FY27 STEM Research Seed Award
FY27 STEM Research Seed Award supports North Dakota faculty in collecting preliminary STEM research data to build research capacity and prepare competitive proposals for federal agency funding.
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Funder: North Dakota EPSCoR
Due Dates: January 29, 2027, at 5:00 PM CT (Submission)
Funding Amounts: Up to $60,000 in direct costs for approximately 18 months; approximately $410,000 available
Summary: Supports preliminary STEM research data collection that positions North Dakota faculty to submit proposals to federal agencies.
Key Information: Applications must be led and submitted by faculty employed in the ND University System or ND Tribal College System.
Description
North Dakota EPSCoR’s State Office provides research seed awards to help faculty generate preliminary data for future STEM proposals to federal agencies. The program supports the office’s mission to increase STEM faculty capacity and competitiveness across North Dakota’s higher education institutions and strengthen the pipeline of future workers, educators, and researchers. Proposed research must fit within the current North Dakota Science & Technology Plan.
Priority goes to collaborative, interdisciplinary, multi-institutional research, especially collaborations involving primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs). Projects must identify the research and data to be collected and the specific federal agency funding opportunity they intend to pursue. Review considers scientific merit, broader impacts, alignment with the state plan, and plans to sustain the effort and leverage project outcomes.
