Summer Research & Innovation Program

About the Summer Research & Innovation Program

The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) offers the Summer Research & Innovation Program (SRIP) with opportunities in a wide variety of fields that are open to rising NCSSM seniors in both the residential and online programs.  These programs are offered at no cost to students and are hosted on NCSSM-Durham and NCSSM-Morganton campuses each summer (with the exception of families' responsibility to pay for all meals throughout the program dates). Participation is by application and includes housing, academic instruction, student life instruction, and program administration at no cost to students and families. 

The objective of the program is to combine the freedom of full summer days with the resources for each student to engage as a thinker, maker, doer in an independent or ongoing project. The aim is to empower students to gain valuable experiences in research, design, and entrepreneurship. While students may be working on a vast array of different research and innovation projects across a wide range of experiences, every program within SRIP focuses on building core skills that will last the students a lifetime: independence, critical thinking and scholarly risk-taking.   The program culminates with student presentations communicating not only their discoveries from their project, but also to demonstrate the development and growth that is an integral part of the experience.

Contact: Directors of Mentorship and Research

• Sarah Shoemaker, Durham (shoemaker@ncssm.edu)

• Christiane Burkins, Morganton (christiane.burkins@ncssm.edu)

NCSSM provides the following at no cost:

• • Housing 

  • Academic instruction

  • Student Life instruction

  • Program administration (Mentorship & Research office)

  • Clinic, Counselor on call (emergencies only), etc.

Students & families are expected to cover:

• • Meals (options include cafeteria, purchase groceries and use hall kitchen, local options)

To request assistance with summer food costs:

Email NCSSM Financial Assistance upon acceptance to SRIP (due by March 1) (financial.assistance@ncssm.edu)