ND EPSCoR invites you to attend our 2026 ND EPSCoR Annual State Conference. This one-day, statewide conference to be held at the Clarion Hotel and Convention Center in Minot on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, is intended for all ND faculty, post-doctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduate students, and STEM professionals. The conference will be preceded by a No-Stress Networking event on the evening of Monday, October 19. Registration is open until October 5. There is no cost to attend.

ND ESPCoR has opened the following new funding opportunities: SPARK-ND 2026 Broadening Participation Research and SPARK-ND Intentional Collision Research Seed Award.

Jim Doolittle has let us know that he plans to retire at the end of this year. We thank Jim for his invaluable leadership in his time at ND EPSCoR, and his willingness to stay on to help the new Director get off to a successful start. We have now begun the search for his replacement.