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Intern Nebraska Program

The Intern Nebraska (InternNE) program connects college students and employers from across the state, providing a unique opportunity for them to co-invest in the future. Interns gain valuable business experience that will help them in future careers, while successful internships help businesses develop tomorrow’s leaders. Internships create lasting connections between students and the region; more than 50% of interns become full-time employees at their place of internship, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers.  There are four cycles for grant submission and it is fast and painless!  Check it out before you hire the intern and you will be happy you did!  www.InternNE.com

Welcome to Nebraska EPSCoR/IDeA

The mission of Nebraska's Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) and Institutional Development Award (IDeA) is to build the state's research capacity and competitiveness, invest in workforce development, and foster public-private partnerships in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (the STEM fields), as well as biomedical research.

We harness talent at the state's universities and colleges to compete for merit-based federal funding that supports research infrastructure and capacity building projects. We contribute to the state's workforce development through educational and research opportunities for K-16 students, graduate students and junior faculty, and spur economic development through partnerships with private industry.

EPSCoR, a National Science Foundation program, was created by Congress in 1979 to strengthen STEM research and education infrastructure in states that receive a disproportionately low amount of federal research dollars. IDeA is a similar program established by the National Institutes of Health in 1991 for biomedical fields.

Please visit the Nebraska EPSCoR web site (https://epscor.nebraska.edu) for all requirements and application forms. Applications are accepted on a continuing basis but early submission is encouraged.