Current HERC Projects and Recent Reports

The Higher Education Research Council supports research efforts at Idaho Institutions through several programs, including IGEM, Incubation Fund, and Undergraduate Research grants.


HERC Deliverables – 2020


HERC Deliverables – 2021


Higher Education Research Council

The Higher Education Research Council (HERC) is responsible for implementing and administering the Board’s higher education research policy and the grant programs created by it. These programs are designed to stimulate competitive research at Idaho’s institutions.


Higher Education Research Council Programs

These programs are designed to stimulate competitive research at Idaho’s institutions, under the direction of the Higher Education Research Council.


Higher Education Research Council By-laws


Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research in Idaho

The primary object of the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research in Idaho (EPSCoR) is to stimulate research in niche areas that can become fully competitive in the disciplinary and multidisciplinary research programs of the National Science Foundation and other relevant agencies.


III.W. – Higher Education Research


Progress Report FY2024


Progress Report FY2024