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

sparris@nsf.gov

Useful link

• Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network Workshop for the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program

• http://qemnetwork.qem.org/QEM2009Workshops/CAREER2009NewOrleansAgendafinal.htm