Global Health Connections International Summer Science Camp (GHCISSC) is organized to provide activities, experiments, projects, and field experiences for students who will be entering the 6th, 7th, 8th 9th and 10th grades during the 2026-27 school year. The camp promotes science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) education and supports students with limited opportunities and access. Students attend the camp free of charge. Students who are currently in grades 5 – 9, who have an interest in science and mathematics, possess at least a B average in science and mathematics courses and a passing score on the state’s standardized science and mathematics tests are eligible to apply. Immediate family members of the university staff and GHCISSC camp staff are not eligible.

The GHCISSC is a one-week, academic, overnight residential camp for up to forty-eight students that emphasizes students’ mathematics and science knowledge and skills while introducing them to college life. Ultimately, the Global Health Connections International camp endeavors to stimulate scholars’ interest in science and engineering as a potential career path. Campers will attend classes that include problem solving, research, critical thinking and communication skills incorporated into biology, chemistry, physics, environmental sciences, earth sciences, engineering, technology and design concepts, in addition to going on field excursions. Certified secondary teachers, university faculty, and seasoned professionals will serve as instructors.

The camp will be held on the campus of North Carolina State University 1890 Main Campus Drive Raleigh, NC 27606 Scholars will stay in Watauga Residence Hall. Scholars will be selected from Bertie, Durham, Edgecombe, Granville, Guilford, Halifax, Martin, Nash, Robeson, Vance, Wake, Warren, Wayne, and Wilson Counties.