Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE)

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Important Notice

International science and engineering research and education activities are funded by all NSF directorates and offices.

Investigators seeking funding for international collaborative research may include an international component in new proposals submitted to their relevant NSF research program, or request supplemental funding to add international collaboration to projects supported by current NSF grants. 

OISE works closely with other NSF directorates and offices to co-fund innovative, catalytic new awards and supplements that promote research excellence through international collaboration and develop the next generation of globally engaged U.S. scientists and engineers.   OISE criteria for co-funding include:

• True intellectual collaboration with a foreign partner (The foreign partner’s 2-page biographical sketch, communication outlining their role in the project, and a letter of endorsement from the foreign institution should be included.)
• New international collaborations, as opposed to well-established ones;
• Benefits to be realized from the expertise and specialized skills, facilities, and/or resources of the foreign collaborator; and
• Active research engagement of U.S. students and junior researchers at the foreign site.

Investigators should consult early in the application process with both the relevant disciplinary program manager and OISE country program manager.

OISE also directly administers a number of solicitations that support international research and education activities.  See Programs and Funding Opportunities below, as well as OISE Regional Opportunities.

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

Human and Social Dynamics: Competition for FY 2008
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program
Research Experiences for Undergraduates
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NSF Educational Opportunities by Audience

For Undergraduate Students
For Graduate Students
For Postdoctoral Fellows
For K-12 Educators

Recently Announced Funding Opportunities		See All
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 Domestic Nuclear Detection Office/National Science Foundation Academic Research Initiative (NSF 08-534) Posted January 11, 2008 Human and Social Dynamics: Competition for FY 2008 (NSF 08-508) Posted November 16, 2007

Upcoming Due Dates		See All
Community-based Data Interoperability Networks (NSF 07-565) Full Proposal: July 23, 2008 Science of Learning Centers (PD 07-7278) Full Proposal: August 4, 2008 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF 07-569) Full Proposal: August 18, 2008 International Research Fellowship Program (NSF 06-582) Full Proposal: September 9, 2008 Developing Global Scientists and Engineers (International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) and Doctoral Dissertation Enhancement Projects (DDEP)) (NSF 04-036) Full Proposal: September 15, 2008

News		See All
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   Einstein Fellows Begin Year at National Science Foundation Released September 7, 2007   Team USA Takes the Prize at the International Linguistics Olympiad in St. Petersburg, Russia Released August 17, 2007

Discoveries		See All
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 2007: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported advances and activities reported last year Released January 30, 2008

Events Calendar		See All
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