East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes
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 (including joint degree programs);
- Students enrolled in joint Bachelor/Master's programs must have graduated from the undergraduate degree; and
- 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 Foundation (see Section X below).
Applications submitted by persons who do not meet ALL the above criteria will be returned without review.
Previous awardees may apply, but only to a new host 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.
The East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) provide U.S. graduate students in science and engineering: 1) first-hand research experiences in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore or Taiwan; 2) an introduction to the science, science policy, and scientific infrastructure of the respective location; and 3) an 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. All institutes, except Japan, last approximately eight weeks from June to August. Japan lasts approximately ten weeks from June to August.
PROPOSAL COMPONENTS:
- Cover Sheet:
- Application Form:
- Project Summary: A standard project summary is automatically generated for all EAPSI applications. Do not change this section.
- Project Description:
- Include the title of your research.
- Describe the Intellectual Merit of your proposed research
- Provide a clear description of hypothesis-driven research question(s) to be addressed, research objectives and methodologies.
- The proposed research should be achievable within a 6-7 week time frame (8-9 weeks for Japan).
- Describe the Broader Impacts of the proposed research and of your participation in the Summer Institute
- List the specific expertise of your proposed host researcher and capability of the host institution
- Describe what benefits derive from working with your host on the proposed research topic/project.
- Describe the expected value of gaining cultural and scientific experience in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore or Taiwan to your future career.
- Describe your unique qualifications to conduct research in an international setting.
- Project Descriptions that exceed the limit of five (5) single space pages will be returned without review.
- References must be listed separately and uploaded into the References section.
- Biographical Sketch (not to exceed two single-spaced pages): Provide a 2-page biographical sketch that includes your academic background, past research experience, previous international experience, a list of publications (if any), and/or other pertinent information (e.g., awards, skills and abilities) you consider relevant to determining your overall suitability for receiving an EAPSI fellowship.
- Two Letters of Recommendation: You must have two letters of recommendation from faculty members or other senior individuals qualified to comment on your abilities and potential as an EAPSI Fellow.
- Supplementary Documents: ONLY the following supplementary documents are to be submitted electronically via FastLane as part of the application:
- Undergraduate and Graduate Transcripts: Unofficial copies are acceptable.
- A statement from your advisor, the registrar's office, Dean, or Department Chair attesting to your current enrollment in the graduate program. Email statements with their original headings including senders' email addresses and dates are acceptable.
- Correspondence (emails) including letters of invitation or acceptance from potential host researcher(s).
- One-page project synopsis and timeline.
Must perform research at selected locations.