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Advancing Economic Development in Alabama

Through Research in Science and Engineering

What is Alabama EPSCoR?

Our Grants support new scientific discoveries and high-tech infrastructures

AL EPSCoR is a consortium of the eight AL Ph.D. granting institutions, the AL Department of Commerce (DoC), the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, and numerous business leaders. Federal EPSCoR grants have led to new scientific discoveries, capabilities, and high-tech infrastructure in the state leading to important sustainable job growth.

We are proud to say that in 2016, ALEPSCoR developed Alabama’s first Science & Technology Plan formally adopted by the State of Alabama. Later those roadmap updates were incorporated into the Alabama Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Plan, Accelerate Alabama 2.0.

The ALEPSCoR state-funded Graduate Research Scholars Program (GRSP), designed to increase the pool of highly trained graduates available to AL industries, provides funding for graduate students performing high-tech federal EPSCoR Research, with funding leading to 221 Ph.D. and 73 MS degrees.

Christopher Lawson, PhD

ALEPSCoR Executive Director

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Universities as a Driver for Economic Development

Explore Research in Alabama

Explore Research In Alabama is a tool for students, researchers, commercial enterprises and legislators seeking to foster collaboration between educational institutions and commercial enterprises in Alabama.

Graduate Research Scholars Program

The Graduate Research Scholars Program provides state funds for education in high-tech fields and graduate-level research in EPSCoR-related areas.

Learn About ALEPSCoR's Role in the State's Growth

Highly trained workforces stimulate economic development & technology research. We work closely with Alabama’s Department of Commerce to exemplify how universities can support the state’s growth.

Noteworthy News

Graduate Research Scholars Program 2022

The Graduate Research Scholars Program is unique Among National EPSCoR Programs. The GRSP is a…

Onepager FY2022

Last year ALEPSCoR facilitated an extensive down select process to choose a proposal representing the…

New DOE Award for University of Alabama

Congrats to the University of Alabama for being awarded a DOE EPSCoR award in the…

Funding Opportunities

ALEPSCoR is awarded federal funding from the following programs:

NSF EPSCoR, DOE EPSCoR, NASA EPSCoR, USDA EPSCoR (currently not eligible), and NIH IDeA.

DEPSCoR

FY22 Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

DOE EPSCoR

U.S. Department of Energy's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

NASA EPSCoR

NASA's Established to Stimulate Competitive Research

NSF EPSCoR

The National Science Foundation's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

Capabilities

Search for opportunities & institutions by research area on our interactive map.

RESOURCES

Read the Latest Reports and Exciting Announcements

Each award has its own requirements and funding opportunities.

Scholars Programs with Local Universities