Friday, October 9, 2015

National Science Foundation (NSF) East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) Fellowship Program

I received this interesting opportunity from the NSF. Note that the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences are considered part of the S in STEM (NSF is good about this).

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Dear Colleagues:

Please feel free to share this resource for graduate students. We look forward to receiving proposals from your graduate students. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.


The National Science Foundation (NSF) East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) Fellowship Program provides U.S. graduate students in science and engineering with an opportunity to spend 8 weeks (10 weeks for Japan) during the summer conducting research at one of the seven host locations in East Asia and Pacific: Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, and Taiwan. The program is a collaboration between NSF and counterpart agencies in each host location.

EAPSI is open to graduate students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and are enrolled in a research-oriented Masters or Ph.D. program in science or engineering. Applicants must propose a research project in a field of science, engineering or STEM education supported by NSF, including Engineering; Computer and Information Science and Engineering; Mathematical and Physical Sciences (Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry, Materials Science); Biological Sciences; Geosciences; Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences; Education (STEM); and Multidisciplinary Research in these fields. Applicants identify and contact host researchers on their own, prior to submitting their EAPSI proposal; lists of prospective host institutions are available at the end of each Handbook.

NSF provides EAPSI Fellows with a $5,000 stipend and roundtrip airplane ticket to the host location. Our foreign counterparts provide in-country living expenses and accommodations (arrangements vary by host location). Please see www.nsf.gov/eapsi  for additional information for the Program Solicitation (NSF 13-593); host location-specific Handbooks; How to Apply Guide; and Helpful Tips for Applicants.
East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students | NSF - National Science Foundation
NSF's mission is to advance the progress of science, a mission accomplished by funding proposals for research and education made by scientists, engineers, and educators from across the country.

In 2016, approximately 211 EAPSI Fellows travel to seven locations in the East Asia and Pacific:
Australia – 26
China – 40
Japan – 65
Korea – 25
New Zealand – 15
Singapore – 15
Taiwan - 25

The application submission deadline for the Summer 2016 is November 12, 2015

EAPSI Informational Webinar for applicants will be conducted on Fri, Oct. 23 at 2:00 pm ET. Log-in instructions are available at www.nsf.gov/eapsi