2025 Mentorship Sites
Will be Released in Spring 2025
2024 Mentorship Sites
Burke County Emergency Communications
Students worked with volunteers to produce a weather forecast for an incoming hurricane that is to impact the foothills and mountains of Western North Carolina. Students also researched and built an Emergency Operations Plan for 911 and Emergency Services for the Ivan/Frances Flood of 2004.
Epic Games- Next Gen Creators Academy
Students spent four days unleashing their creativity and learning to build interactive cross-platform games and experiences within Fortnite with Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN).
NIIMBL BioLOGIC
Students learned about biopharmaceutical manufacturing by touring biopharma facilities and doing a project-based program of the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals. The program focused on engagement with advanced technologies, familiarization with the principles of entrepreneurship, identifying and reading research to better understand a disease, and exposure to the education and career pathways that lead into the advanced manufacturing sector.
UNC Health Blue Ridge
Students had the opportunity to observe healthcare professionals in action, develop an understanding of the healthcare system and discuss educational preparation and best practices for planning for a future within healthcare.
Key Dates for Summer 2025:
- January 6, 2025: Application portal opens
- February 6, 2025: INSPIRE Virtual Information Session (Registration is closed.)
- March 6, 2025: Application portal closes
- March 31, 2025: Acceptance decisions emailed
- April 7, 2025: Deadline for acceptance contracts to be submitted
- June 22-27, 2025: INSPIRE at NCSSM-Morganton
INSPIRE Virtual Office Hours:
The purpose of the INSPIRE Virtual Office Hours is to answer any questions that parents, students, and/or educators may have about the INSPIRE application process. The dates/times for this application season are as follows:
- January 21, 2025: (4:30 pm – 6:30 pm)
- February 25, 2025: (4:30 pm – 6:30 pm)
Please note that registration for virtual office hours will open in December.
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