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Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)

Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). North Dakota & South Dakota EPSCoR Joint Conference 2011. October 4, 2011. What is EPSCoR?. State-based capacity-building program - Governance includes State committee - Alignment with State S&T plan

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Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)

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  1. Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) North Dakota & South Dakota EPSCoR Joint Conference 2011 October 4, 2011

  2. What is EPSCoR? • State-based capacity-building program - Governance includes State committee - Alignment with State S&T plan - Research driven: Science First! - State co-investment – 20% Cost Sharing - Economic development • Multidisciplinary • Multi-institutional • Close interaction between NSF and the EPSCoR community Multi-faceted State-wide program!

  3. EPSCoR in Context • Established by NSB Resolution in 1978 • Target: States receiving lesser amount of NSF research support funding • Purpose: To build sustainable capacity of educational institutions in those states to compete more successfully in NSF and other research programs

  4. EPSCoR Investment Strategies • Research Infrastructure Improvement Awards (RII) • Support physical, human, and cyber infrastructure within academic institutions at the state level • Co-Funding with NSF Directorates and Offices • Supports individual investigators and groups from EPSCoR jurisdictions by co-investment with disciplinary research programs in their meritorious proposals • Outreach Activities and Workshops • Brings EPSCoR jurisdiction investigators together with NSF program staff; builds mutual awareness andtransparency

  5. EPSCoR Strategic Objectives • Catalyze key research themes • Activate effective jurisdictional and regional collaborations • Broaden participation • Use EPSCoR for development, implementation, and evaluation of programmatic experiments Strengthen Jurisdictions Capacity for Competitiveness

  6. EPSCoR Today • Attendant to EPSCoR move to OD has been heightened visibility and the need for • Sharper research focus • Stronger integration across Foundation • Increase EPSCoR competitiveness through • Increased co-funding • EPSCoR participation in NSF initiatives • Alignment of RII-supported S&E with discovery frontiers in Directorates/Offices

  7. A More Effective EPSCoR EPSCoR Science & Engineering Group • Strategic input from Directorates and Offices to shape the Foundation’s vision for EPSCoR and to help implement that vision • Strong disciplinary expertise and guidance • Raise level/broaden scope of interactions • Ensure excellence and breadth of impact of EPSCoR science and engineering activities

  8. NSF EPSCoR Funding ($M) 15

  9. EPSCoR Co-Funding ($M)

  10. FY10 Co-Funding by Award Type ($M) HR Dev: GK-12; HBCU-UP; TCUP; Cyber: CDI UG: REU, RET, RUI, UBM

  11. FY10 Co-Funding by Jurisdiction ($M)

  12. FY10 Co-Funding by Jurisdiction ($M)- continued -

  13. FY 10 Co-Funding

  14. Other Opportunities at NSF • Programs for Specific Groups/Purpose • ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers • Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE) • Innovation Corps Program (I-Corps) • Integrative Graduate Education & Research Traineeship Program (IGERT) • Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) • Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) • Research Coordination Networks (RCN) • Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) • Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) • Sustainability Research Networks Competition (SRN)

  15. NSF’s website: source for information www.nsf.gov

  16. Ask Early, Ask Often! Contact NSF program officers for advice and links for programs of interest

  17. Becoming a reviewer for NSF

  18. Research Competitiveness in the New Funding Era • Good advice for beginning investigators available on NSF’s website • Search for “writing a successful proposal” • E.g.: http://www.nsf.gov/eng/cmmi/conferences/2008/rpdpresentation.pdf • Presentation by George Hazelrigg • From “The Larger Context” to “Finding a Home [at NSF]” to “Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts Statements” to “Getting Involved”

  19. Research Competitiveness in the New Funding Era • What lies ahead? • Follow the action on NSF’s website • The saying we hear: “Flat is the new doubling” • We await our FY12 budget

  20. Thank you! Q&A

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