5/ And especially relevant for Congress:
The proposed 57% slash to the EPSCoR program will especially hurt historically underfunded US states, like Alabama, Kentucky, and West Virginia.
BOTH 🫏 AND 🐘 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS NEED TO KNOW. Tell them that and other points.
The proposed 57% slash to the EPSCoR program will especially hurt historically underfunded US states, like Alabama, Kentucky, and West Virginia.
BOTH 🫏 AND 🐘 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS NEED TO KNOW. Tell them that and other points.
May 30, 2025 at 11:16 PM
5/ And especially relevant for Congress:
The proposed 57% slash to the EPSCoR program will especially hurt historically underfunded US states, like Alabama, Kentucky, and West Virginia.
BOTH 🫏 AND 🐘 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS NEED TO KNOW. Tell them that and other points.
The proposed 57% slash to the EPSCoR program will especially hurt historically underfunded US states, like Alabama, Kentucky, and West Virginia.
BOTH 🫏 AND 🐘 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS NEED TO KNOW. Tell them that and other points.
A new program from NSF is targeting graduate fellowship money to people who received Honorable Mention on a GRFP within the past three years, who are currently enrolled in grad school in EPSCoR states.
here is the solicitation: new.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
and a map of EPSCoR eligible states:
here is the solicitation: new.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
and a map of EPSCoR eligible states:
July 8, 2024 at 8:06 PM
A new program from NSF is targeting graduate fellowship money to people who received Honorable Mention on a GRFP within the past three years, who are currently enrolled in grad school in EPSCoR states.
here is the solicitation: new.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
and a map of EPSCoR eligible states:
here is the solicitation: new.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
and a map of EPSCoR eligible states:
I am a scientist because the National Science Foundation funded part of my PhD, and my Postdoc, and my EPSCoR Early Career Research Fellowship.
I'm also a scientist because the USGS (also received layoffs this week) funded my M.S. thesis through EdMap.
I'm also a scientist because the USGS (also received layoffs this week) funded my M.S. thesis through EdMap.
"I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation"... that is the story for so many of us.. and for my students as well over the last 25 years. Thanks for this post @mammalssuck.bsky.social
I escaped poverty because I am a scientist.
And I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation.
A 🧵:
And I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation.
A 🧵:
February 19, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I am a scientist because the National Science Foundation funded part of my PhD, and my Postdoc, and my EPSCoR Early Career Research Fellowship.
I'm also a scientist because the USGS (also received layoffs this week) funded my M.S. thesis through EdMap.
I'm also a scientist because the USGS (also received layoffs this week) funded my M.S. thesis through EdMap.
The NSF EPSCoR grant paid for my first summer of research.
The NSF Advanced program funded the conference responsible for me not quitting grad school.
The NIH LRP help me do a post doc by reducing my financial burden.
I was a free lunch, WIC and Section 8 kid.
The NSF Advanced program funded the conference responsible for me not quitting grad school.
The NIH LRP help me do a post doc by reducing my financial burden.
I was a free lunch, WIC and Section 8 kid.
I escaped poverty because I am a scientist.
And I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation.
A 🧵:
And I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation.
A 🧵:
February 19, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The NSF EPSCoR grant paid for my first summer of research.
The NSF Advanced program funded the conference responsible for me not quitting grad school.
The NIH LRP help me do a post doc by reducing my financial burden.
I was a free lunch, WIC and Section 8 kid.
The NSF Advanced program funded the conference responsible for me not quitting grad school.
The NIH LRP help me do a post doc by reducing my financial burden.
I was a free lunch, WIC and Section 8 kid.
And lastly, what about Republican lawmakers?
Important to remind them CHIPS and Science (a) was bipartisan, (b) was designed to respond to tech competitiveness with China, and (c) prioritizes expanding opportunities in rural areas (often R-controlled).
For (c) search "EPSCOR" 5/5
Important to remind them CHIPS and Science (a) was bipartisan, (b) was designed to respond to tech competitiveness with China, and (c) prioritizes expanding opportunities in rural areas (often R-controlled).
For (c) search "EPSCOR" 5/5
EPSCoR Criteria for Eligibility
Learn about EPSCoR's criteria for eligibility.
new.nsf.gov
January 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
And lastly, what about Republican lawmakers?
Important to remind them CHIPS and Science (a) was bipartisan, (b) was designed to respond to tech competitiveness with China, and (c) prioritizes expanding opportunities in rural areas (often R-controlled).
For (c) search "EPSCOR" 5/5
Important to remind them CHIPS and Science (a) was bipartisan, (b) was designed to respond to tech competitiveness with China, and (c) prioritizes expanding opportunities in rural areas (often R-controlled).
For (c) search "EPSCOR" 5/5
Nearly 60% cuts to NSF EPsCOR which promotes geographical diversity of research and primarily benefits red states. 🤷♂️
June 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Nearly 60% cuts to NSF EPsCOR which promotes geographical diversity of research and primarily benefits red states. 🤷♂️
Excellent Department of Energy funding opportunity for people in EPSCoR states: science.osti.gov/-/media/gran...
Up to $1 million over 4 years 👏🏽
🧪🔭⚛️
Up to $1 million over 4 years 👏🏽
🧪🔭⚛️
science.osti.gov
March 3, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Excellent Department of Energy funding opportunity for people in EPSCoR states: science.osti.gov/-/media/gran...
Up to $1 million over 4 years 👏🏽
🧪🔭⚛️
Up to $1 million over 4 years 👏🏽
🧪🔭⚛️
#WithoutNSF I wouldn’t be a scientist.
- I got in an NSF REU Program and learned about grad school.
- I did my PhD funded by 2 different NSF grants.
- As a postdoc, I was an NSF RCN participant, building my network.
- I got tenure with an NSF RAPID grant.
- I got promoted with an NSF EPSCoR grant.
- I got in an NSF REU Program and learned about grad school.
- I did my PhD funded by 2 different NSF grants.
- As a postdoc, I was an NSF RCN participant, building my network.
- I got tenure with an NSF RAPID grant.
- I got promoted with an NSF EPSCoR grant.
April 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
#WithoutNSF I wouldn’t be a scientist.
- I got in an NSF REU Program and learned about grad school.
- I did my PhD funded by 2 different NSF grants.
- As a postdoc, I was an NSF RCN participant, building my network.
- I got tenure with an NSF RAPID grant.
- I got promoted with an NSF EPSCoR grant.
- I got in an NSF REU Program and learned about grad school.
- I did my PhD funded by 2 different NSF grants.
- As a postdoc, I was an NSF RCN participant, building my network.
- I got tenure with an NSF RAPID grant.
- I got promoted with an NSF EPSCoR grant.
Exciting news from NSF today! Our proposal to host an EPSCoR Graduate Training Program at ISU in the biological sciences has been funded. Students receiving an honorable mention in the GRFP competition are eligible. We have a diverse set of faculty participating across the breadth of biology.
July 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Exciting news from NSF today! Our proposal to host an EPSCoR Graduate Training Program at ISU in the biological sciences has been funded. Students receiving an honorable mention in the GRFP competition are eligible. We have a diverse set of faculty participating across the breadth of biology.
Save the date! 🧪🌊🦑🗓️
The next EPSCoR webinar is Nov 18, 12pm AKST.
The new #UAF #NSFunded #EPSCoR project is:
Interface of Change, investigating climate impacts to farmed and harvested marine species.
www.alaska.edu/epscor/proje...
The next EPSCoR webinar is Nov 18, 12pm AKST.
The new #UAF #NSFunded #EPSCoR project is:
Interface of Change, investigating climate impacts to farmed and harvested marine species.
www.alaska.edu/epscor/proje...
November 11, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Save the date! 🧪🌊🦑🗓️
The next EPSCoR webinar is Nov 18, 12pm AKST.
The new #UAF #NSFunded #EPSCoR project is:
Interface of Change, investigating climate impacts to farmed and harvested marine species.
www.alaska.edu/epscor/proje...
The next EPSCoR webinar is Nov 18, 12pm AKST.
The new #UAF #NSFunded #EPSCoR project is:
Interface of Change, investigating climate impacts to farmed and harvested marine species.
www.alaska.edu/epscor/proje...
Huh, if only there were supplements to NIH’s merit-based peer review to direct funding to states historically underrepresented in federal science funding, mostly rural ones. Then they could be expanded.
It might Establish Programs to Stimulate Competitive Research. We could call it EPSCoR.
It might Establish Programs to Stimulate Competitive Research. We could call it EPSCoR.
Where NIH funding went last year.
s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?tra...
s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?tra...
February 11, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Huh, if only there were supplements to NIH’s merit-based peer review to direct funding to states historically underrepresented in federal science funding, mostly rural ones. Then they could be expanded.
It might Establish Programs to Stimulate Competitive Research. We could call it EPSCoR.
It might Establish Programs to Stimulate Competitive Research. We could call it EPSCoR.
AK EPSCoR is offering a limited number of Travel Awards for students to present at either the Alaska Marine Science Symposium, the Alaska Forum, the Kachemak Bay Science Conference or the Mariculture Conference of Alaska.
Info & link: www.alaska.edu/epscor/oppor...
Info & link: www.alaska.edu/epscor/oppor...
September 21, 2026 at 5:52 PM
AK EPSCoR is offering a limited number of Travel Awards for students to present at either the Alaska Marine Science Symposium, the Alaska Forum, the Kachemak Bay Science Conference or the Mariculture Conference of Alaska.
Info & link: www.alaska.edu/epscor/oppor...
Info & link: www.alaska.edu/epscor/oppor...
New faculty hire is supported by the Alaska #EPSCoR Interface of Change project. The hiring team is hoping that this person will have research focus on nearshore/coastal communities and a large presence-role in our Scientific Diving program. @uafairbanks.bsky.social 🧪🌊🦑
youtu.be/1BnykoAPeeY?...
youtu.be/1BnykoAPeeY?...
Interface of Change Project Overview
YouTube video by Alaska EPSCoR
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 6:29 PM
New faculty hire is supported by the Alaska #EPSCoR Interface of Change project. The hiring team is hoping that this person will have research focus on nearshore/coastal communities and a large presence-role in our Scientific Diving program. @uafairbanks.bsky.social 🧪🌊🦑
youtu.be/1BnykoAPeeY?...
youtu.be/1BnykoAPeeY?...
I am a scientist because NASA inspired me, outreach at Fermilab (DOE) taught me, DOE & NSF REU programs trained me, and NSF-CZO and EPSCOR programs funded my PhD & Postdoc. My students became scientists supported by USGS, Sea Grant (NOAA), and USACE.
Future generations deserve these opportunities!
Future generations deserve these opportunities!
I am a scientist because the National Science Foundation funded The Polaris Project, a IPY program to bring undergrads to the Arctic. The NSF funded my GRFP, two postdocs, and now my research as a PI.
I still hope it can be similarly life changing for my students, while supporting great science.
I still hope it can be similarly life changing for my students, while supporting great science.
I escaped poverty because I am a scientist.
And I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation.
A 🧵:
And I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation.
A 🧵:
February 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I am a scientist because NASA inspired me, outreach at Fermilab (DOE) taught me, DOE & NSF REU programs trained me, and NSF-CZO and EPSCOR programs funded my PhD & Postdoc. My students became scientists supported by USGS, Sea Grant (NOAA), and USACE.
Future generations deserve these opportunities!
Future generations deserve these opportunities!
(2) The number of trainees and the quality of training are seen as major outputs that @NSF is interested in.
(3) A proposal is not eligible for EPSCoR funding if the potential EPSCoR recipient is funded through a subaward from a non-EPSCoR recipient.
(3) A proposal is not eligible for EPSCoR funding if the potential EPSCoR recipient is funded through a subaward from a non-EPSCoR recipient.
February 29, 2024 at 8:39 PM
(2) The number of trainees and the quality of training are seen as major outputs that @NSF is interested in.
(3) A proposal is not eligible for EPSCoR funding if the potential EPSCoR recipient is funded through a subaward from a non-EPSCoR recipient.
(3) A proposal is not eligible for EPSCoR funding if the potential EPSCoR recipient is funded through a subaward from a non-EPSCoR recipient.
Absolutely. My first research summer was funded by an individual NSF EPSCoR undergraduate research grant
May 12, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Absolutely. My first research summer was funded by an individual NSF EPSCoR undergraduate research grant
The proposal also does not fund NASA STEM engagement (education) programs but moves some key elements of it, EPSCoR and Space Grant, to the safety, security and mission services account.
July 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The proposal also does not fund NASA STEM engagement (education) programs but moves some key elements of it, EPSCoR and Space Grant, to the safety, security and mission services account.
(I've already alerted Pryce that enrolling at Auburn makes him eligible for the EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship, fingers crossed for that application)
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP)
www.nsf.gov
April 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
(I've already alerted Pryce that enrolling at Auburn makes him eligible for the EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship, fingers crossed for that application)
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
I'm recruiting via ISU's new EPSCOR Grad Training Program! If you want to write an NSF GRFP this Fall and come to ISU, let's connect. Students who get an Honorable Mention this year (or did in the last 3 years) are eligible. Program funding rates are same as GRFP!
Apply: etap.nsf.gov/award/8257/o...
Apply: etap.nsf.gov/award/8257/o...
July 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I'm recruiting via ISU's new EPSCOR Grad Training Program! If you want to write an NSF GRFP this Fall and come to ISU, let's connect. Students who get an Honorable Mention this year (or did in the last 3 years) are eligible. Program funding rates are same as GRFP!
Apply: etap.nsf.gov/award/8257/o...
Apply: etap.nsf.gov/award/8257/o...
My two research summers were funded by NSF EPSCoR summer fellowship and NSF REU. I was a kid from a working-class family and I didn’t have the option to take an unpaid internship somewhere. NSF provided the (very modest) funds for my first science jobs. 😭
February 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
My two research summers were funded by NSF EPSCoR summer fellowship and NSF REU. I was a kid from a working-class family and I didn’t have the option to take an unpaid internship somewhere. NSF provided the (very modest) funds for my first science jobs. 😭
Given the carnage at NIH this week I was curious about the EPSCoR program. Interesting...
Relatedly, there's strong buy-in for NSF initiatives for increasing funding in "EPSCoR jurisdictions" (states with limited prior NSF funding -- see link below).
[Rs like it because they control those rural states. Ds like because of equity considerations.]
new.nsf.gov/funding/init...
[Rs like it because they control those rural states. Ds like because of equity considerations.]
new.nsf.gov/funding/init...
January 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Given the carnage at NIH this week I was curious about the EPSCoR program. Interesting...
Hello, Bluesky! We're excited to relocate here from X. You can also follow us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/uvm-vc...
What is SOCKS? | Vermont Complex Systems Institute
What is SOCKS? We'd love to tell you more! Thanks to the Vermont EPSCoR team, we'll be sharing a series of videos about this National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project that is building c...
www.linkedin.com
July 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Hello, Bluesky! We're excited to relocate here from X. You can also follow us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/uvm-vc...
Thank you to the NSF, Alaska EPSCoR, the Otto William Geist Fund, and the Winifred Goldring Award for funding this research and to Steve Brusatte, Julia Clarke, and three anonymous reviewers for their incredibly helpful feedback on this manuscript!
May 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Thank you to the NSF, Alaska EPSCoR, the Otto William Geist Fund, and the Winifred Goldring Award for funding this research and to Steve Brusatte, Julia Clarke, and three anonymous reviewers for their incredibly helpful feedback on this manuscript!
This is a vital research program in smaller and historically underfunded states. I've benefited in Alabama and Delaware. Without EPSCOR, science would whither in some states. This is an opportunity for @mcbride.house.gov @coons.senate.gov & @bluntrochester.senate.gov to work across the aisle! ⚛️🧪
5/ And especially relevant for Congress:
The proposed 57% slash to the EPSCoR program will especially hurt historically underfunded US states, like Alabama, Kentucky, and West Virginia.
BOTH 🫏 AND 🐘 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS NEED TO KNOW. Tell them that and other points.
The proposed 57% slash to the EPSCoR program will especially hurt historically underfunded US states, like Alabama, Kentucky, and West Virginia.
BOTH 🫏 AND 🐘 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS NEED TO KNOW. Tell them that and other points.
May 31, 2025 at 12:42 AM
This is a vital research program in smaller and historically underfunded states. I've benefited in Alabama and Delaware. Without EPSCOR, science would whither in some states. This is an opportunity for @mcbride.house.gov @coons.senate.gov & @bluntrochester.senate.gov to work across the aisle! ⚛️🧪