MISSOURI EPSCOR

The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is designed to fulfill the mandate of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to promote scientific progress nationwide. Missouri became eligible to apply for EPSCoR funding in 2012. The program aims to provide strategic opportunities to stimulate sustainable improvements in R&D infrastructure, capacity and competitiveness, and to advance science and engineering capabilities for discovery, innovation and knowledge-based prosperity - capabilities that will benefit Missourians from all regions - urban to rural - and from all economic levels. Missouri EPSCoR History... This project brings together researchers from 10 Missouri institutions: Donald Danforth Plant Center, St. Louis Science Center, Saint Louis University, Lincoln University, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri State University, University of Missouri Science and Technology, and the University of Missouri at Columbia, Kansas City and St. Louis.