The Inaugural Scholarship Program in Research and Entrepreneurship (InSPIRE) program at Livingstone College is an NSF-funded Track 1 S-STEM program which aims create a research and entrepreneurship program designed to equip students with the necessary competencies to explore the innovation and commercial potential of their research. The InSPIRE program strives to accomplish four specific aims.

Aim1) Enhance educational, research, and entrepreneurship opportunities for students Aim2) Attract, recruit, retain and graduate talented STEM students Aim3) Enhance preparation of students for STEM graduate school and the STEM workforce Aim4) Advance student development through work-based learning and entrepreneurship experiences

To help students develop psychosocial constructs associated with persistence, such as self-efficacy, outcome expectation, and personal goal setting, the InSPIRE project builds upon prior NSF-funded research at Livingstone College on the use of Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) as a conceptual framework for supporting student success.