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EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Fellows (ERF)

U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program Title:

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Fellows (ERF)

Synopsis of Program:

The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research is designed to fulfill the mandate of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to promote scientific progress nationwide. NSF EPSCoR facilitates the establishment of partnerships among academic institutions, government, industry, and non-profit sectors that are designed to promote sustainable improvements in a jurisdiction's research infrastructure, Research and Development (R&D) capacity, and R&D competitiveness of EPSCoR-eligible jurisdictions (i.e., states, territories, and commonwealths). Eligibility to participate in the EPSCoR funding opportunities, including the EPSCoR RII: EPSCoR Research Fellows program, is described on the NSF EPSCoR website.
EPSCoR RII: EPSCoR Research Fellows directly aligns with the NSF EPSCoR strategic goal of establishing sustainable Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) professional development pathways that advance workforce development and effects engagement in STEM at national and global levels. EPSCoR RII: EPSCoR Research Fellows provides awards to build research capacity in institutions and transform the career trajectories of investigators and further develop their individual research potential through collaborations with investigators from the nation's premier private, governmental, or academic research institutions and/or centers. The fellowship provides opportunities to establish strong collaborations through extended or periodic collaborative visits to a selected host site. Through collaborative research activities with the host site, Fellows will be able to learn new techniques, develop new collaborations, advance existing partnerships, benefit from access to unique equipment and facilities, and/or shift their research toward potentially transformative new directions. The experiences gained through the fellowships are intended to have lasting impacts that will enhance the Fellows' research trajectories well beyond the award period. The benefits to the Fellows are also expected to improve the research capacity of their institutions and jurisdictions more broadly.
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows offers the following two tracks:
1) EPSCoR Research Fellows: NSF; and
2) EPSCoR Research Fellows: @NASA
While the two tracks have similar goals, EPSCoR Research Fellows: NSF is open to a broad community and EPSCoR Research Fellows: @NASA supports faculty from eligible institutions (See Section "IV. Eligibility Information" for more details) to collaborate with researchers at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) research centers. PIs who are eligible for both tracks may apply for only one track per competition cycle.
Proposals from both tracks are submitted to and merit reviewed by NSF. Awards in the EPSCoR Research Fellows: @NASA track are referred to NASA EPSCoR for distribution of additional NASA funds and other needed NASA coordination required for the award.
In both tracks, the EPSCoR RII: EPSCoR Research Fellows program provides opportunities for the participation of one trainee, who must be an undergraduate or graduate student enrolled full-time in an accredited degree program, or a postdoctoral researcher from an EPSCoR jurisdiction. Staff members, such as technicians or lab assistants could be considered as trainees when properly justified.
Broadening Participation In STEM NSF has a mandate to broaden participation in science and engineering, as articulated and reaffirmed in law since 1950. Congress has charged NSF to “develop intellectual capital, both people and ideas, with particular emphasis on groups and regions that traditionally have not participated fully in science, mathematics, and engineering.

Award Information

Anticipated Type of Award: Standard Grant

Estimated Number of Awards: 50

Estimated Number of Awards Per Track:

EPSCoR Research Fellows: NSF: up to 40 awards

EPSCoR Research Fellows: @NASA: up to 10 awards

Anticipated Funding Amount: $15,000,000

Anticipated Funding Amount Per Track:

EPSCoR Research Fellows: NSF: $12,000,000

EPSCoR Research Fellows: @NASA: $3,000,000

Estimated program budget, number of awards and average award size/duration are subject to the availability of funds.

Specialties

Artificial Intelligence

Eligibility Requirements

Who May Submit Proposals:

Proposals may only be submitted by the following:
EPSCoR jurisdictions that are RII-eligible for the FY2024 competition are listed in the RII Eligibility table, which can be found here.
Proposals may only be submitted by organizations located in RII-eligible jurisdictions, as follows:
Institutions of higher education (Ph.D.-granting and non-Ph.D.-granting), acting on behalf of their faculty members, that are accredited in and have a campus in the United States, its territories or possessions. Distinct academic campuses (e.g., that award their own degrees, have independent administrative structures, admissions policies, alumni associations, etc.) within multi-campus systems qualify as separate submission-eligible institutions.
Not-for-profit, non-degree-granting domestic U.S. organizations, acting on behalf of their employees, that include (but are not limited to) independent museums and science centers, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies, and similar organizations that are directly associated with the Nation's research or educational activities. These organizations must have an independent, permanent administrative organization (e.g., an Office of Sponsored Projects) located in the United States, its territories, or possessions, and have 501(c)(3) tax status.
Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs), including two-year colleges, that award associate's degrees, bachelor's degrees, and/or master's degrees in NSF-supported fields, but have awarded 20 or fewer Ph.D./D.Sci. degrees in all NSF-supported fields during the combined previous two academic years; and
Minority-serving institutions, as in 42 §USC 18901

Who May Serve as PI:

Principal Investigators must either:
Be in an early-career, or mid-career-track position at an eligible non-degree-granting organization or
Hold a non-tenured or tenured faculty position at the Lecturer, Research Faculty, Assistant or Associate Professor rank (or in an equivalent position) at an institution of higher education.
Additional guidance on eligibility for both tracks:
For the faculty category of the PI, the faculty ranking should be determined by the faculty rank at the proposal's deadline date.
The PI must be positioned to build sustainable research capacity at the home institution during and beyond the fellowship, which generally takes three years or more.
Non-tenured research assistant professors or lecturers are eligible to apply for this opportunity if they have a long-term appointment.
A letter from an administrative manager at the home institution is required to verify PI eligibility.
Only single-PI proposals will be considered. No co-PIs should be included in the proposal.
Persons who hold transitional fixed-term postdoctoral appointments are not eligible to apply as PI, even if their organizations classify such appointments as 'faculty' for administrative purposes.
Previous or current Research Fellows are not eligible to apply for the EPSCoR Research Fellows program.
Additional guidance for only EPSCoR Research Fellows: @NASA track:
For the EPSCoR Research Fellows: @NASA track, submissions from a Primarily Undergraduate Institution require a letter from the institution's Authorized Organizational Representative certifying their status as such. See Section V.A below for further information.
For some NASA research facilities, PIs and trainees must be U.S. Citizens, unless otherwise specified. Lawful Permanent Residents are eligible for research opportunities at NASA centers.
Any questions regarding PI eligibility should be directed toward the cognizant Program Officers listed above.

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)

Sponsor Type: Government/Federal

Address: 2415 Eisenhower Ave Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 292-5111

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