NASA Nebraska EPSCoR
(Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research)
NASA Nebraska EPSCoR
NASA's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) within Nebraska establishes partnerships with government, higher education and industry that are designed to effect lasting improvements in the state's research infrastructure, R&D capacity and hence, its national R&D competitiveness. Nebraska's successful NASA EPSCoR recipient profiles demonstrate how NASA is partnering within the state to achieve its mission.
The NASA Nebraska EPSCoR program facilitates mini-grant projects at the state level, growing them to become competitive at the national level.
Current Funding Opportunities
NASA Nebraska EPSCoR FY 2027 Statewide Limited Submission Competition
NASA Nebraska EPSCoR is accepting proposals for the FY2027 NASA EPSCoR Basic Research competition.
One Nebraska proposal will be selected to advance to the national competition.
Deadlines
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LOI: November 10, 2026
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Proposal: November 18, 2026
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State Selection: December 7, 2026
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Open to faculty at eligible Nebraska colleges and universities. Due to the accelerated timeline, detailed budgets are not required for the state competition.
Apply and view complete guidelines:
https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/113427
Questions: nasa.nebraska@unomaha.edu
Judith Brown, an undergraduate researcher in the Moore Analytics and Dynamics Laboratory (Keegan Moore, FY19 sub-grant recipient), investigates the behavior of a new vibration mitigation approach for simultaneously suppressing multi-frequency, multi-directional vibrations in high-aspect ratio wings.
Doctoral Candidate, Takashi Sado (left) received the Dr. Etop Esen Award for Student Excellence in Scientific Presentation at the 2022 International Space Station Research & Development Conference.