Staff Report //April 25, 2018//
Nine investigators at four state universities have received grants from the SC EPSCoR/IDeA state office’s 2018 Scientific Advocate Network program.
The program, part of the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research and Institutional Development Awards, aims to increase diversity in materials research and education. It provides funding to support and recruit underrepresented students in the science, technology, engineering and math fields.
The funding is made possible by South Carolina’s National Science Foundation EPSCoR research infrastructure improvement track-1 award, MADE (Materials Assembly and Design Excellence) in SC.
The awards have a maximum budget of $10,000 each and have been given to the following investigators: