Endowments allow funds to be directed toward a specific purpose or usage at NCSSM and serve as a permanent, self-sustaining source of funding. Endowment assets are invested to generate earnings. Each year, a portion of the earnings of the fund is paid out to support the fund’s purpose, and any earnings in excess of this distribution are used to build the fund’s market value. In this way, an endowment fund can grow and provide support for its designated purpose in perpetuity. When you give to our endowment, you create a permanent legacy of support for NCSSM.

Unrestricted Endowment

The mission of the NCSSM Foundation’s Unrestricted Endowment is to support the people, programs, and activities of the school in perpetuity. An endowment fund is a permanent, self-sustaining source of funding. Endowment assets are invested to generate earnings. Each year, a portion of the earnings of the fund is paid out to support the fund’s purpose, and any earnings in excess of this distribution are used to build the fund’s market value. In this way, an endowment fund can grow and provide support for its designated purpose in perpetuity. When you give to our endowment, you create a permanent legacy of support for NCSSM.

NCSSM Foundation Endowments

Aldrich Music Program Endowment
Supports NCSSM’s fine arts program with emphasis on performing arts

Allen K. Briggs Memorial Scholarship Fund Endowment
Established in the memory of Allen Kenneth Briggs ’88 to assist middle or high school students with financial need to attend one of the NCSSM Summer Accelerator programs

Borden Mace Library Endowment
Supports efforts to bring speakers to campus

Bowman-Brockman Endowment for Entrepreneurship and Advanced Research
Inspires students to start ventures on campus and to pursue advanced research projects in science, technology, and mathematics; recipients will be named “Bowman-Brockman Scholars”

Branson Brown Athletic Endowment
Supports athletic activities at NCSSM including NCHSAA-recognized school teams as well as intramural activities

Burroughs Wellcome Fund Endowment for Research, Mentorship, and Innovation
Supports advanced research and mentorship opportunities

Burroughs Wellcome Fund PR Endowment
Supports faculty professional development

Burroughs Wellcome Fund Endowment for Morganton Student Research, Mentorship, and Innovation
Supports advanced research and mentorship opportunities for students at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics-Morganton Campus

Christy Shaffer Endowment
Provides scholarships to young women graduating from NCSSM who plan to seek degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill in underrepresented fields such as STEM or business

Class of 1983 Academic Endowment (Science, Math, Humanities)
Funds academic programs

Class of 1988 Endowment
Supports employee recruitment and retirement recognition

Class of 1991 Endowment for the Humanities
Supports NCSSM’s Humanities Department, including but not limited to its summer research programs, faculty professional development, digital publishing platforms and student interdisciplinary experiences

Cynthia Fowler Barnes Performing Arts Center Endowment
To renovate, improve, and maintain the Facility formerly known as the ETC and the landscaping adjacent to the building in perpetuity

Daniel Teague Mathematics Academic Award Endowment
Supports first-generation college students, underrepresented populations, or students with financial need who have been admitted to NC State University. The donors have a preference (but not limited) to support an individual who would like to pursue a degree in Mathematics or Mathematics Education

David Cantrell Endowment for Research in Humanities
To support research in the area of Humanities

The English Family Fund for Global Experiences Endowment
Provides financial support for global education and experiences

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Endowment Fund
Provides unrestricted financial support for entrepreneurship program, i.e., classroom supplies, competitions, etc. This endowment was established in honor of Ruth and John Ogle Jr.

Faculty Scholar Fund Endowment
To support professional development opportunities for faculty who have served at least five years at NCSSM

Faye A. Broyhill Endowment
Supports Broyhill Leadership Series, bringing to campus speakers and professionals known for business leadership in science and technology; assist in the development and growth of the NCSSM Entrepreneurship Program; fund Mentorship and Research activities for NCSSM students

GAR Foundation Fund for Faculty Excellence
Supports faculty professional development

General Endowment
Supports ongoing needs of NCSSM Foundation and school

George E. & Etta Lou Loftin Endowment
Supports students with financial need

Glaxo Endowment for Student Research Endowment
Supports students’ independent scientific research in biology

Hurd Residential Endowment
Supports Student Services and Student Life programs

Ives Academic and Club Competition and Conferences Endowment
Assists residential students of NCSSM’s Durham campus who are participating in academic and club competitions and conferences

Jamie Pate Endowment for Students with Financial Need
To support residential students with financial need at any NCSSM Campus, including support for January Term travel for need-based scholarship recipients

Jennifer Horney ’90 and Michael Chan Endowment for Student Travel
Provides financial assistance for educational travel for any students with need

Dr. Joan Barber Endowment to Support Underrepresented Minority Student Success
Supports Colours gospel choir, student groups with a majority-URM membership, and other programming and activities that support the success of URM students

Jo-Ann Cohen & Daniel Teague Endowment for Diversity Initiative
Provides financial support for initiatives and programs that engage and enhance the success of under-represented groups like, but not limited to: Women in STEM, students of color and first generation students

Joe F. and Marylyn L. Britt Endowment
Supports electronics and physics projects

Joe Liles Fine Arts Endowment
Provides continuous funding to enhance student development in instrumental, voice, drama, dance, and visual arts

John Kolena Faculty Chair Endowment
Supports the first-ever endowed faculty position in honor of the late John Kolena. These funds have enabled Physics to add faculty and offer more elective classes to meet student demand.

Jon Miller Endowment for the Humanities
Supports the Humanities Department’s unmet needs

Jon Miller Student Writing Competition Endowment
To provide resources to promote and recognize outstanding student writing through a writing competition for residential and online NCSSM students

Joseph M. Bryan Sr. Endowment Fund
Unrestricted endowment

Kim and Song Scholarship Endowment
For a graduating senior whose parents, or parent, immigrated to the U.S.

Kuo Family Endowment
Provides funds to support the Science and Mathematics departments at NCSSM’s Durham campus

Miranda Family Endowment for Student Travel
Supports student travel and provides financial assistance for educational travel for students with financial need

N. Fagan Fund for Faculty Excellence
Supports faculty professional development

NCSSM Alumni Scholarship Endowment
Provides college scholarships to selected graduating seniors, one award each for Durham, Morganton, and Online

NCSSM Challenge Endowment
Supports programs that inspire NCSSM students to donate while still enrolled at the school

NCSSM Faculty Continuing Professional Development and Curriculum Endowment
Supports faculty professional development and curriculum innovation (new lesson plans, teaching modules, and short-form or semester-long courses)

Nikita Zhitov Endowed Research Program in Physics and Quantum Science
Supports ongoing and new research within NCSSM’s Department of Physics

Pate Endowment Fund for Students With Financial Need
Supports Durham Campus residential students with financial needs

Peter T. Haughton Fabrication and Innovation Lab Endowment
Provides funds to support all aspects of the FabLab, i.e., the costs of materials, equipment, and staffing

Prabhu Endowment for the Sciences
Supports the school’s technology infrastructure, especially involving the teaching of science

Quarter Century Unrestricted Endowment
Supports student body, faculty, and general community–provide long-term support for the institution’s general needs

Steffee Endowment for Research
Encourages independent research and student-driven academic projects and encourages and funds independent research and creative work by students at NCSSM

Troan Endowment for Technology
Supports unmet technology needs; provides flexible funding to assist with the technology infrastructure and requirements of NCSSM, particularly those related to the teaching of science

Dr. Virginia “Ginger” Wilson Scholarship
Provides a graduating senior with a scholarship to attend Duke University

Dr. Virginia “Ginger” Wilson Travel Fund
Provides financial assistance for educational travel for any students with need

Wachovia Engineering Endowment
Supports Engineering Department’s unmet needs

Wachovia Humanities Endowment
Supports Humanities Department’s unmet needs

Wachovia Mathematics Endowment
Supports Mathematics Department’s unmet needs

Wachovia Science Endowment
Supports Science Department’s unmet needs

Wachovia Technology Endowment
Supports unmet technology needs

Women With Wings Endowment
Supports entrepreneurship coursework for female NCSSM students