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The Experimental
Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is a joint
program of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and
27 US states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The program promotes
the development of the states' science and technology (S&T) resources
through partnerships involving a state's universities, industry, and government,
and the federal research and development (R&D) enterprise. EPSCoR
operates on the principle that aiding researchers and institutions in
securing federal R&D funding will develop a state's research infrastructure
and advance economic growth. EPSCoR's goal is to maximize the potential
inherent in a state's S&T resources and use those resources as a foundation
for economic growth.
EPSCoR identifies,
develops, and uses a state's academic S&T resources to support its
economic growth and a more productive and fulfilling way of life for its
citizens. EPSCoR acts on the premise that universities, their science
and engineering faculty, and their students are valuable resources that
can influence a state's development in the 21st century. To achieve this
goal, NSF collaborates with state leaders in government, higher education,
and business to create partnerships that can bring lasting improvements
to the state's academic research infrastructure and increase its national
R&D competitiveness.
EPSCoR increases
the R&D competitiveness of an eligible state by developing and using
the S&T resources in its major research universities (institutions
that grant significant numbers of the state's PhD degrees in science and
engineering disciplines). EPSCoR achieves this by:
- Stimulating sustainable
S&T infrastructure improvements at the state and institutional levels
to increase the ability of EPSCoR researchers to compete for Federal
and private sector R&D funding.
- Accelerating the
movement of EPSCoR researchers and institutions into the mainstream
of Federal and private sector R&D support.
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