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For work supported under the KAMPERS project, please reference NSF Cooperative Agreement No. 1849213. Suggested language for the acknowledgement is, “This material is based upon work supported by [...]

Intellectual merit is one of two merit review criteria, along with Broader Impacts, that NSF expects proposers to fully address in their proposals. The definitions of the two criteria, as noted [...]

Broader Impacts is one of two merit review criteria, along with Intellectual Merit, that the NSF expects proposers to fully address in their proposals. The definitions of the two criteria, as [...]

URM stands for under-represented minority. The Higher Education Act defines the term “minority” as an “American Indian, Alaskan Native, Black (not of Hispanic origin), Hispanic (including [...]

KY NSF EPSCoR requires the use of standardized template forms for all sections of submitte proposals. You can download the templates from our dropbox folder. Applications should be e-mailed as [...]

KY NSF EPSCoR requires the use of standardized template forms for all sections of submitted proposals. Applications should be e-mailed as attachments to epscor@uky.edu. In addition to providing [...]

Yes. Applications must include a statement that justifies the proposed project’s alignment to one, or more, of the following research themes and initiatives: [...]

No, they may not. URE funds may only be used to support the student(s) named in the applicant’s proposal.

The emphasis of the URE program should be about supporting students and their research projects. While there is no specific threshold for a ratio of direct salary support for the student versus [...]

All awardees and funded participants are obligated to provide reporting about the outcomes of their KY NSF EPSCoR-supported projects. Awardees may download the reporting documents at [...]