About AAAS and the EPSCoR Hub
The AAAS EPSCoR Hub expands and strengthens research capacity across 28 jurisdictions by supporting the development of human capital, building critical knowledge within EPSCoR communities, and fostering robust, collaborative networks.
Overview
Strengthening U.S. Research Capacity
With support from the National Science Foundation, AAAS launched the EPSCoR Hub in 2025. The AAAS EPSCoR Hub is responsible for hosting annual meetings for the community and sharing resources for the community, such as the blog, workshops, and quarterly digests.
While AAAS will support the National Science Foundation’s effort to build a robust community through hosting proposal preparation resources such as webinars and toolkits, AAAS does not administer any funding for EPSCoR.
Background
About AAAS
Since its establishment in 1848, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has been one of the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its Science family of journals.
At present, AAAS has individual members in more than 91 countries around the globe. Membership is open to anyone who shares our goals and belief that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics can help solve many of the challenges the world faces today.
Program Goals
About the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
According to the National Science Foundation, the U.S. National Science Foundation EPSCoR program pursues a mission to enhance the research competitiveness of targeted jurisdictions (state, territory or commonwealth) by strengthening science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) capacity and capability through a diverse portfolio of investments from talent development to local infrastructure. The EPSCoR program envisions its jurisdictions as recognized contributors to the national and global STEM research enterprise.
For more about EPSCoR funding and the history of the National Science Foundation EPSCoR program, please visit the NSF website.
Catalyze the development of research capabilities and the creation of new knowledge that expands jurisdictions’ contributions to scientific discovery, innovation, learning and knowledge-based prosperity.
Establish sustainable STEM education, training and professional development pathways that advance jurisdiction-identified research areas and workforce development.
Effect sustainable engagement of project participants and partners, the jurisdiction, the national research community and the general public through data-sharing, communication, outreach and dissemination.
About the AAAS EPSCoR Hub Advisory Board
The AAAS EPSCoR Hub Advisory Board provides strategic guidance on Hub activities and deliverables to enhance programming efforts to meet the needs of the EPSCoR community.
Meet the AAAS EPSCoR Team
The AAAS EPSCoR Team includes the principal investigators and project personnel overseeing this grant. This team is responsible for implementing all project activities to support the EPSCoR community.