National Science Foundation East Asia & Pacific Summer Institutes for US Graduate Students

  Australia

• Sydney: 
Sydney

  China

• Hong Kong: 
Hong Kong

  Japan

• Tokyo: 
Tokyo
• All Other Areas: 
Kansai,  Hokkaido,  Chuoko

  New Zealand

• Auckland: 
Auckland

  Singapore

• Singapore City: 
Singapore City

  South Korea

• Seoul: 
Seoul

  Taiwan

• Taipei: 
Taipei (Taibei)

Term: Summer 
Dates: June-August

Description: The East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) 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
(3) Orientation to the society, culture and language.

Highlights: EAPSI awardees receive a $5,000 stipend, international round-trip airfare to the host location, and funds to attend a pre-departure orientation in the Washington, DC area. Foreign co-sponsoring organizations provide additional support to cover EAPSI students' living expenses abroad during the period of the summer institutes and an orientation to the science environment and culture(s) of each location.

Degree Level: Masters Degree

Minimum Education: Bachelors

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American Participants.

Participants Travel Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Scholarships are Available. This is a fellowship opportunity.

Application Process Involves:

• Essay
• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Other
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Transcript

National Science Foundation East Asia & Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students Program's Mission Statement: 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.

Year Founded: 1952