Welcome to the new STEM Portal site at the University of South Carolina - home of the NSF funded program SC STEPs to STEM project. This is your place to connect with like-minded students and explore the many opportunities available to you!

Program Overview

With both undergraduate and graduate components, SC STEPs (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program) to STEM provides scholarships, research internships, workshops, and a series of courses designed to acclimate STEM transfer students to the University and their degree programs. >>more

Plan now to attend our STEM Lecture Series being held this Spring on the USC-Columbia campus. >>more

Earn $ by Attending Socials

We are introducing an exciting new opportunity where you can earn a $500 stipend for attending all four socials, meeting one-on-one with Susan at least once during the semester, and completing all surveys we send out this semester. >>more

Earn $ by Presenting Your Work

SC STEPs to STEM will provide an additional $200 stipend for any student who submits a poster or gives a presentation on their work at a conference or meeting, including the SC Academy of Science (SCAS) and Discovery Day, and others. We will also double the size of any award that you might win (for those who give a presentation).

Discovery Day, USC, April 20; abstracts due March 2, >>more

SC Academy of Science, USC Aiken, April 14; priority deadline for abstracts was Feb. 20, but they may still be accepted on a space-available basis. >>more