ND EPSCoR

The February 2026 News and Notes newsletter is now available. In this issue:

- Note from the Director
- ND EPSCoR pre-planning grant awardees share their advice for E-CORE and E-RISE applicants
- NSF EPSCoR 2026 Annual Summit travel awards available
- FY26 ND EPSCoR STEM Outreach Activities awards announced
- STTAR applications are now open
- ND EPSCoR funding opportunities
- ND STEM highlights
- STEM workshops, webinars, and events
- Other funding opportunities

February 2026 News and Notes The February 2026 News and Notes newsletter is now available.

NSF is offering travel awards for the 2026 EPSCoR Annual Summit at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside in New Orleans, LA. Twelve travel awards will be provided to each EPSCoR jurisdiction. Travel awards will cover transportation, registration, and lodging at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside for all participants.

Please submit your application form by February 11 if you’d like to apply for a travel award.

NSF EPSCoR 2026 Annual Summit travel awards available NSF is offering travel awards for the 2026 EPSCoR Annual Summit at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside in New Orleans, LA. Twelve travel awards will be provided to each EPSCoR jurisdiction. Travel awards will cover transportation, registration, and lodging.

The ND EPSCoR State Office’s mission is to increase STEM research capacity and competitiveness in North Dakota; to build a stronger STEM pathway that produces our next generation workforce, educators, and researchers; and to foster an informed citizenry that values the STEM ecosystem and economy.

In service of that mission, the ND EPSCoR State Office solicited proposals to fund STEM outreach activities. We are pleased to announce that the following proposals will be funded.

College for Kids STEAM Initiative, Shaun Prince, Lake Region State College

Designing Evidence-based Outreach Activities: A Partnership Between North Dakota State University and the Fargo Moorhead Science Museum (FMSM), Kayla Adamek, Fargo Moorhead Science Museum

Expanding the UdigND Fossil Expeditions Program, Kristyn Voegele, University of North Dakota

INSTEM, Jamie Wirth, Valley City State University

ND BiotechPathways: Molecular Biology Camp and 4-H Biotechnology Trunks, Danielle Condry, NDSU

NDeavor Workshop Series: Innovation Studio 101 and Robotics for Educators, Adam Elznic, NDeavor

Robotics Education & Programming for Middle and High School Students in ND, Beth Demke, North Dakota's Gateway to Science

Visiting Scientist Series: Connecting STEM and Community Through Astronomy, Mandy Guinn, United Tribes Technical College

FY26 ND EPSCoR STEM Outreach Activities awards announced The ND EPSCoR State Office solicited proposals to fund STEM outreach activities. We are pleased to announce that the following eight proposals will be funded.

UND graduate and ND-ACES undergraduate student researcher Anjali Nayar recently received some exciting news: she has been accepted to the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences, one of seven medical schools she has applied to. Learn more why she recommends that pre-med undergrads get involved in research projects.

ND-ACES student researcher Anjali Nayar accepted to UND Medical School UND graduate and ND-ACES undergraduate student researcher Anjali Nayar recently received some exciting news: she has been accepted to the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences, one of seven medical schools she has applied to.