Vermont EPSCoR SOCKS Pilot Research Grant Program


 
Vermont EPSCoR will once again provide the opportunity for Vermont researchers to compete for awards that support research aligned with Vermont EPSCoR priorities.
 
The Vermont EPSCoR Pilot Research Grant Program provides Vermont researchers the opportunity to compete for up to $15,000.
  • The goal of the 2025–2026 Vermont EPSCoR Pilot Research Grant Program is to support innovative projects that align with Vermont’s current Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) Track-1 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), “Harnessing the Data Revolution for Vermont: The Science of Online Corpora, Knowledge, and Stories (SOCKS)” which advances initiatives grounded in principled methods through the quantitative measurement of sentiment and stories across a diverse portfolio of corpora.
  • It seeks to provide new insights into the power and use of stories and narratives across a broad array of social, economic and health domains through integrated data and teams. Areas of alignment with SOCKS include data science and data visualization, healthcare communications, and equity and social justice. More information about SOCKS can be found at https://www.uvm.edu/socks.
  • Funding period is May 1, 2025 - April 30, 2026. All awards are contingent on the availability of funding.
  • Due date for proposals is February 21, 2025 by 5:00 p.m.
  • Web submission is now available.
Please read the full RFP for more details and submission instructions.
 
To submit an application please visit: https://uvm.edu/socks/node/139
 
For more information regarding this grant opportunity, please contact:
 
Bernard F. Cole, PhD
Director, Vermont EPSCoR
University of Vermont
bfcole@uvm.edu
             Lillian Gamache
Project Administrator, VT EPSCoR
University of Vermont
lillian.gamache@uvm.edu

 
For general questions about Vermont EPSCoR, please email epscor@uvm.edu