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. 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 *Annie Simpson* *BISON project (http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov <http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov>)Eco-Science Synthesis Branch* *Core Science Analytics, Synthesis, & Libraries Program* *U.S. Geological Survey, MS 30212201 Sunrise Valley DriveReston, Virginia 20192=================asimp...@usgs.gov <asimp...@usgs.gov>703.648.4281 desk*
