News & Updates

Conference will take place at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, AL. The primary goal is for research communities and stakeholders to be better informed about the effects of technological change and perceived barriers within the research ecosystem and to be prepared to cultivate a climate that advances responsible and ethical research.

With the implementation of the EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems Research Infrastructure Improvement (E-CORE RII) (NSF 23-587) and EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence Research Infrastructure Improvement (E-RISE RII) (NSF 23-588) programs, EPSCoR jurisdictions have an opportunity to greatly expand their research ecosystems in order to further develop their jurisdictional research capacity and broaden the participation of all individuals within the research ecosystems. Shifting to a research ecosystem approach is not trivial, and NSF EPSCoR understands that it will require a revision for each EPSCoR jurisdiction based on its own unique strengths, challenges, and opportunities. It is not within NSF EPSCoR’s purview to dictate how this should be achieved for each jurisdiction, given the complex nature of the research ecosystem that is unique to each jurisdiction.

The University of Oklahoma is set to host DEPSCoR DAY, a full-day workshop, on April 25. During the event, program officers from the Department of Defense (DoD) will provide insights into funding opportunities offered through the DoD Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) and other relevant DoD research programs.

Wednesday, March 13, 10:30 to 11:30 am ET Livestream of the White House release event

The 2024 Annual Meeting Programs One-Pagers are available in one comprehensive PDF — online in a flipbook and also as a downloadable PDF.

NSF EPSCoR has announced their second EPSCoR Live! event (formerly known as EPSCoR Office Hours) of 2024, Feb 20, 4 to 5 pm EST. In this session, Dr. Pinhas Ben-Tzvi will discuss EPSCoR Workshop Opportunities, which supports workshops in eligible jurisdictions that focus on topics of regional or national importance, and which are relevant to building EPSCoR jurisdictions’ R&D capacity. EPSCoR Program Officers will also facilitate a Q&A session related to this funding opportunity. Advance registration is required. Please use an institutional email address for registration.

American Heart Association-sponsored summer internships. Open to any student from any location.

Please consider joining the reviewer pool for the upcoming EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 Focused EPSCoR Collaborations panels in March and April 2024.

RII Track-2 FEC builds interjurisdictional collaborative teams of EPSCoR investigators in STEM focus areas consistent with the NSF 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. Projects are investigator-driven and must include researchers from at least two EPSCoR eligible jurisdictions with complementary expertise and resources necessary to address challenges, which neither party could address as well or rapidly independently. RII Track-2 FEC projects have a comprehensive and integrated vision to drive discovery and build sustainable STEM capacity that exemplifies individual, institutional, geographic, and disciplinary diversity. Additionally, the projects’ STEM research and education activities seek to broaden participation through the strategic inclusion and integration of diverse individuals, institutions, and sectors. The integration and inclusion of MSIs, women’s colleges, Primarily Undergrad Institutions PUIs, and two-year colleges is a critical component of this sustainable STEM capacity.

For FY 2023/2024, the topical focus area of RII Track-2 FEC is: “advancing climate change research and resilience capacity to expand opportunities for disproportionately affected communities." Full proposals due Jan 23, 5 pm ET.

The goal of the initiative is to enable educators to make high-quality, audience-appropriate artificial intelligence educational experiences available nationwide to K-12, community college, four-year college and graduate students, as well as adults interested in formal training in AI.