Meet the CREST Scholars
Meet the newest group of CREST Scholars. The CREST program supports tuition, books, fees, and licensure exams for MAT students and provides a supplemental stipend each semester. These students will teach in a high-need school following graduation from the program. To learn more about Ada and Melissa, click on their profiles to read their blog posts!
Melissa Cruz Noreiga CREST Scholar
Meet Melissa Cruz Noriega, CREST Scholar. Melissa is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in Secondary Education with a focus on Biology and is set to graduate in 2025. "This opportunity covers your entire tuition and it has a goal of creating a network and community in which adult learners can support and mentor one another."
Ada Marcovitz CREST Scholar
Meet Ada Marcovitz, CREST Scholar. Ada is currently pursuing her Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in secondary math education and is set to graduate in May 2025. Ada is looking forward to "Learning how to celebrate the cultures of all of my students and myself is what creates a safe classroom where students can maximize learning. This means recognizing cultural differences and learning how to appropriately incorporate them into the classroom."
National Science Foundation
The CREST Program is supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.
2243220.