This application is due Monday, March 18, 2024 by 5 pm. Submissions time-stamped after 5 pm will not be accepted.

This form should take about 45 minutes to complete. We recommend saving your answers in a document on your computer so you will have a backup in the event of technical problems.

A recommendation form is REQUIRED to complete the application. Please contact an adult who has recently worked with you closely. This can be a classroom teacher, coach, music or dance teacher, scout leader, youth group leader, or club adviser. This person should NOT be a parent or other family member. Ask an adult who has known you for at least a year and who has had the opportunity to observe you with your peers (in-person or virtually). We recommend sending them the form link directly. If you are applying for more than one teen program, please note that the recommendation forms for each program are different.

Privacy and data use policies can be found on the NCMNS Website Privacy Policy page.

Notice to Children and Guardians

If you are under age 13 and you wish to participate in certain events or exhibits at, conducted by, or sponsored by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, your parent or guardian must register you and provide their consent as well as your information. Please ask your parent or guardian to fill out your online registration form or any other forms requesting your information.