Welcome to the STEM Portal site at the University of South Carolina - home of the NSF funded programs, SC STEPs to STEM and SC Graduate Steps to STEM. 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 26, 2013; abstracts due Friday, March 8, 2013 >>more

SC Academy of Science, Benedict College: April 12-13; abstracts due Monday, February 18, 2013 >>more