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National Science Foundation
International Science and Engineering (ISE)
DeAndra Beck
International Research Collaboration:
Opportunities and Resources at NSF
January 2013
NSF and International Engagement
“The nation's commitment to research will … take on a more globally connected context as the major issues and problems we face know no boundaries.”
Subra SureshDirector NSF
U.S. R&D Spending is ~$500 Billion
• Global R&D increase
projected (government,
industry, academic), up 1.8%
to $1.496 trillion
• Asia is driving growth
• Internationalization of R&D
will continue
• Growing worldwide
emphasis on basic research
(2012)
Dynamic Scientific Landscape
Worldwide R&D Investment Growing
U.S. STEM Graduate Degrees are Flat
North American Student Mobility is Flat
NSF Core Values for International Engagement…
•Intellectual partnerships and mutual benefit are the norm
•U.S. students and junior researchers engaged internationally
•Global networks linking expertise and resources are common
Resources
• Access to unique facilities and equipment
• Share costs and risks
• Exchange techniques and insights
Capacity
• Strengthen / Expand knowledge base
• Attract talent
• Enhance S&T-led economic performance
Objectives
• Address national, transnational or global
problems
• Foster science diplomacy
• Access foreign markets
• Pursue personal / professional goals
Drivers for International Research Collaboration
November, 2012
NSF Programmatic Organization
NSF Office of the Director
• Office of Integrative and International Activities (OIIA)
NSF Directorates
Biological Sciences (BIO)
Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) (OCI)
Education and Human Resources (EHR)
Engineering (ENG)
Geosciences (GEO) (OPP)
Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE)
Most international research and education activities are funded by NSF disciplinary programs:
• As part of regular awards
• As supplements to regular awards
ENGCISEBIO EHR
GEO SBEMPS
OISEOCI OIAOPP
NSF Funding for International Activities
These recently announced NSF programs include an explicit international dimension…
BIO Metabolomics; Dimensions Of Biodiversity
CISE Collaborative Research in Comp Neuroscience; GENI
GEO Integrated Ocean Drilling Project; Belmont Forum
EHR GRF Nordic Supplement; IGERT Traineeship
ENG Earthquake Research; Synthetic Biology; Nanotech.
MPS ICC; MWN; Astronomical Observatories
SBE S&T Statistics; Science of Science and Innovation Pol.
GEO/OPP Antarctica and Arctic Research and Education
CISE/OCI International Research Network Connections
OIIA INSPIRE
These NSF programs have one or more external partners…
• Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development (BREAD)
• International Collaboration in Chemistry
• Materials World Network
• Dimensions of Biodiversity
• Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE)
• G8 HORCS/Belmont Forum
NSF programs for an internationally engaged workforce
• (International) Research Experiences for Undergraduates* (IRES)
• Graduate Research Fellowship Program – GRFP/GROW
• Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Program
• East Asia Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI)
• Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes (PASI)
• (International) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program *
*Alignment of ISE programs with NSF-wide programs
Advancing NSF’s International Interests
Supporting NSF
Directorates/
Offices
Leveraging
Resources and
Expertise
Testing New ModelsData
U.S. Government
Agency
Strengthening
Partnerships
With Foreign
Counterparts
Engaging
U.S. Research
Community
Oversight
ISE
Internal External
• Catalyzing New International Collaborations (CNIC)
• Global Venture Fund (GVF) – NSF internal!
• Science Across Virtual Institutes (SAVI)
• Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER-Science)
More Tools for International Engagement
Supports initial phases of new international collaboration
• Planning visits
• Initial data gathering activities
• Proof-of-concept
• Single or multiple research visits
• Not workshops
• supplements are possible
Maximum 1 year, $10k-$100k max
Expected to lead to a follow-on full Directorate proposal
(Prior to a CNIC submission, PIs must establish communication with the cognizant NSF Directorate PD)
Catalyzing New International Collaborations (CNIC)
Internal OISE co-funding available for NSF awards with an international dimension
• Contact your disciplinary Program Officer about your proposed international activity
• If your Program Director agrees, you proceed…typically by applying for a supplement to an existing award or by incorporating an international dimension into a new proposal
GVF can also co-fund workshops
• Contact the appropriate disciplinary Program Officer for your research area of interest
Global Venture Fund
Global Venture Fund in 2012
$2.5 million Co-funding for Awards Supported by NSF
Directorates
Engineering28%
Geosciences25%Biological
Sciences14%
SBE12%
CISE11%
MPS6%
EHR3%
OCI1%
Distribution of 126 GVF Awards by Region
Europe and Eurasia
37%
East Asia Pacific28%
Africa, Near East, South
Asia21%
Americas12%
Multi Region2%
SAVI catalyzes the development of virtual institutes to facilitate research collaboration; networking; and technical exchanges between U.S. students, post docs, and junior faculty and their international partners.
NSF Overseas Offices
• Paris •
• TokyoBeijing
Europe OfficeEmail: [email protected] Huber, Office Head
Tokyo OfficeEmail: [email protected] Murdy, Office Head
Beijing OfficeEmail: [email protected] Ashworth, Office Head
For Further Informationhttp://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?org=OISE