Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

The National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, or NSF EPSCoR, was created in 1978 in response to broad public concerns about undue geographical concentration of federal funding of academic research and development.

Eligibility for EPSCoR participation is restricted to those jurisdictions that have historically received less federal R&D funding and have demonstrated a commitment to develop their research bases and to improve the quality of science, mathematics, and engineering research conducted at their universities and colleges. Kansas is among eighteen states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico currently participating in the program.

Department of Energy

Beth Montelone, K-State, State Director
DOE EPSCoR

National Aeronautics and Space Agency

L. Scott Miller, WSU, State Director
KNEP NASA EPSCoR State Office

National Institutes of Health IDEA Program

Douglas E. Wright, KUMC, State Director
Kansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence

National Science Foundation

Kristin Bowman-James, KU, State Director
Kansas NSF EPSCoR