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International Collaboration & OISE Cofunding

In addition to the solicitations listed below, investigators may also include international components in new proposals submitted to any relevant NSF program, or request supplemental funding for projects already supported by NSF.  Investigators should consult early in the application process with both the disciplinary program manager and OISE country program manager.  OISE works with all NSF areas to co-fund new awards and supplements that meet these criteria:

  • True intellectual collaboration with foreign research partner (Foreign partner's 2-pg biosketch & communication outlining project role must be included. If foreign institution will provide resources, also include an endorsement letter from the foreign institution.)
  • New international collaborations, as opposed to well-established ones;
  • Clear benefit to U.S. science/engineering community from expertise, facilities, or resources of the foreign collaborator; and
  • Active research engagement of U.S. students and junior researchers at the foreign site.

OISE does not provide support for U.S. scientists and engineers to participate in international conferences; nor does it provide support for such meetings. OISE can support workshops that immediately precede or follow a larger-scale conference when they add an international dimension focused on building research collaboration (see NSF Grant Proposal Guide II.D.8 & 9).

Programs and Funding Opportunities

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OISE Managed Opportunities
bullet Catalyzing New International Collaborations NSF Wide Flag
bullet East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students  (EAPSI) NSF Wide Flag
bullet International Research Experiences for Students  (IRES) NSF Wide Flag
bullet Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes Program  (PASI)
bullet Partnerships for International Research and Education  (PIRE) NSF Wide Flag
Opportunities that Highlight International Collaboration
bullet Academic Research Infrastructure Program: Recovery and Reinvestment (ARI-R²) Crosscutting
bullet ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers NSF Wide Flag
bullet Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development  (BREAD)
bullet Centers for Chemical Innovation  (CCI)
bullet Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience  (CRCNS) Crosscutting
bullet Cyberinfrastructure Training, Education, Advancement, and Mentoring for Our 21st Century Workforce NSF Wide Flag
bullet Dimensions of Biodiversity FY2012
bullet Domestic Nuclear Detection Office-National Science Foundation Academic Research Initiative  (ARI) Crosscutting
bullet Ethics Education in Science and Engineering  (EESE) Crosscutting
bullet Ethics in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Online Resource Center  (Ethics Resource)
bullet Explosives and Related Threats: Frontiers in Prediction and Detection  (EXP) Crosscutting
bullet Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program NSF Wide Flag
bullet George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Research  (NEESR)
bullet Graduate Research Fellowship Program  (GRFP) NSF Wide Flag
bullet Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program  (I/UCRC) NSF Wide Flag
bullet Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program  (IGERT) NSF Wide Flag
bullet International Collaboration in Chemistry between US Investigators and their Counterparts Abroad  (ICC)
bullet International Research Network Connections  (IRNC)
bullet Materials World Network: Cooperative Activity in Materials Research between US Investigators and their Counterparts Abroad  (MWN)
bullet Metabolomics for a Low Carbon Society  (METABOLOMICS)
bullet Plant Genome Research Program  (PGRP)
bullet Research Coordination Networks NSF Wide Flag
bullet Research Experiences for Undergraduates  (REU) NSF Wide Flag Crosscutting
bullet Research Networks in the Mathematical Sciences  (RNMS)
bullet Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships NSF Wide Flag
bullet Science of Learning Centers  (SLC) NSF Wide Flag
bullet Software Infrastructure for Sustained Innovation  (SI2)
bullet Surpassing Evolution: Transformative Approaches to Enhance the Efficiency of Photosynthesis
Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) NSF Wide Flag
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program-CIF21 Track (IGERT-CIF21) Crosscutting
Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) NSF Wide Flag
Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability NSF-Wide Investment (SEES) NSF Wide Flag Crosscutting
bullet Decadal and Regional Climate Prediction using Earth System Models  (EaSM) NSF Wide Flag Crosscutting
bullet Dimensions of Biodiversity FY2012
bullet NSF Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability Fellows NSF Wide Flag Crosscutting
bullet Ocean Acidification  (OA)
bullet Research Coordination Networks NSF Wide Flag
bullet Sustainability Research Networks Competition  (SRN) NSF Wide Flag Crosscutting
bullet Water Sustainability and Climate  (WSC) Crosscutting
Software Infrastructure for Sustained Innovation (SI2)
Software Infrastructure for Sustained Innovation (SI2)
Software Infrastructure for Sustained Innovation (SI2)
Software Infrastructure for Sustained Innovation (SI2)

Featured NSF-wide Programs

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program NSF Wide Flag

Research Experiences for Undergraduates NSF Wide Flag

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Recently Announced Funding Opportunities See All

Innovation Corps Sites Program
(NSF  12-604) Posted August 30, 2012

Innovation Corps Teams Program
(NSF  12-602) Posted August 28, 2012

NSF Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability Fellows
(NSF  12-601) Posted August 27, 2012

Graduate Research Fellowship Program
(NSF  12-599) Posted August 16, 2012

East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students
(NSF  12-498) Posted August 10, 2012


Upcoming Due Dates See All

International Collaboration in Chemistry between US Investigators and their Counterparts Abroad
(NSF  12-562) Full Proposal: October 16, 2012

Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience
(NSF  11-505) Full Proposal: November 2, 2012

ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers
(NSF  12-584) Full Proposal: November 8, 2012, Partnerships for Adaptation, Implementation and Dissemination (PAID)

East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students
(NSF  12-498) Full Proposal: November 8, 2012

Graduate Research Fellowship Program
(NSF  12-599) Full Proposal: November 13, 2012, Engineering; Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering; Materials Research


News See All

Photo of three natural gas drilling rigs. Two NSF Sustainability Research Networks Are Each Awarded $12 Million
Released October 2, 2012
Press Release
Photo with the skyline of St. Paul, Minn. in the background, wildflowers in the foreground. Maintaining Earth's Sustainability: Scientists, Engineers, Educators Take Coordinated Approach
Released September 17, 2012
Press Release
National Science Foundation Realignment Plans
Released September 7, 2012
Press Statement
Illustration of a DNA abstract. NSF Announces New INSPIRE Awards
Released July 18, 2012
Press Release

Discoveries See All

Photo, left-to-right, of Vijay Srivastava, Kanwal Bhatti, Yintao Song and Richard James. New Materials Turn Heat Into Electricity
A new material with a low-temperature nonmagnetic phase and a strongly magnetic high-temperature phase could potentially be used to help generate power
Released  November 4, 2011

Photo of Virginia Schutte collecting data in the field. Invasive Neighbors Disturb Taiwan's Coasts
University of Georgia student Virginia Schutte describes how a summer in Taiwan gave her the opportunity to get to the bottom of an invasive species problem in mangrove forests there
Released  July 28, 2011

Photo of the snake robot that moves without the aid of a fixed base. The Search Serpent: The Next Wave in Robotics
Researchers are designing snake robots that can navigate a variety of terrains, surmount obstacles in their way and function in range of conditions
Released  May 16, 2011

Image of researcher Robert Walker on left and project manager Eugenio Arima on right. Journey to the Center of the Amazon
Researchers journey along the Transamazon Highway to learn about deforestation and the logging industry
Released  May 4, 2011


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