South Carolina NASA EPSCoR
SC NASA EPSCoR (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) provides support for research and subsequent proposal preparation for scientists, engineers and students working to fulfill NASA’s mission requirements in support of NASA’s Vision to reach for new heights and reveal the unknown. In South Carolina, the NASA EPSCoR program’s goal is to foster academic research that enables faculty to meet NASA mission objectives and to develop a self-sustaining, nationally-competitive research program that can successfully compete for non-EPSCoR funds.
The main goal of NASA EPSCoR is to provide funding for jurisdictions to create long-term, self-sustaining research capabilities in aerospace and related fields. The program aims to promote and develop research infrastructure, improve the ability of jurisdictions to get funding from external sources, establish partnerships between NASA, academia, and industry, and improve research infrastructure, science and technology capabilities, education, and economic development. Additionally, NASA EPSCoR works closely with the Space Grant program to improve STEM education in participating jurisdictions.
