Montana NSF Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)
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Montana NSF EPSCoR is a Montana University System program focused on stimulating sustainable improvements in Montana's R&D capacity and competitiveness in science and engineering research. We partner with the National Science Foundation EPSCoR (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) program to develop and manage strategic projects funded by competitive NSF EPSCoR awards to the state.
2018-23 RII Track-1 project:
Consortium for Research on Environmental Water Systems (CREWS).
News and CREWS Blog
Dr. Rob Walker named as new president of Telluride Science Research Center
Jan 11 2023
Dr. Rob Walker, a co-PI on the current Track-1 CREWS project and CREWS research lead for the Powder River Basin team, was recently named the new President of the…
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Science Math Resource Center hosts citizen science meetup in early December
Dec 30 2022
The Science Math Resource Center at MSU hosted a citizen science meetup for the campus community to learn more about citizen science projects and partnerships.
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STEM Summit 2022 report is now available
Dec 30 2022
The third Montana STEM Summit was hosted on April 28, 2022 in a virtual format, due to COVID-19. The event is hosted by the Montana Afterschool Alliance and the MSU…
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CREWS Education-Outreach-Diversity team brings citizen science to sixth graders
Nov 18 2022
On Sept. 23, 2022, the CREWS EOD team from the MSU Science Math Resource Center along with MSU PhD student Madison Foster participated in STEM outreach at Chief…
From Board Game to Video Game: Using game-based learning to help young people explore STEM pathways
Nov 13 2022
With support from Montana NSF EPSCoR, Dr. Tricia Seifert (MSU) and a team of student game developers at UM and MSU are developing a video game meant to help prospective…
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What we do
We develop and manage NSF ESPCoR Research Improvement Investment (RII) Awards to Montana to promote development of science and technology capacity across the Montana University System. With RII support we have:
- 125 faculty hired in strategic areas
- 300+ graduate students supported on projects
- 1K+ undergraduate students supported on projects
- 100+ Native American Students supported on projects
Featured Projects
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RII Track-1: 2018-2023
PI: Ragan Callaway (UM) Project DirectorThe Consortium for Research on Environmental Water Systems (CREWS) is a five-year, $20M NSF EPSCoR RII Track-1 partnership between the University of Montana, Montana State University, Montana Technological University, Salish Kootenai College, Little Bighorn College, and business and government partners to study Montana’s environmental water systems and specific water quality issues. -
RII Track-1: 2011-2018
PI: Ray Callaway (UM)Montana research on ecosystems from microbes to landscapes, including creation of the Montana Institute on Ecosystems (IoE) -
RII Track-2 FEC: 2017-2021
PI: Zac Cheviron (UM)UM partnership with University of Nebraska Lincoln focused on understanding how organisms function in complex environments and how they acclimate and adapt to environmental challenges.