SD EPSCoR News

Native American Graduate Research Assistantships

Support is Available for Native American Graduate Research Assistantships Funding is available to support Native American students pursuing graduate degrees. Based on our first-year experience, the institution and Native American student will jointly submit the […]

Cultivating Indigenous Research Communities for Leadership in Education and STEM (Circles) Alliance

Dr. Ben Sayler, from Black Hills State University, led South Dakota EPSCoR’s collaboration with Montana, Idaho, North Dakota, Wyoming, and New Mexico to secure a $739,619 National Science Foundation EPSCoR award, titled, Cultivating Indigenous Research […]

SD EPSCoR Quarterly Update • Spring 2021

Virtual SBIR/STTR Intensive for Small Business Funding

Do you think your research might qualify for SBIR/STTR funding? The Federal government provides non-dilutive federal funding through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. The two programs award […]

State Capitol Hosts Student Researchers March 3

South Dakota colleges and universities sent 15 outstanding student researchers to the State Capitol to share their research work with lawmakers and the public. The 2021 Student Research Poster Session ran 11 a.m. to 3 […]

SD EPSCoR Quarterly Update • Fall 2020

 Online Reader .PDF A limited number of print newsletters are distributed to South Dakota STEM research organizations and libraries, as well as other SD EPSCoR stakeholders. To request a print copy of the newsletter, […]

NSF CAREER and Track-4 Proposal Development Workshop

Eligible faculty in South Dakota who are considering submitting an NSF CAREER or Track-4 proposal are encouraged to attend this half-day Tuesday, Oct. 27, workshop (limited to 50 participants) offered virtually from 9 a.m.–12:45 p.m. […]

South Dakota Mines Leads New NSF IceCube Project

This piece by South Dakota Mines was published September 15, 2020. South Dakota Mines Leads New Big Data Effort to Probe Mysteries of the Universe with Observatory at the South Pole South Dakota Mines received […]

SD Biotech Virtual Event: ‘Breakthrough 2020’

South Dakota Biotech held a two-day virtual event, “Breakthrough 2020,” on Sept. 28-29. The online summit and awards luncheon ran from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., both days. View the day’s video. From SD Biotech’s website: Amazing breakthroughs […]

Research Symposium Presentations

SD EPSCoR hosted a free virtual research symposium to highlight undergraduate research in South Dakota. Undergraduate STEM students, faculty and industry experts from institutions across the state gathered virtually on Wednesday, July 29, to participate […]