The East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) Scholarship

Scholarship Introduction:
The East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) goals are to introduce U.S. graduate 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. Selected students participate in research experiences at host laboratories in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, or Taiwan. All institutes, except Japan, last approximately 8 weeks from June to August. Japan lasts approximately 10 weeks from June to August.

Eligibility for scholarship:

• 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 (including joint degree programs);
• Students enrolled in joint Bachelor/Master’s programs must have graduated from the undergraduate degree (if the student’s institution considers them in graduate status, that student is eligible);
• Enrolled at a U.S. institution in the United States; and
• Pursuing studies in fields of science and engineering research and education supported by the National Science Founda

Application form: https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/index.jsp

How to apply: http://www.nsfsi.org/assets/File/How%20to%20Apply%20Guide%202010-2011%20Cycle%283%29.pdf

Last date to apply:
The last date to apply is November 10 , 2010.

Source: http://www.nsfsi.org/