National Science Foundation Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE)

1. Office of InternationalScience and Engineering Fostering International Collaborations National Science Foundation Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) www.nsf.gov/oise Robb Winter rwinter@nsf.gov

2. NSF Core Value “Global collaboration – among scientists, engineers, educators, industry and governments – can speed the transformation of new knowledge into new products, processes and services, and in their wake produce new jobs, create wealth, and improve the standard of living and quality of life worldwide.” NSF Director Arden L. Bement, Jr. August 2005 Materials World Network Symposium, Cancun, Mexico • International cooperation in science is not a luxury; it is a necessity – and the foundation for the future. • NSF Director Arden L. Bement, Jr. • May 2006

4. NSF OISE Co-funding Criteria OISE works closely with other NSF directorates and offices to co-fund innovative, catalytic new awards and supplements • True intellectual collaboration with a foreign partner • New international collaboration, as opposed to well-established ones • Benefits to be realized from foreign collaboration • Active research engagement of U.S. students and junior researchers at the foreign site

5. Why Collaborate ? • Achieve Significant Outcomes • Generate research results that cannot be done alone • Access • Expertise, Facilities, Infrastructure, Data • Leverage Resources • Investments, Personnel, Equipment, Knowledge • Next Generation of Globally Engaged Scientists/Engineers • Develop/Expand Networks • Strategic Positioning • Leader vs. Strong Follower

6. OISE Research Investments • Co-fund with Research Directorates/Offices • International Planning Visits and Workshops • Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) • Institution-focused models • Larger award size and duration - $2.5 M; 5 years • NSF Priority and Cross-Cutting Programs • Biocomplexity, Math Sciences, Human and Social Dynamics, Nano, Cyber, Climate Change, Homeland security, Discovery K-12, IGERT, IPY, REUs, RETs

7. OISE People Investments • International Research Fellowships (IRFP; NSF 06-582) • Recent Ph.D’s, 9-24 months + re-entry • Doctoral Dissertation Enhancement Projects (DDEP; NSF 04-036) • Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes(PASI; NSF 03-506) • Intensive seminars, Ph.D’s/grad students • East Asia and Pacific Summer Graduate Student Summer Institute (EAPSI, NSF 06-602) • 8-week research programs, 6 East Asia/Pacific countries • International Research Experiences for Students (IRES; NSF 04-036) • International Research and Education: Planning Visits and Workshops (NSF 04-035) • Planning visit – 7-14 days, <$20K • Joint Workshops – focused area of research, < 2yrs, <$60K • Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE; NSF 06-589)

8. Program Specifics PASI’s • 10-15 lecturers; 30-50 students • Physical, mathematical, engineering, biological sciences • 45+ funded in last 5 years • Foreign researcher support EAPSI’s (12Dec06!!!) www.nsf.gov/eapsi • Internship in a research lab • Science and science policy • Society, language and cultural orientation • ~ 8 week • Programs in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, and Taiwan

9. OISE Thank You! http://www.nsf.gov/oise rwinter@nsf.gov

10. NSF Directorates • Biological Sciences • Computer & Info. Science & Engineering • Education & Human Resources • Engineering • Geosciences • Mathematical & Physical Sciences • Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences

11. NSF Offices • Integrative Activities • Polar Programs • Cyberinfrastructure • International Science and Engineering

12. What NSF Attempts to Achieve • NSF pursues collaborative and mutually beneficial activities with countries consistent with its mandate to advance the U.S. S&E enterprise. NSF does not have a technical assistance mandate. • International activities are funded by ALL of the disciplinary programs… • As part of regular awards • As supplements to regular awards • But not all NSF directorates equally fund activities involving in all countries... • E.g., Great majority of Africa-related grants related to biology, geology, atmospheric science and anthropology.

13. OISE In A Nutshell • Office: • 5 Geographical Groups + Cross-cutting Teams • 3 NSF Overseas Offices – China, Europe, Japan • Budget: FY06 - $34.52 Million (Current Plan) FY07 - $40.61 Million (Requested) • Programmatic Goals: • Enhance research excellence through international collaboration • Foster the development of the next generation of globally engaged U.S. scientists and engineers • Support research/education activities in any NSF- supported discipline and in any region of the world

14. OISE Regional Clusters • Africa, Near East, South Asia • Americas • East Asia and Pacific • Europe and Eurasia • Global Initiatives

15. International Polar Year • Working with OPP to support NSF’s and USG’s IPY goals • Advancement of science; next generation of scientists/engineers; broadening participation • Exploit existing mechanisms: • Summer Institutes, PASIs, PIRE • Dear Colleague Letter • Develop new opportunities: • K-12 focus: summer camp; teachers at the poles • Underrepresented groups

16. Advancing the Frontier; • Broadening Participation in the Science and Engineering Enterprise; • Providing World-Class Facilities and Infrastructure; and • Bolstering K-12 Education NSF Priority Areas for FY07

17. Cyber Trust • National Nanotechnology Initiative • Climate Change • Homeland Security • International Polar Year • Science Metrics • Bolstering K-12 Student Interest in STEM NSF Priorities within S&T

18. Review Criterion Intellectual Merit • Potential to advance knowledge within and across fields • Qualifications of investigators • Creativity and originality • Conceptualization and organization • Access to resources

19. Review Criterion Broader Impacts • Promoting of teaching, training and learning • Participation of underrepresented groups • Enhancement of infrastructure for research and education • Dissemination of results • Benefits to society • International collaboration

20. OISE Key elements for OISE funding: • Collaborative • Synergistic • Catalytic • Junior researchers & students

21. Planning Visits • Short trips by US researchers • Assess foreign expertise, facilities, equipment, data, experimental protocols, etc. • Plan for collaborative research

22. Workshops • Co-organized by US & foreign investigator • Held in US or foreign country • NSF supports US participants • Identify areas of joint research • Stimulate future collaborative proposals • Include students and junior researchers

23. PIREPartnerships for International Research and Education • Cutting edge scientific research • Strong international partners • Involvement of students & junior researchers • Institutional resources (IT, language/culture, curriculum, study abroad, other) • Innovative models • 5-year awards of up to $2.5M each • Prelim proposal deadline: October 30, 2006

24. Developing a Globally Engaged Workforce • Key focus of OISE • Many NSF programs!!! • - Develop flexibility, global perspective • - Build cross-cultural scientific competence • Enhance ability to work more effectively • with international partners • - Start lifelong collaborations • - Change lives! • Recent award to Sigma Xi for workshop on strategies for assuring a globally-engaged US science & engineering workforce

25. Postdoctoral Researchers • Participation in NSF disciplinary awards • Disciplinary Postdoctoral Fellowships • Participation in OISE awards • International Research Fellowships • Japan Postdoctoral Fellowships

26. International Research Fellowships • Work outside the US for 9-24 months • Re-entry support within 24-month tenure • US citizens or permanent residents not past 2 years from Ph.D. • Work in developing countries encouraged • Deadline: October 3, 2006

27. International Research Fellowships • Round trip airfare and in-country travel • Living allowance (set by location) • Health insurance allowance • Return professional travel • Materials and equipment • Field expenses • Language training • Host institutional allowance • For dependent family members accompanying fellow for at least 6 months – airfare, living allowance and health insurance allowance

28. Japan Society - Science Fellowships • Research visits of 2 weeks to 2 years • Programs for - Advanced doctoral students - Postdoctoral researchers - Senior researchers http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/index.html

29. Support for Graduate Students • Participation in NSF disciplinary awards • Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Program • Graduate Research Fellowships • Participation in OISE awards • Dissertation Enhancement Awards • East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes

30. IGERTIntegrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program • Supports graduate research fellowships • Multidisciplinary, problem-oriented focus • Strong encouragement and support for international collaborations, including sending US students abroad

31. Graduate Research Fellowships • US citizen or permanent resident • About 1,000 new fellowships each year • 3 years of support over 5 years • Can be used at any university world-wide • One-time international travel fund of $1,000 • Possibility of OISE supplement to support collaborative research at foreign site

32. Dissertation Enhancement Research • Supports doctoral student research in a foreign country • Must be collaborative, with evidence of intellectual involvement of foreign institution • U.S. faculty mentor is PI on proposal • Up to $15,000 per award for up to 2 years • If NSF disciplinary program supports dissertation enhancement, proposals should be submitted there

33. EAPSIEast Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students Become an internationally experienced researcher. Spend eight weeks conducting research and experiencing life in: Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand or Taiwan

34. EAPSI • Conduct research at a host institute • Language study and cultural orientation • Professional visits • Eight weeks June-August in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand or Taiwan

35. EAPSI Goals • Introduce students to science and engineering in the Asia-Pacific region in the context of a research laboratory • Have students initiate personal relationships that will facilitate future international collaborations

36. EAPSI Partner Organizations • U.S. National Institutes of Health (Japan only) • Australian Academy of Science • Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology • Chinese Academy of Sciences • National Natural Science Foundation of China • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science • Korea Science and Engineering Foundation • Royal Society of New Zealand • National Science Council of Taiwan

37. EAPSI Host Institutions Depending on the program: • University • Government • Industry

38. EAPSI “I never expected that simply being in a different place could be so stimulating for research ... but it was!"

39. EAPSI "Living in Asia for two months can provide you with a wonderful opportunity to step back and look at your own culture."

40. EAPSI “I went on many site visits. These were the highlight of my summer ... I got the opportunity to meet most of the top scientists in my field and just recently received an attractive invitation to go back and use their data in my Ph.D. thesis."

41. EAPSI Participant Support From NSF: • Arlington orientation • International travel costs • Stipend From foreign sponsoring organizations: • In-country living expenses (housing, food, professional travel. etc.)

42. EAPSI Applicant Eligibility • U.S. citizen or permanent resident • Enrolled at U.S. institution in a research oriented master’s, M.D. or Ph.D. degree program • Fields of science or engineering supported by NSF and represented among host institutions (NIH co-sponsors the Japan Summer Institute for biomedical students)

43. EAPSI Timetable • Now--Develop research plans, explore potential host sites and researchers • December 12, 2006--Application deadline • January--NSF review panels • February--NSF nomination of candidates to counterpart organizations and notification of tentative acceptance to students • March/April—2-day orientation in Arlington,VA • May--Official NSF awards • June to August--Summer programs

44. 2007 June-August East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes Pursue Science and Engineering Research in Asia-Pacific! Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand or Taiwan • For U.S. Graduate Students in: • Biology • Computer and Information Science and Engineering • Cyberinfrastructure • Education (in science and engineering) • Engineering • Environmental Research • Geosciences • Mathematical and Physical Sciences • Polar Research • Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Application deadline: December 12, 2006 www.nsf.gov/eapsi

45. Support for Undergraduate Students • Participation in NSF disciplinary awards • Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) • Participation in OISE awards • International Research Experiences for Students (IRES)

46. Research Experiences for Undergraduates • Supplements • Sites

47. Research Experiences for Undergraduates “The REU program is a major contributor to the NSF goal of developing a diverse, INTERNATIONALLY COMPETITIVE and GLOBALLY ENGAGED scientific and engineering workforce.”

48. REU Site - Japan Advanced Technologies (Civil Engineering) Washington University

49. REU Site - Hungary Archaeology Florida State University

50. REU Site – Tanzania Ecology University of Arizona