NSF E-CORE & E-RISE Proposal Information

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced the publication of new solicitations for two EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement programs, EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems (E-CORE; NSF 25-523) and EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence (E-RISE; NSF 25-522).

There will be upcoming EPSCoR Live! sessions to learn more about these new solicitations and to ask questions of the NSF program officers.

• EPSCoR Live! on the new E-CORE Solicitation: Wednesday, January 22 at 4pm ET (registration link)
• EPSCoR Live! on the new E-RISE Solicitation: Tuesday, February 18 at 4pm ET (registration link)

Following the EPSCoR Live! sessions, both E-CORE and E-RISE will host regular office hours to further explore the solicitations and answer questions from the community.  The dates and times for those office hours will be announced at the EPSCoR Live! sessions and will also be posted on the NSF EPSCoR website.