EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence
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The EPSCoR Research Incubators support STEM research in eligible jurisdictions, fostering collaboration, capacity-building, and societal impacts for long-term improvements in research competitiveness.
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Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation
Due Dates: August 10, 2027 (Full proposal) | Anytime (Planning proposals) | End of award year three (Renewal proposals)
Funding Amounts: $8 million for four years; potential renewal up to $4.5 million for three additional years; $31.5 million total program funding
Summary: E-RISE supports jurisdiction-wide research networks that strengthen STEM research capacity, workforce development, and competitiveness in EPSCoR-eligible jurisdictions.
Key Information: Lead organizations must be located in EPSCoR-eligible jurisdictions, and PIs must hold at least 50% appointments in eligible organizations.
Description
NSF’s EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence (E-RISE), administered through the Office of Integrative Activities, supports hypothesis-driven or problem-driven research in a defined STEM topical area. Projects must align with a jurisdiction’s research priorities, as identified in its Science and Technology (S&T) Plan or other authoritative jurisdictional plans, reports, or publications. The program is particularly interested in emerging or interdisciplinary research areas with high potential impact.
E-RISE aims to build sustainable, jurisdiction-wide networks of researchers, institutions, and organizations that can become nationally or internationally competitive. Projects combine research capacity-building with STEM education and workforce development, meaningful collaboration across institution types and sectors, and use-inspired perspectives or societal impacts. Each project must articulate a pathway for sustaining its research team, infrastructure, and products beyond E-RISE funding.
