OpportunityTitle: East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: *Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following:   -Applications are submitted directly by the individual graduate student. In the EAPSI FastLane application process (Section V.D.), the applicant acts as their own Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR).   *PI Limit: As of the deadline date of the application year, applicants must meet all of the following criteria: --U.S. citizen or permanent resident; --Enrolled in a research-oriented Master&apos;s or Ph.D. degree program (including joint degree programs); --Students enrolled in joint Bachelor/Master&apos;s programs must have graduated from the undergraduate degree; and --Enrolled at a U.S. institution in the United States; and --Pursuing studies in fields of science and engineering research and education supported by the National Science Foundation (see Section X below for fields of study eligible for NSF support). Applications submitted by persons who do not meet ALL the above criteria will be returned without review.  Applicants are encouraged to consult with their advisors prior to applying for EAPSI Fellowship.   Previous awardees may apply, but only to a new host location (Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Singapore or Taiwan.) Priority will be given to new applicants to the EAPSI program.  Students selected for the program who are matriculated at the time of application and subsequently graduate may still receive an award and participate in the EAPSI program.
Description: The East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) provide U.S. graduate students in science and engineering: 1) first-hand research experiences in Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Singapore or Taiwan; 2) an introduction to the science, science policy, and scientific infrastructure of the respective location; and 3) an orientation to the society, culture and language. The primary goals of EAPSI are to introduce students to East Asia and Pacific science and engineering in the context of a research setting, and to help students initiate scientific relationships that will better enable future collaboration with foreign counterparts. All institutes, except Japan, last approximately eight weeks from June to August. Japan lasts approximately ten weeks from June to August (specific dates are available and updated at www.nsfsi.org).
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CloseDateExplanation: Full Proposal Deadline(s): November 10, 2010 Second Wednesday in November, Annually Thereafter November 09, 2011 Second Wednesday in November, Annually Thereafter Second Wednesday in November