Title: East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI)Date: 09/06/06Replaced: NSF 05-617 http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06602/nsf06602.txt East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI) Program SolicitationNSF 06-602 Replaces Document(s):NSF 05-617 [NSF Logo] National Science Foundation Office of International Science and Engineering [NIH logo] National Institutes of Health John E. Fogarty International Center Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time): December 12, 2006 Second Tuesday in December, Annually Thereafter REVISION NOTES * Do not complete the "Application Form" section of the proposal until after October 23, 2006 . Do not submit your proposal prior to October 23, 2006. * New Zealand is added as an East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) location. * The Award amount has been amended to reflect the increase in the stipend amount to $4,000. * Proposal preparation instructions have been clarified. * Potential host institutions for China Summer Institute participants must be located in Beijing , Shanghai , Kunming or Xian. See conditions in China handbook and "How to Apply" instructions at www.nsf.gov/eapsi. SUMMARY OF PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS General Information Program Title: East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI) Synopsis of Program: The East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes provide U.S. graduate students in science and engineering: 1) first-hand research experience in Australia , China , Japan , Korea , New Zealand or Taiwan ; 2) an introduction to the science and science policy infrastructure of the respective location; and 3) orientation to the society, culture and language. The primary goals of EAPSI are to introduce students to East Asia and Pacific science and engineering in the context of a research laboratory, and to initiate personal relationships that will better enable them to collaborate with foreign counterparts in the future. The institutes last approximately eight weeks from June to August. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) co-sponsor the Summer Institute in Japan . Cognizant Program Officer(s): * EAPSI Program Manager, Office of International Science and Engineering, National Science Foundation, telephone: 703-292-8704, fax: 703-292-9175, email: eapinfo@nsf.gov Applicable Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s): * 47.041 --- Engineering * 47.049 --- Mathematical and Physical Sciences * 47.050 --- Geosciences * 47.070 --- Computer and Information Science and Engineering * 47.074 --- Biological Sciences * 47.075 --- Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences * 47.076 --- Education and Human Resources * 47.078 --- Office of Polar Programs * 47.079 --- Office of International Science and Engineering * 47.080 --- Office of Cyberinfrastructure Award Information Anticipated Type of Award: Fellowship Grant Estimated Number of Awards: 180 annually, depending on the quality ofapplications and availability of funds.


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