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Step Up to STEM
Opens Dec 1 2025 12:00 AM (EST)
Deadline Feb 5 2026 05:00 PM (EST)
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About Step Up to STEM (ENGLISH)

Step Up to STEM is an interactive, interdisciplinary academic program that uses exciting real-world subjects to challenge rising 9th and 10th graders across North Carolina and builds their skills in STEM and communications. During the program, students also have the opportunity to take advantage of many unique enrichment activities. The program is open by application to eighth grade students who live in North Carolina. Students who are accepted into and complete the program as rising ninth graders are then offered a spot to return for a second summer of programming. Step Up to STEM is made possible by generous financial support from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Student STEM Enrichment Program, the Kenan Trust Rural Student Support Fund, the Barber Fund for Underrepresented Minorities for STEM Leadership, and the Anonymous Trust.

Step Up to STEM takes place in three locations: Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) in Elizabeth City, North Carolina; NCSSM-Durham in Durham, North Carolina; and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP) in Pembroke, North Carolina.

  • Step Up to STEM at ECSU: In order to be eligible to apply to this location, students must live in one of the following North Carolina counties: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, and Washington
  • Step Up to STEM at NCSSM-Durham: In order to be eligible to apply to this location, students must live in one of the following North Carolina counties: Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Graham, Granville, Guilford, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Johnston, Lee, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Polk, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Yancey.
  • Step Up to STEM at UNCP: In order to be eligible to apply to this location, students must live in one of the following North Carolina counties: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Hoke, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Wayne, and Wilson.
  • Click here to see a map of the North Carolina counties eligible to participate at each site location.

For questions, please feel free to reach out to us in the following ways:

Acerca de Step Up to STEM (ESPAÑOL)

Step Up to STEM es un programa académico interactivo e interdisciplinario que utiliza temas interesantes del mundo real para desafiar a los estudiantes entrando al 9º y 10º grado de Carolina del Norte y desarrollar sus habilidades en STEM y comunicaciones. Durante el programa, los estudiantes también tienen la oportunidad de aprovechar muchas actividades de enriquecimiento únicas. El programa está abierto por solicitud a los estudiantes de octavo grado que viven en Carolina del Norte. A los estudiantes que son aceptados y completan el programa como estudiantes de noveno grado se les ofrece un lugar para volver a participar en un segundo verano de programación. Step Up to STEM es posible gracias al generoso apoyo financiero del Programa de Enriquecimiento STEM para Estudiantes del Fondo Burroughs Wellcome, el Fondo de Apoyo a Estudiantes Rurales Kenan Trust, el Fondo Barber para Minorías Subrepresentadas para el Liderazgo STEM y el Fondo Anónimo.

El programa de Step Up to STEM se lleva a cabo en tres ubicaciones: la Universidad Estatal de Elizabeth City (ECSU) en Elizabeth City, Carolina del Norte, NCSSM-Durham en Durham, Carolina del Norte y la Universidad de Carolina del Norte en Pembroke (UNCP) en Pembroke, Carolina del Norte.

  • Step Up to STEM en ECSU: Para ser elegible para esta ubicación, los estudiantes deben vivir en uno de los siguientes condados de Carolina del Norte: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell o Washington
  • Step Up to STEM en NCSSM-Durham: Para ser elegible para esta ubicación, los estudiantes deben vivir en uno de los siguientes condados de Carolina del Norte: Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Graham, Granville, Guilford, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Johnston, Lee, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Polk, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin o Yancey
  • Step Up to STEM en UNCP: Para ser elegible para esta ubicación, los estudiantes deben vivir en uno de los siguientes condados de Carolina del Norte: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Hoke, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Wayne o Wilson.
  • Haga clic aquí para ver un mapa de los condados de Carolina del Norte que pueden participar en cada ubicación.

Si tiene alguna pregunta, no dude en ponerse en contacto con nosotros de las siguientes maneras: 

  • Correo electrónico: stepup@ncssm.edu 
  • Teléfono: (919) 416-2784

Step Up to STEM


About Step Up to STEM (ENGLISH)

Step Up to STEM is an interactive, interdisciplinary academic program that uses exciting real-world subjects to challenge rising 9th and 10th graders across North Carolina and builds their skills in STEM and communications. During the program, students also have the opportunity to take advantage of many unique enrichment activities. The program is open by application to eighth grade students who live in North Carolina. Students who are accepted into and complete the program as rising ninth graders are then offered a spot to return for a second summer of programming. Step Up to STEM is made possible by generous financial support from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Student STEM Enrichment Program, the Kenan Trust Rural Student Support Fund, the Barber Fund for Underrepresented Minorities for STEM Leadership, and the Anonymous Trust.

Step Up to STEM takes place in three locations: Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) in Elizabeth City, North Carolina; NCSSM-Durham in Durham, North Carolina; and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP) in Pembroke, North Carolina.

  • Step Up to STEM at ECSU: In order to be eligible to apply to this location, students must live in one of the following North Carolina counties: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, and Washington
  • Step Up to STEM at NCSSM-Durham: In order to be eligible to apply to this location, students must live in one of the following North Carolina counties: Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Graham, Granville, Guilford, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Johnston, Lee, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Polk, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Yancey.
  • Step Up to STEM at UNCP: In order to be eligible to apply to this location, students must live in one of the following North Carolina counties: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Hoke, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Wayne, and Wilson.
  • Click here to see a map of the North Carolina counties eligible to participate at each site location.

For questions, please feel free to reach out to us in the following ways:

Acerca de Step Up to STEM (ESPAÑOL)

Step Up to STEM es un programa académico interactivo e interdisciplinario que utiliza temas interesantes del mundo real para desafiar a los estudiantes entrando al 9º y 10º grado de Carolina del Norte y desarrollar sus habilidades en STEM y comunicaciones. Durante el programa, los estudiantes también tienen la oportunidad de aprovechar muchas actividades de enriquecimiento únicas. El programa está abierto por solicitud a los estudiantes de octavo grado que viven en Carolina del Norte. A los estudiantes que son aceptados y completan el programa como estudiantes de noveno grado se les ofrece un lugar para volver a participar en un segundo verano de programación. Step Up to STEM es posible gracias al generoso apoyo financiero del Programa de Enriquecimiento STEM para Estudiantes del Fondo Burroughs Wellcome, el Fondo de Apoyo a Estudiantes Rurales Kenan Trust, el Fondo Barber para Minorías Subrepresentadas para el Liderazgo STEM y el Fondo Anónimo.

El programa de Step Up to STEM se lleva a cabo en tres ubicaciones: la Universidad Estatal de Elizabeth City (ECSU) en Elizabeth City, Carolina del Norte, NCSSM-Durham en Durham, Carolina del Norte y la Universidad de Carolina del Norte en Pembroke (UNCP) en Pembroke, Carolina del Norte.

  • Step Up to STEM en ECSU: Para ser elegible para esta ubicación, los estudiantes deben vivir en uno de los siguientes condados de Carolina del Norte: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell o Washington
  • Step Up to STEM en NCSSM-Durham: Para ser elegible para esta ubicación, los estudiantes deben vivir en uno de los siguientes condados de Carolina del Norte: Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Graham, Granville, Guilford, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Johnston, Lee, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Polk, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin o Yancey
  • Step Up to STEM en UNCP: Para ser elegible para esta ubicación, los estudiantes deben vivir en uno de los siguientes condados de Carolina del Norte: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Hoke, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Wayne o Wilson.
  • Haga clic aquí para ver un mapa de los condados de Carolina del Norte que pueden participar en cada ubicación.

Si tiene alguna pregunta, no dude en ponerse en contacto con nosotros de las siguientes maneras: 

  • Correo electrónico: stepup@ncssm.edu 
  • Teléfono: (919) 416-2784
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Opens
Dec 1 2025 12:00 AM (EST)
Deadline
Feb 5 2026 05:00 PM (EST)