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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 East Asia 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.

Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -

Applications are submitted directly by the individual graduate student, unlike standard NSF proposals that are submitted through the principal investigator's U.S. authorized organizational representative. In the EAPSI FastLane application process (Section V.D.), the applicant acts as the Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR). PI Limit: As of the deadline date of the application year, applicants must meet all of the following criteria:

• U.S. citizen or permanent resident

• Enrolled in a research-oriented master's or Ph.D. degree program at a U.S. institution located in the United States

• Pursuing studies in fields of science and engineering research and education supported by the National Science Foundation

• Pursuing studies in fields that are supported by the foreign co-sponsoring organization.

Previous EAPSI awardees may not receive funding to the same location (Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore or Taiwan). 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.