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Office of International Science & Engineering

Office of International Science & Engineering. 2009 NSE Grantees Conference. International activities are supported across the Foundation.

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Office of International Science & Engineering

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  1. Office of International Science & Engineering 2009 NSE Grantees Conference

  2. International activities are supported across the Foundation.

  3. OISE’s 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 NSF’s mission • Priorities: promote U.S. research excellence through international collaboration and develop globally engaged researchers

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

  5. 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 OISE & International Activities at NSF • Key elements for OISE co-funding: - Intellectual collaboration - Leverage expertise and resources - U.S. junior researchers and students

  6. Develop a globally engaged U.S. workforce Advance U.S. research excellence through new collaborations Scale up partnerships & international networks OISE Objectives

  7. 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)

  8. Planning Visits and Workshops • Developing Partnerships with other Agencies Catalyzing New Collaborations

  9. 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@nsf.gov)

  10. 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. Internationalization above level of research lab

  11. OISE’s public webpage: www.nsf.gov/oise msuskin@nsf.gov

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