NSF has published the EPSCoR RII Track-1 RFP for 2017. Montana NSF EPSCoR is working with a team to develop a proposal. Key dates include July 31, 2017 for a Letter of Intent and an August 31, 2017 proposal deadline.
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UM awarded Track-2 in partnership with University of Nebraska
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Montana Track-2 Awards 2016
On August 22, 2016 NSF EPSCoR announced Track-2 awards. Designed to build multi-jurisdictional collaborations, these awards cover two priorities: Research into fundamental questions about the brain and Research at the nexus of food, energy and water. Montana was awarded to work on 2 Track-2 projects. The first is a $6M research project led by Montana State University’s Benjamin Poulter (PI)…
New Track-4 opportunity
NSF EPSCoR has announced a new Track-4 opportunity for for non-tenured investigators to further develop their individual research potential through extended collaborative visits to the nation’s premier private, governmental, or academic research centers. See the full program solicitation here: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504901 Proposals due: February 28, 2017
