7@aug.edu, 706-667-4995
Mathematics - Dr. Linda Crawford: lcrawfor@aug.edu, 706-667-4477
Physics - Dr. Andy Hauger: jhauger@aug.edu, 706-737-1541

Applications are also available online in both PDF and WORD format below:

PRESTIGE Application | PRESTIGE Application

Scholarship Recipients

The following students were recently awarded the PRESTIGE scholarship:

	Chris Cutler Physics Major Scholarship Awarded: Spring 2011
	Christopher Parham Physics Major Scholarship Awarded: Spring 2011
	Kelsey Donnelly Biology Major Scholarship Awarded: Fall 2011
	Stephen White Biology Major Scholarship Awarded: Spring 2012

Summer Intern Program

To identify potential PRESTIGE scholarship recipients, ASU will offer a Summer Intern Program for selected freshman or sophomore STEM majors to help middle and high school students in science or math in the selected counties' summer schools. Under the supervision of certified teachers, these interns will gain valuable experience teaching in middle or high school classrooms. This 20-hour internship program includes a stipend.

For more information on the Summer Intern Program, contact Dr. Steven Page at cpage@aug.edu

Summer Internship | Summer Internship