About Alaska EPSCoR
Alaska NSF EPSCoR is a statewide program for building Alaska's capacity for science, technology, engineering, and math, or STEM, to produce research outcomes that benefit Alaskans, enrich STEM education, and create a a robust STEM workforce pipeline.
NSF EPSCoR is the -- a nationwide research and education effort to enhance the research competitiveness of targeted jurisdictions (US state, territory or commonwealth) by strengthening science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) capacity and capability through a portfolio of investments from talent development to local infrastructure. States and territories that have typically received less than 0.75% of the NSF's total national funding are eligible for EPSCoR funding. Alaska is one of 28 states and territories with an NSF EPSCoR program.
Alaska has had an NSF EPSCoR program since 2001. Alaska’s current main source of EPSCoR funding is its 5-year project, titled “Interface of Change: Building collaborations to assess harvested and farmed marine species prioritized by Gulf of Alaska communities facing environmental shifts." Alaska EPSCoR is also supported by Alaska state match funding.
Current Project
Building collaborations to assess harvested and farmed marine species prioritized by Gulf of Alaska communities facing environmental shifts
2024 - 2029
"Interface of Change" asks how changes in the Gulf of Alaska coastal ecosystems affect marine species of cultural and economic importance, like kelp and salmon, and in turn the well-being of people living in Gulf of Alaska communities.
News
News & features on Alaska NSF EPSCoR projects
Oct 06
Some researchers who study the impacts of the Mendenhall glacier lake outburst flood, or GLOF, face a conundrum every year: they most need to access the water when the water is most difficult to access.
Aug 21
Cross-functional collaboration is at the heart of Alaska EPSCoR’s work. And a project completed this summer by EPSCoR-funded students is an example of just how far those connections reach.
Apr 18
Alaska EPSCoR traveled to the Chilkat Valley and Seldovia this month to host annual community participatory workshops for the Interface of Change project as well as mini Science Olympiad events in the local schools.
By the Numbers
Since 2001, Alaska NSF EPSCoR has grown Alaska's research capacity
Featured Content
Featured multimedia content made by the Alaska EPSCoR Data Visualization Team. Engage and learn about the research taking place at Alaska NSF EPSCoR.