Programs for Undergraduate, Graduate and Postdoctoral Students at NSF PLOSA 2009.
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Transcript of Programs for Undergraduate, Graduate and Postdoctoral Students at NSF PLOSA 2009.
Programs for Undergraduate and Graduate Students at NSF
• Participation in NSF disciplinary awards• Integrative Graduate Education and Research
Traineeship (IGERT) Program• Graduate Research Fellowships• Participation in OISE planning visits or workshops• International REU’s• International Research Experiences for Students
(IRES)• East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI)• Doctoral Enhancement Projects Dissertation (DDEP)• PIRE and PASI
International ResearchExperiences for
Undergraduates (REU)• NSF-wide• New awards (“sites”) or “supplements”• Both welcome international• http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?
pims_id=5517&from=fund• For more, see the OISE publication
Looking Beyond the Borders: A Project Director’s Handbook of Best Practices for International REU’s
• www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06204/index.html
East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI)
• Independent international research experiences
• 8 Summer week Fellowship in Australia, China, Japan,Korea, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan
• http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5284
EAPSI Eligibility
• U.S. citizen or permanent resident• Enrolled at U.S. in a research-oriented institution
research masters or Ph.D. program• Fields of science or engineering supported by NSF
andrepresented among host institutions• Support
– 5,000 stipend– Travel and living allowance– Local housing and living allowance
Developing Global Scientists and Engineers (International Research Experiences for
Students (IRES) and Doctoral Dissertation
Enhancement Projects (DDEP)) • IRES Supports small groups of graduate and/or
undergraduate students for focused international research experiences
• $150,000 ($50,000 per year for up to 3 years)
• DDEP rovides travel for doctoral research overseas $15,000 max
• Must be collaborative, with evidence of intellectual involvement of foreign institution
• U.S. faculty mentor is PI on proposal No deadlines: Proposals welcome year-round
• http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12831
• Supported by the Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) at the National Science Foundation (NSF)– Designed to introduce young scientists to international
research opportunities• Provides support to carry out research at science and
engineering establishments in foreign countries• Research experiences range from tenures of 9 to 24
months• Applications from women and minorities, and for work
in developing countries are especially encouraged.
• U.S. citizenship or permanent residency
• Applicants must have a Ph.D. by the time IRFP
tenure begins
• Applicants cannot have had their Ph.D. longer
than two years at the time of application• Deadline: Second Tuesday In September!
• Awards average $100,000 ($60K-$200K)
• Round trip airfare
• In-Country Travel
• Living allowance based on the Department of State per-diem
rate in effect at time of award
• Health insurance allowance of $150 per month
• Return professional travel (can be used to return to the States
for job interviews)
• Family members accompanying fellows receive
– Round trip airfare
– Dependent allowance of $150 per month
– Health insurance allowance of $50 per month
• Allowance for materials and equipment
• Field Expenses
• Allowance for language training
• Up to $500 per month for host institutional allowance
• IRFP has received an average of 150 proposals per
year.
• The program funds between 30 and 40 proposals
each year.
• In 2008, there were 151 applications and 31 were
funded
• Visit our website at:
http://www.nsf.gov/public
ations/pub_summ.jsp?
ods_key=nsf06582
• for more information
• If you have any questions, feel free to
contact Susan Parris at