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Please visit the official STEM-ACT project website for full details about scholarships, internships, community of practice events, co-teaching, and other ongoing project activities here:  . 

is a program that provides scholarship support for º£½ÇÉçÇø STEM (Biology, Chemistry, General Science, or Mathematics) secondary education students that are passionate about social justice and advancing STEM education. Students that are selected to become STEM-ACT Scholars will become part of our community of practice, which includes teacher candidates, teachers from high-need school districts, and WSU faculty. STEM-ACT Scholars receive scholarship support, testing support, and will be part of a community that seeks to make STEM a more equitable space in Massachusetts. 

STEM-ACT is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Noyce Program, which addresses the need to prepare and retain highly effective mathematics and science teachers and teacher leaders in high-need school districts. STEM-ACT Scholars will be participants in a community of practice that will support their training and retention in the program and as in-service teachers in Massachusetts high-need school districts.   

• Scholarship support of $12,000 a year for the junior and senior year.
• Customized wrap-around advising, professional development, and mentoring.
• Close collaboration with high-need school districts.
• Be part of a community committed to social justice and supporting STEM education in high-need school districts.
• Opportunities to attend local, regional, and national conferences.

• Must be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or permanent resident aliens;
• Must not have previously served (including concurrent service) as a K-12 teacher;
• Must be an undergraduate student who has attained at least junior status in a STEM (Biology, Chemistry, General Science, or Mathematics) secondary education major;
• Must be willing and able to serve as a full-time STEM teacher in a high-need school district anywhere in the US for a total of two years for each full year of a scholarship/stipend received, to be fulfilled within eight years after completing the STEM baccalaureate program;
• Must meet and maintain a minimum 2.8 GPA and have a 3.0 GPA in their education pedagogical sequence to be eligible for practicum.

• Megan Kennedy (Education): mkennedy@westfield.ma.edu
• Arne Christensen (Biology): achristensen@westfield.ma.edu
• Volker Ecke (Math): vecke@westfield.ma.edu
• Shannon Gleason (Education): sgleason@westfield.ma.edu
• Christine von Renesse (Math): cvonrenesse@westfield.ma.edu