EPSCoR Program Evaluation Report: Table of Contents

A. The EPSCoR Program and Its Evaluation

1. What Is the EPSCoR Program?
2. What Is the EPSCoR Evaluation?
3. What Were the Evaluation�s Main Conclusions? (A Preview)

B. Evaluation Findings

4. What Was EPSCoR�s Funding Practice?
5. Was EPSCoR Associated with Changes in Academic R&D Funding?
6. To What Extent Did EPSCoR Influence University-Government-Industry Relationships, University Research Infrastructures, and Research Competitiveness?

C. Policy and Program Implications

7. What Are the Evaluation�s Implications for EPSCoR Policy and Program Operations?

Exhibits

1. Hypothesized Program Events in EPSCoR States
2. Percent Share of Academic R&D Expenditures, by Sector
3. Shares of Federal Obligations for Academic Research, by Agency
4. EPSCoR States� Share of Federal Academic R&D Expenditures
5. EPSCoR States� Share of NSF Obligations
6. Percentage Changes in Federal Academic R&D, by Individual EPSCoR States, 1980-1984
7. Scientific Publications, by Cluster
8. Distribution of New Award Dollars, by Cluster

References


Preface \| Executive Summary \| Table of Contents Part A: EPSCoR Program and Its Evaluation \| Part B: Evaluation Findings \| Part C: Policy and Program Implications References

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