OSP is pleased to announce the availability of three categories of funding for research and creative projects by UNI faculty and staff. See: UNI 2012-13 Capacity Building Grant Competition The first deadline to apply is Nov. 26, 2012.

These funds are made available through the Office of the Vice President and Provost for the purpose of building UNI’s capacity for scholarship, research and creative activities, to support interdisciplinary work and to enhance the ability of faculty and staff to apply and compete for external funding. A portion of the funding is also made available through the National Science Foundation (NSF) EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) program. The Iowa NSF EPSCoR program is an inter-institutional effort to enhance research capacity in the sciences and promote the development of a diverse workforce in STEM across the state.