A recent Connect Four meeting offered a closer look at how EPIIC Faculty Fellows are helping campuses strengthen industry partnerships, expand student opportunities, and build infrastructure designed to last beyond the grant. The session also showed how regular cross-campus exchange is helping fellows share strategies, solve problems, and shape this role in real time.
Through its new series, UTPB is creating a regular forum for faculty to share ideas, explore collaboration, and connect research to regional opportunity. The effort is one more way the university is advancing the goals of NSF EPIIC ARISE and strengthening its innovation ecosystem.
Join NSF on April 14 for an introductory webinar on NSF TechAccess: AI-Ready America, a new funding opportunity aimed at expanding access to AI knowledge, tools, training, and capacity-building nationwide. The program seeks to launch AI-ready coordination hubs in every U.S. state and territory. During the webinar, NSF staff and federal partners will outline the program’s goals, eligibility, and application process, followed by a moderated Q&A.
Many research projects depend on external funding and institutional support, but identifying the right opportunities can be difficult—especially for early-career researchers and those in settings where grant seeking is not a standard expectation. Learn more about strategies and best practices for finding funding.
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