Science and Engineering Scholarships and Fellowships Blog

The application for the 2009 National Science Foundation’s (NSF) East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) program is now open and will close on December 9, 2008. EAPSI provides graduate students in the science and engineering fields first-hand research experience in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, or Taiwan. All institutes last approximately 8 weeks from June to August, except for Japan’s, which lasts 10 weeks. Benefits include a $5,000 stipend, support to attend a pre-departure orientation in the Washington, D.C. area, in-country living expenses, a round-trip air ticket, and an introduction to the location’s culture. All U.S. citizens, nationals, and permanent residents enrolled in a graduate program seeking research-based Master’s and/or PhD degrees in NSF-supported science (including social science and psychology) and engineering disciplines are eligible to apply. Interested applicants are encouraged to visit www.nsfsi.org or www.nsf.gov/eapsi for more information.