EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows
EPSCoR Research Fellows grants support STEM researchers in EPSCoR jurisdictions through collaborations with top institutions, boosting research capacity and career development, with tracks for NSF and NASA.
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation
Due Dates: April 22, 2024 | April 8, 2025 | April 14, 2026 | April 13, 2027
Funding Amounts: Up to $300,000 per award for up to 24 months; estimated total program funding is $15,000,000.
Summary: Supports research fellowships for investigators in EPSCoR jurisdictions to build research capacity and foster collaborations with leading U.S. research institutions.
Key Information: Only single-PI proposals from RII-eligible jurisdictions; no co-PIs; strict eligibility criteria.
Description
This program supports the advancement of research capacity and career development for investigators in EPSCoR-eligible jurisdictions through fellowships that enable extended or periodic collaborative research visits to premier U.S. research institutions or centers. The goal is to catalyze sustainable improvements in research competitiveness, foster new collaborations, and enhance institutional research infrastructure in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. There are two tracks: one for general NSF-supported research and one specifically for collaborations with NASA research centers.
