Student and Early Career Information
This page summarizes funding opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral student researchers to participate in international research and education activities.
Individual postdoctoral and graduate student researchers may apply directly for a number of OISE programs. In addition, postdoctoral and graduate and undergraduate student researchers may be supported as participants in collaborative research projects, joint workshops, and other activities supported by NSF.
Note that OISE support for undergraduate student, graduate student and postdoctoral researchers is targeted at individuals who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
For Postdoctoral researchers:
- International Research Fellowship Program (IRFP) This
program offers 9 to 24 month research fellowships at foreign
host institutions. Applicants must have earned a doctoral degree
no more than two years before the date of application, or
expect to receive the doctoral degree by the award date. Guidelines
and application materials are available in the IRFP
Funding Opportunity page. Country-specific questions should
be addressed to relevant INT staff. IRFP general questions may
be directed to Susan Parris;
- The Department of Energy and NSF support a limited number
of Pan American Advanced Studies Institutes (PASI) modeled
on the NATO Advanced Studies Institutes. Pan American Advanced
Studies Institutes are short courses of two to four weeks duration
at the advanced graduate and postgraduate level. PASIs aim to
disseminate advanced scientific knowledge and stimulate training
and cooperation among researchers of the Americas in the basic
sciences and engineering fields. Currently, only institutes in
any physical, mathematical, biological science discipline and/or
engineering may be supported. Guidelines for the competition
can be found in PASI
Funding Opportunity page. Students should contact senior
researchers with PASI funding, rather than applying directly
to NSF. For details on current Institutes, contact Harold
Stolberg.
- The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) offers a range of fellowship programs to support research visits to Japan of two weeks to two years by senior and junior researchers, postdoctoral researchers and senior doctoral students. Applications are submitted through the potential Japanese host researcher directly to JSPS. Information about the JSPS fellowships may be found both at the NSF Tokyo website and through the JSPS website;
For Graduate Student researchers:
- The East Asia & Pacific Summer
Institutes (EAPSI) provide U.S. graduate students
in science and engineering with first-hand experience in Australian,
Chinese, Japanese, Korean, New Zealand, Singapore, and Taiwanese
research environments, an introduction to the science and science
policy
infrastructure
of the respective locations, and language training during an
eight week summer program. International airfare, living expenses
in the host location, and a summer stipend of $5,000 are provided.
Consult the East
Asia & Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students
(EAPSI) Funding Opportunity page and the EAPSI
web site for current
information. Questions should be directed to the EAPSI
Helpdesk.
- Doctoral Dissertation enhancement projects (DDEP) -
Dissertation enhancement projects support dissertation research
conducted by graduate students at a foreign site. Students are
expected to work in close cooperation with a host country institution
and investigator. The applicant is responsible for making all
necessary arrangements with the host country institution and
scientist. The doctoral faculty advisor, on behalf of the student,
submits the dissertation enhancement proposal. For more information
and application details, consult the Developing
Global Scientists and Engineers (IRES & DDEP) funding
opportunity page.
- The Department of Energy and NSF support a limited number
of Pan American Advanced Studies Institutes (PASI) modeled
on the NATO Advanced Studies Institutes. Pan American Advanced
Studies Institutes are short courses of two to four weeks duration
at the advanced graduate and postgraduate level. PASIs aim to
disseminate advanced scientific knowledge and stimulate training
and cooperation among researchers of the Americas in basic
sciences and engineering fields. Currently, only institutes in
physical, mathematical, biological science discipline and/or
engineering may be supported. Guidelines can be found on the PASI
funding oportunity page.
Students should contact senior researchers with PASI funding,
rather than applying directly to NSF. For
details on current Institutes, contact Harold
Stolberg.
- The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) offers a range of fellowship programs to support research visits to Japan of two weeks to two years by senior and junior researchers, postdoctoral researchers and senior doctoral students. Applications are submitted through the potential Japanese host researcher directly to JSPS. Information about the JSPS fellowships may be found both at the NSF Tokyo website and through the JSPS website.
For Undergraduate researchers:
- Research
Experience for Undergraduates (REU) is an NSF-wide
activity which can support international REU sites or add international
dimensions to domestic activities. Students apply to the institution
hosting the site, not directly to NSF. Consult the program
web page for details;
- International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) supports
proposals to provide international research experiences for small
groups
of undergraduates and/or graduate students. Students apply
to the institution hosting the activity, not directly to NSF.
Consult the Developing
Global Scientists and Engineers (IRES & DDEP) web page
for details;
To identify OISE staff assignments for specific countries, see Staff by Country page.
General questions about OISE may be directed to OISEwebmaster@nsf.gov.
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