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<p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In
case you have list serves, that might be interested in this opportunity: <br>
East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI) <br>
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time): December 12,
2007 <br>
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, Singapore 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 <st1:place w:st="on">East Asia</st1:place>
and Pacific science and engineering in the context of a research setting, and
to help students initiate scientific relationships that will better enable
future collaboration with foreign counterparts. The institutes last
approximately eight weeks from June to August. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>*
Applications are submitted directly by the individual graduate student, unlike
standard NSF proposals that are submitted through the principal investigator's <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Applicants
must meet all of the following criteria: <br>
* U.S. citizen or permanent resident; <br>
* Enrolled in a research-oriented master's or Ph.D. degree program at a U.S.
institution located in the United States; <br>
* Pursuing studies in fields of science and engineering research and education
supported by the National Science Foundation; and <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>*
Pursuing studies in fields that are supported by the foreign co-sponsoring
organization. Previous EAPSI awardees may not receive funding to the same
location (<st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">China</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Japan</st1:country-region>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Korea</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">New Zealand</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Singapore</st1:country-region>
or <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Taiwan</st1:country-region></st1:place>).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Students
selected for the program who are matriculated at the time of application and
subsequently graduate may still receive an award and participate in the EAPSI
program. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Full
details at:<br>
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URL : <a
href="file:///\\exchweb\bin\redir.asp?URL=http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07584"
moz-do-not-send=true>http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07584</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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