Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE)

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International Collaboration & OISE Cofunding

In addition to the solicitations listed below, investigators may also include international components in new proposals submitted to any relevant NSF program, or request supplemental funding for projects already supported by NSF.  Investigators should consult early in the application process with both the disciplinary program manager and OISE country program manager.  OISE works with all NSF areas to co-fund new awards and supplements that meet these criteria:

• True intellectual collaboration with foreign research partner (Foreign partner's 2-pg biosketch & communication outlining project role must be included. If foreign institution will provide resources, also include an endorsement letter from the foreign institution.)
• New international collaborations, as opposed to well-established ones;
• Clear benefit to U.S. science/engineering community from expertise, facilities, or resources of the foreign collaborator; and
• Active research engagement of U.S. students and junior researchers at the foreign site.

Programs and Funding Opportunities

Key: Crosscutting | NSF-wide

Developing Global Scientists and Engineers (International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) and Doctoral Dissertation Enhancement Projects (DDEP))

East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students

International Research and Education: Planning Visits and Workshops

International Research Fellowship Program

Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes Program

Partnerships for International Research and Education

Community-based Data Interoperability Networks

Domestic Nuclear Detection Office/National Science Foundation Academic Research Initiative

Explosives and Related Threats: Frontiers in Prediction and Detection

International Polar Year, 2007

Featured NSF-wide Programs

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program
Research Experiences for Undergraduates
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NSF Educational Opportunities by Audience

For Undergraduate Students
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For K-12 Educators

Recently Announced Funding Opportunities		See All
Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (NSF 08-604) Posted September 8, 2008 East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (NSF 08-603) Posted September 8, 2008 Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships (NSF 08-580) Posted July 1, 2008 NSF GRADUATE TEACHING FELLOWS IN K-12 EDUCATION (NSF 08-556) Posted April 4, 2008 Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (NSF 08-540) Posted January 25, 2008

Upcoming Due Dates		See All
International Research and Education: Planning Visits and Workshops (NSF 04-035) Full Proposal: September 20, 2008 Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships (NSF 08-580) Preliminary Proposal: October 14, 2008 Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (NSF 08-540) Full Proposal: October 20, 2008 Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (NSF 08-604) Preliminary Proposal: December 8, 2008 Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (NSF 08-604) Preliminary Proposal: December 9, 2008

News		See All
Team USA Brings Home the (Linguistics) Gold Released August 15, 2008   'Nanosculpture' Could Enable New Types of Heat Pumps and Energy Converters Released July 17, 2008   National Science Foundation Funds Research Addressing Enduring Questions of Life Released June 6, 2008   Understanding How Humans Cause, Respond and Adapt to Change Released November 28, 2007

Discoveries		See All
Environmental Programs in China Successful, Study Finds Key reforms could turn them into world models Released July 10, 2008 My Research: I Burn Stuff U.S. graduate student Abigail Watrous on her research studying energy technologies and seeking practical and affordable alternatives to help developing communities reduce pollution Released June 5, 2008 The Freaky Fishes of the Congo American Museum of Natural History ichthyologist Melanie Stiassny takes us on a journey down the Congo River to explore its rich fish diversity Released May 20, 2008 At the Crossroads of Stem Cells and Computer Science A Rutgers University graduate student takes readers on a journey from Piscataway, New Jersey, to Hsinchu, Taiwan, and shares some experiences with East-West collaboration, stem cell sorting and computer science Released March 20, 2008

Events Calendar		See All
September 24, 2008 Emerging Issues at the Intersection of Social and Technological Networks Lecture October 15, 2008 - October 16, 2008 Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education Advisory Committee Meeting November 19, 2008 - November 20, 2008 Advisory Committee for Geosciences Advisory Committee Meeting