Funder: South Dakota EPSCoR
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Proposal submission)
Funding Amounts: Up to $90,000 per award for 12 or 18 months; $450,000 available in the FY27 RFP
Summary: Supports early-career faculty in generating preliminary research data to strengthen future applications for external funding.
Key Information: Applicants must be untenured and within their first four years of a full-time, tenure-track position at a South Dakota Regental institution.
Description
The Competitive Research Grant Program is sponsored by the South Dakota Board of Regents and administered through South Dakota EPSCoR. It helps early-career faculty develop their research portfolios by generating preliminary data for external funding applications. Supported projects are intended to strengthen faculty members’ ability to secure competitive funding for their scholarly activities.
The program seeks to expand academic research, increase externally supported university research connected to South Dakota’s technology-based economic development, build statewide research and STEM education capacity, and create commercial development opportunities. Preference is given to STEM education and workforce development proposals and research aligned with the South Dakota Science and Innovation Strategy.
