About Step Up to STEM (ENGLISH)

Step Up to STEM is a one week residential program designed to provide STEM opportunities and support for students from groups historically underrepresented in STEM fields and college attendance, including but not limited to students who identify as African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, Native 
American, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, or female; students from low-income households; and students from the three NC U.S. Congressional Districts (1, 3, 11) with the lowest proportion of students pursuing post-secondary education after graduating from high school.

This interactive, interdisciplinary academic program uses exciting real-world subjects to challenge rising 9th and 10th graders across North Carolina and builds their skills in science, math, technology, 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 and the Barber Fund for Underrepresented Minorities for STEM Leadership.

Currently, Step Up to STEM takes place in two locations: Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) in Elizabeth City, NC and NCSSM-Durham in Durham, NC. 

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

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

• Email: stepup@ncssm.edu
• Phone: (919) 416-2784

Acerca de Step Up to STEM (ESPAÑOL)

Step Up to STEM es un programa residencial de una semana diseñado para proporcionar oportunidades y apoyo en STEM a estudiantes de grupos históricamente infrarrepresentados en los campos STEM y en la asistencia a la universidad, incluidos, entre otros, estudiantes que se identifican como afroamericanos/negros, hispanos/latinos, nativos americanos, nativos de Hawai u otras islas del Pacífico, o mujeres; estudiantes de hogares con bajos ingresos; y estudiantes de los tres distritos del Congreso de los EE.UU. de Carolina del Norte (1, 3, 11) con la proporción más baja de estudiantes que cursan estudios postsecundarios tras graduarse en la escuela secundaria.

Este programa académico interactivo e interdisciplinario utiliza apasionantes temas del mundo real para desafiar a los alumnos de 9º y 10º curso de Carolina del Norte y desarrollar sus habilidades en ciencias, matemáticas, tecnología y comunicaciones. Durante el programa, los estudiantes también tienen la oportunidad de aprovechar muchas actividades de enriquecimiento únicas. El programa está abierto mediante solicitud a estudiantes de octavo curso que vivan en Carolina del Norte. A los estudiantes que son aceptados y completan el programa en noveno curso se les ofrece una plaza para un segundo verano de programación. Step Up to STEM es posible gracias al generoso apoyo financiero de Burroughs Wellcome Fund Student STEM Enrichment Program y el Barber Fund for Underrepresented Minorities for STEM Leadership.

Actualmente, Step Up to STEM tiene lugar en dos lugares: Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) en Elizabeth City, NC y NCSSM-Durham en Durham, NC.

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

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