The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is seeking applications for its Student STEM Enrichment Program (SSEP) to support 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: Award
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/21/2022
Grant Size: $60,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
SSEP awards support career-oriented and practical programs intended to provide creative science enrichment activities for students in K-12 education who have shown exceptional skills and interest in STEM, as well as those perceived to have high potential. After school programs are demonstrating value in helping to close opportunity gaps for underserved and underrepresented students. These programs must enable students to participate in hands-on STEM activities and pursue inquiry-based avenues of exploration—an educational approach that BWF believes to be an effective way to increase students’ understanding and appreciation of the scientific process. To increase academic achievement, programs must provide a well-defined structure that aligns with the school-day curriculum, well-trained staff, and student follow up.
In line with the mission of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, projects that are funded under the SSEP must seek to attain three goals through hands-on activities:
- 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
- The activities designed to lead to these goals must align with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for science and mathematics pertinent to the grade levels of the student participants.
Funding Information
These awards provide up to $60,000 per year for three years. Since the program’s inception in 1996, BWF has awarded 201 grants totaling $33.7 million to 103 organizations that reach more than 43,000 North Carolina students.
Eligibility Requirements
The Student Science 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.
For more information, visit Burroughs Wellcome Fund .
