Just Announced! Seed Funding Opportunities for NH LIFT Collaboration and Catalyst Projects. Learn More
Who We Are
NH EPSCoR advances New Hampshire's competitiveness in science and engineering by strategically investing in research infrastructure, promoting education in the STEM disciplines, and fostering partnerships with technology-based businesses that enhance job creation and economic development.
Our program is administered by the University of New Hampshire Senior Vice Provost for Research, External Engagement and Outreach, who serves as the NH EPSCoR State Director. The NH Research and Industry Council provides policy guidance, coordinates administrative functions and is the primary advocacy group for the NH EPSCoR Program.
Our Projects
Explore our initiatives to expand research competitiveness in NH
NH-LIFT
Building research capacity by expanding research opportunities, student mentoring & training, and creating new partnerships among New Hampshire’s institutions of higher education and industry.
ENACTS
Leading research and workforce development on equitable design and implementation of nature-based solutions to climate change in three living hubs in Kentucky, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire.
BIO-SENS
An engineering collaboration driving the future of biomanufacturing in Alabama, Maine, New Hampshire & Wyoming.
NH BioMade
Enabling rapid advancement in biomaterials design and manufacturing to support the rapidly growing New Hampshire biomaterials industry.
News
Seed Funding Available
NH-LIFT aims to foster a collaborative and inclusive research ecosystem that broadens participation, catalyzes innovation, and strengthens New Hampshire’s economy. To support this aim, NH-LIFT is offering two complementary seed grant funding programs intended to build and strengthen research collaborations across NH-LIFT partner institutions and lead to successful proposals for external funding. Apply now!
Summer Internships in Biosensors
Students! Join BIO-SENS, a multi-state collaborative in AL, ME, NH, and WY, advancing biotechnology and biomanufacturing. Student interns earn a $7,000 stipend, gain new skills, and make a real impact.
Congratulations
Our heartiest congratulations to NH BioMade faculty researcher Linqing Li, recipient of the National Science Foundation (NSF)'s prestigious CAREER award. Prof. Li has been awarded almost 800K to research a simpler and more efficient way to create structured hydrogels using a sugar-based material system. This research has wide ranging applications in health care and tissue engineering.
Our Impact in New Hampshire
The NH EPSCoR program office oversees NSF cooperative agreements for state-based research infrastructure projects, enhancing New Hampshire's research competitiveness. Across the state, these NSF investments have expanded research opportunities for faculty, post-docs, and students, strengthened academic and industrial collaborations, and increased expertise in various scientific disciplines. The initial $94 million in NSF funding has successfully attracted over $327 million in new research funding, enabling New Hampshire scientists to build upon their earlier discoveries.
Investment from NSF EPSCoR
Additional Research Funding Brought into NH
Student & POST DOC Researchers
PEER REVIEWED RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
Research Accomplishments
NH BioMade's Road to Building Better Materials
The goal of our Track 1 project NH BioMade (NSF Award #1757371) was to predict and control the composition, structure, properties, and function of biomaterials. This research was led by the University of New Hampshire in partnership with Dartmouth College and Keene State College. There were four research thrust areas: Composites for Orthopedic Bearings for Joint Implants, Sheet Metal Implants for Trauma Repair, Scaffolds for Tissue Regeneration, and Biocompatible Sensors for Use in the Human Body.
Collectively, NH BioMade provided research opportunities to 205 students and post-docs, who are now employed at engineering firms, in bioscience and chemical industries, as faculty members at high schools and universities, or are pursuing their advanced degrees.
The roadmap below highlights the many research accomplishments of NH BioMade from 2018 through 2024.
