Who Should Apply?
Institutional Membership is open to secondary schools and schools with specialized STEM Center/programs located in the U.S. that have nonprofit status and whose primary objectives are congruent with the Consortium’s mission. The NCSSS defines STEM schools as those that prepare students to be leaders in global innovation by engaging them in rigorous, relevant, and integrated learning experiences, with a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics focus and specialization that include authentic research school-wide.
The membership committee of the Consortium Board of Directors has the responsibility to research all organizations seeking membership to determine that the rigor and program structure of all applicants is comparable to that of the current members in that category.
Institutional Membership is open to schools that fulfill these criteria:
•Have a science, technology, engineering and mathematics focus.
•Require students to take advanced course offerings in STEM areas.
• Includes authentic research and/or project based focus school-wide.
•Maintain affiliations with local colleges/universities/research facilities/etc.
•Students participate in external STEM related competitions.
The membership committee of the Consortium Board of Directors has the responsibility to research all organizations seeking membership to determine that the rigor and program structure of all applicants is comparable to that of the current members in that category. Applicants will be assigned to the proper membership category after the application is reviewed.