West Virginia Receives Major NSF Research Grant

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced a $8,999,903 NSF grant award to the West Virginia Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (WV EPSCoR) to fund higher education research at three West Virginia universities.

The state of West Virginia will match this grant with an additional $4.5 million bringing the total funds available to $13.5 million. The $9 million award represents the largest science and technology research grant ever awarded to West Virginia by the National Science Foundation (NSF), and brings the total amount of federal funding WV EPSCoR has secured during the past four years to nearly $20 million. This grant will provide support for new research in molecular recognition and engineering over the next three years at West Virginia University and Marshall University. It also will support efforts with West Virginia State University in an expanded collaboration among the three state universities.

As a result of this NSF award, new faculty at WVU and Marshall University will be recruited. Also, undergraduate and graduate students, research associates, and specialized technical support staff will be hired to complete focused research teams. Women and underrepresented minority students and faculty will be supported in their scientific investigations leading to advanced careers in research.