SURE Awards Deadline

About RIO-NM

Research Infrastructure for New Mexico (RIO-NM) aims to positively impact New Mexico’s research ecosystem by 1) investing in higher education institutions to build cyberinfrastructure capacity and to strengthen research pathways, and 2) nurturing connections between and among ecosystem stakeholders across higher education, national laboratories, industry, non-profit organizations, and government.

Program Description

The Supporting Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE) Award program enables transformative research and capacity building across New Mexico’s academic institutions by providing small scale awards to individual faculty. Funding can be used for student researchers, acquisition of research supplies, student conference travel, and summer salary/course buyout.

The program goal is to increase student and faculty access to meaningful research experiences. SURE award proposals should align with the National Science Foundation’s NSF’s Research Focus Areas and/or New Mexico’s Science and Technology Plan.

A few examples of projects this award could fund include: a research project for a faculty member and a small group of students, student research internship, developing and implementing a course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE), or other innovative approaches to supporting student engagement in research.

Eligibility

Preference will be given to faculty from New Mexico’s primarily undergraduate institutions, including two-year colleges, four-year comprehensive institutions, and branch campuses. Faculty from universities such as the University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Tech, and Navajo Tech are also eligible to apply. Current or previous participation in an NM EPSCoR-funded project is not require

Award Information

Maximum Funding Per Award: $16,500 (including indirect costs)

Duration: 12 months

Estimated Number of Awards: Number of awards will be based on quality of proposals received and available funding; up to six awards will be funded in this round.

Anticipated Start Dates: June 1 / January 1

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