Foundation News
GSSM Foundation Receives $30,000 Research Grant from the W.C. English Foundation
June 26, 2008
The South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) Foundation recently received a $30,000 research grant from the W.C. English Foundation. This generous contribution will benefit the School's Summer Program for Research Interns (SPRI) - a graduation requirement of all GSSM students.
"Because our daughter’s research experience at GSSM was so phenomenal, we want to support the Summer Program for Research Interns to provide similar experiences for other extraordinary high school students in South Carolina,” said Suzanne Morse of the W.C. English Foundation.
SPRI is a statewide outreach program designed to pair GSSM's academically talented students with scientist mentors in research and development labs across the state for a six-week internship in a variety of fields including biomedical, nanotechnology and alternative fuels engineering. Non-GSSM students from other public, private or home schooled settings also are encouraged to participate following a detailed application process.
For more information on the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics, please contact Jacqulyne Pouncey at the GSSM Foundation.
