Directors Review

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Office of International Science Engineering
2009 NSE Grantees Conference
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International activities are supported across the
Foundation.
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OISEs Central Role to ensure that NSF and the
U.S. research and education community thrive in
the changing landscape of global science and
engineering through international collaboration

• International programs that are innovative,
  catalytic and responsive to NSFs mission
• Priorities promote U.S. research excellence
  through international collaboration and develop
  globally engaged researchers

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OISE Groups
Africa, Near East, and South Asia
East Asia and Pacific
Europe and Eurasia
Global Initiatives
Americas
PIRE
NSF Overseas Offices
Beijing
Paris/Europe
Tokyo
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OISE International Activities at NSF

• OISE supports international activities Foundation
  wide
• Co-fund new proposals submitted to NSF
• disciplinary programs
• - Co-fund supplements to existing NSF grants
• - New proposals to OISE

• Key elements for OISE co-funding
• - Intellectual collaboration
• - Leverage expertise and resources
• - U.S. junior researchers and students

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OISE Objectives

• Develop a globally engaged U.S. workforce
• Advance U.S. research excellence through
• new collaborations
• Scale up partnerships international
• networks

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OISE Programs Focusing on Different Career Stages

• International Research Experiences for Students
  (IRES)
• East Asia Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI)
• Doctoral Dissertation Enhancement Projects (DDEP)
• International Research Fellowship Program (IRFP)
• Pan American Advanced Studies Institutes (PASI)

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Catalyzing New Collaborations

• Planning Visits and Workshops
• Developing Partnerships with other Agencies

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NSF - USAID MOU

• NSF and USAID staff have identified themes or
  areas of joint interest to both agencies,
  including
• Water
• Information Technology
• Supply Chains
• Construction Research
• Food Security
• Hazard Mitigation
• Point of contact DeAndra Beck
• (dbeck_at_nsf.gov)

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Partnerships for International Research and
Education

• Program Objectives
• Enhance research excellence via international
  partnership
• and collaboration.
• Cutting edge research that leverages unique,
• complementary expertise of US and foreign
  partners
• Promote the development of a diverse, globally
  engaged
• U.S. scientific and engineering workforce.
• Innovative international research/education
• opportunities for students
• Strengthen the capacity of U.S. institutions to
  engage in
• and benefit from international research and
  education
• collaborations.

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OISEs public webpage www.nsf.gov/oise m
suskin_at_nsf.gov