Enhancing STEM Education, Research Capacity, and Workforce Development in Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Jurisdictions
Enhancing STEM Education, Research Capacity, and Workforce Development supports EPSCoR institutions’ STEM education, research, and workforce projects to broaden participation and prepare STEM professionals.
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation
Due Dates: Relevant EDU program deadlines apply, if applicable
Funding Amounts: New EDU program awards and supplements to existing EDU awards
Summary: Supports STEM education, research capacity, workforce development, and professional development led by institutions in EPSCoR jurisdictions.
Key Information: Supplemental requests require the original award’s NSF Program Director’s approval before submission.
Description
The U.S. National Science Foundation’s Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) uses this Dear Colleague Letter to encourage new proposals to EDU programs and supplemental funding requests for existing EDU awards led by institutions in EPSCoR jurisdictions. The initiative seeks to expand access to STEM ideas, opportunities, and tools for students, educators, researchers, communities, and the public in regions that historically receive less STEM education funding.
All four EDU divisions participate, covering equity in STEM, formal and informal learning, undergraduate education, and graduate education. The initiative emphasizes untapped STEM innovation, instructional talent, and rigorous research on STEM teaching and learning. Its goals include preparing and retaining STEM professionals, integrating research and education, increasing technological and quantitative literacy, broadening participation, and closing achievement gaps.
