NC Science Fair Foundation
- To advance science education and student achievement in North Carolina;
- To increase K-12 student interest in and attraction to science and encourage more students to become involved in and become successful in science related careers;
- To organize, finance, and run the North Carolina Science and Engineering Fair (NCSEF);
- To build a strong coalition of interested partners to support NCSFF;
- To maintain an affiliation with the International Science and Engineering Fair;
- To provide financial support for students and educators while they attend International Science and Engineering Fairs as representatives of the NCSEF;
- To improve community perception of science, provide recognition of talented students and dedicated teachers committed to excellence in science education;
- To support the development of appropriate curriculum materials and conduct teacher development workshops so as to improve the quality of science education;
- To conduct science fair workshops for North Carolina;
- To provide connections between science research projects and the requirements of the NC Standard Course of Studies;
- To solicit scholarships and awards from North Carolina colleges, universities, and corporations for NC Science and Engineering Fair participants;
- To provide Science Fair information/resources to teachers, parents and students in North Carolina;
- To support the regional science fairs in North Carolina;
- To secure funding to advance the objectives on a non-profit, charitable basis;
- To maintain the non-profit status of NCSFF for such purposes and meet the highest legal, ethical, and fiduciary responsibilities;
- To invest, manage, expend, disperse, or otherwise handle funds for NCSFF;
- And to do any and all other things necessary or proper in connection with or incidental to any of the foregoing.
