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Infrastructure Improvement Programs

New Faculty Start-Up Awards
Funds are available annually to department chairs on a competitive basis so that attractive start-up packages may be offered to prospective faculty during the hiring process.
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Seed Grants
Funds are available to principal investigators on a competitive basis to initiate research projects that have a high potential for extramural funding.
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Graduate Student Research Assistantship (GSRA) Program
Graduates of North Dakota’s four-year colleges may compete for research assistantships in graduate programs at either of the research-intensive universities, North Dakota State University or University of North Dakota.
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Doctoral Dissertation Assistantships
These awards are made on a competitive basis to students who wish to dedicate their time exclusively to dissertation research.
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Research Commercialization partnerships (RCMP) Research Commercialization Partnerships (RCMP) is a new ND EPSCoR program, whose goal is to increase the opportunities for researchers to commercialize their work. RCMP will facilitate connections between Chief Technology Officers, R & D Managers and other technical leaders in the private sector and faculty in the early stages of their research projects. These activities will assess the commercial potential of the proposed research project.