The Seed Award program supports transformative research and capacity building across New Mexico’s academic institutions. These awards fund the purchase of research equipment, support for student researchers, acquisition of research supplies, and student conference travel. Program goals are to 1) foster initiatives that enhance research capacity (including cyberinfrastructure), productivity, and external funding competitiveness, and 2) increase student access to meaningful research experiences across the state.
Category: NM EPSCoR
The NM EPSCoR Mentor Award recognizes mentors in STEM research and education who demonstrate excellence in supporting students’ academic, research, and career endeavors, and in creating supportive environments for all students. Eligible nominees are faculty, staff, or postdocs in a STEM field at a New Mexico institution of higher education. The deadline for students to nominate an excellent mentor is May 9, 2025.
Presenters: Dr. Chinonye Nnakwe WhitleyProgram Officer, EPSCoR Program·National Science FoundationDr. Hongmei Luo Professor, NMSU and Rotating Program Director, EPSCoR program·National Science FoundationDr. Lisa Cliggett Program Director, EPSCoR Program·National Science Foundation
Join NM EPSCoR Associate Director Selena Connealy and Idaho EPSCoR Associate Director Rick Schumaker as they discuss arguably one of the most valuable resources out there on mentoring, a full detailed document that has several activities, built by faculty from all over the United States! This will be a series of LinkedIn Live events that happens every Thursday at 10am MT in Oct!
This year the New Mexico Research Symposium (NMRS) will be hosted by the New Mexico Academy of Science (NMAS), held in conjunction with the New Mexico Science Teachers’ Association (NMSTA) Fall Conference, and collaboratively organized with New Mexico’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NM EPSCoR).
Engineering Research Center Workshop“Semiconductor Manufacturing Ecosystems in the Desert Southwest”
The 28th annual conference welcomes project researchers, students, and staff from 28 jurisdictions – plus leaders with the National Science Foundation's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Researcher
This session will provide general information about E-RISE RII, including what distinguishes it from the EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems Research Infrastructure Improvement Program (E-CORE RII), eligibility criteria, and other frequently asked questions