Acknowledgement Statement

As a condition of accepting an award from NSF EPSCoR, you and your institution are responsible for ensuring that any publication, including website pages developed under (or based on) NSF support of your project, includes an Acknowledgment Statement indicating that support.

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Please use the following terms:

2019 RII – “Building on The 2020 Vision: Expanding Research, Education and Innovation in South Dakota” Award

Use this statement when acknowledging the 2019 RII Award:

“This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation/EPSCoR RII Track-1: Building on The 2020 Vision: Expanding Research, Education and Innovation in South Dakota, Award OIA-1849206 and by the South Dakota Board of Regents.”

You and your institution are also responsible for assuring that, in any publication (including website pages) that contains material based on or developed under your award, except scientific articles or papers appearing in scientific, technical or professional journals, contains the following disclaimer:

“Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.”

Copies of any publication acknowledging EPSCoR must be sent electronically to the South Dakota EPSCoR Office.