Program applications open on March 2, 2026 and high achieving students who attend any of the 15 partner schools listed are invited to apply.

For additional information please contact Asia Cole at asia.cole@buildingsteps.org.

Building STEPS students meet the following criteria:

  • Must be in 11th grade for the 2026-2027 school year
  • Have at least a 3.0 or B- average
  • Have a strong record of school attendance
  • Currently enrolled at one of the following Baltimore City Public Schools:
    • ACCE
    • Augusta Fells
    • Benjamin Franklin
    • Carver Vocational Technical
    • City Neighbors
    • Digital Harbor
    • Edmondson Westside
    • Forest Park
    • Frederick Douglass
    • Mergenthaler Vocational Technical
    • Patterson
    • Paul Laurence Dunbar
    • Reginald F. Lewis
    • Renaissance Academy
    • Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy