The Student STEM Enrichment Program (SSEP) supports diverse programs with a common goal: to enable primary and secondary students to participate in creative, hands-on STEM activities for K-12 students and pursue inquiry-based exploration in BWF’s home state of North Carolina.
Donor Name: Burroughs Wellcome Fund
State: North Carolina
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/11/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
These awards provide up to $60,000 per year for three years. Since the program’s inception in 1996, BWF has awarded 288 grants totaling $43.3 million to 136 organizations that reach more than 43,000 North Carolina students.
Program Goals
In line with the mission of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, projects that are funded under SSEP must seek to attain three goals:
- improving students’ competence in science and mathematics
- nurturing student enthusiasm for science and mathematics
- interesting students in pursuing careers in research or other science-related areas.
Funding Information
The grant provides up to $60,000 per year for three years for a maximum of $180,000.
Eligibility Criteria
The Student STEM Enrichment Program (SSEP) is open to nonprofit organizations in North Carolina. Eligible organizations include public and private schools, colleges and universities, community groups, museums, zoos, scientific groups, and others that can provide experiential activities for K-12 North Carolina students. Individuals and nonprofit organizations that offer religious programming are not eligible for SSEP awards.
Guidelines
Successful projects generally include the following examples of activities to achieve these goals:
- helping students learn the basic process skills in scientific inquiry—observing, comparing, measuring (using apparatus), communicating, analyzing, generating, and evaluating
- providing students with opportunities that will increase their insight into and appreciation of the investigative process
- supplying students with STEM-related career information and introducing career prospects
- connecting science and mathematics to students’ daily lives and providing an opportunity to use technology in project activities
- enabling students to interact with scientists and other STEM professionals
- providing students with opportunities to explain their knowledge of STEM to others
- providing guidance on how students may connect with other ongoing STEM-related programs
- involving parents in program activities
For more information, visit Burroughs Wellcome Fund.
