NSF Opportunities for International Collaboration Richard H. Nader, Ph.D. Office of International Science and Engineering National Science Foundation

Inspector General National Science Board Director Deputy Director Computer & Information Science & Engineering Engineering Geosciences Mathematical & Physical Sciences Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences Education & Human Resources Budget, Finance & Award Management Information Resource Management Biological Sciences Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) Office of Cyberinfrastructure Office of Polar Programs

NSF in a Nutshell Independent USG Agency Funds basic research & education Uses peer-review in selecting proposals to fund Low overhead; highly automated grant management processes Discipline-based structure complemented by Cross- disciplinary mechanisms Bottom-up and proposal driven Use of Rotators/IPAs National Science Board

NSF Funding Each year NSF receives about 41,000 proposals and makes about 10,000 new awards (23% funding rate)  The average annual research grant is 3 years at $140,000/year.  3.4% NSF share of total annual Federal spending for research and development **Operates no labs 50%NSF share of Federal funding for non- medical basic research and education at academic institutions (universities)

NSF Support as a Percentage of Total Federal Support of Academic Basic Research Percentage (excluding NIH*) *National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Proposal Review Criteria Intellectual Merit  Potential to advance knowledge within and across fields  Qualifications of investigators  Creativity and originality  Conceptualization and organization  Access to resources

Proposal Review Criteria Broader Impacts  Promoting of teaching, training and learning  Participation of underrepresented groups  Enhancement of infrastructure for research and education  Dissemination of results  Benefits to society  International collaboration!!! –

Key Documents FY 2007 NSF Budget Request – Grant Proposal Guide (NSF 04-23) – PGhttp:// PG Science and Engineering Indicators – When in doubt – –

NSF International Objectives…  NSF international funding is a MEANS for:  Advancing FRONTIER RESEARCH  Providing ACCESS to sites, facilities, people, ideas  Addressing GLOBAL AND REGIONAL problems  Preparing a GLOBALLY ENGAGED U.S. S&E workforce  [NSF does NOT have a foreign affairs or foreign assistance mission]

NSF Opens Beijing Office May 24, 2006

Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) Key elements for OISE funding:  Collaborative  Catalytic  Junior researchers & students

OISE Support for International Activities  New proposals to Office of International Science and Engineering  Supplements to existing NSF grants  Part of new proposals to NSF disciplinary programs

Proposals to OISE  Planning Visits & Workshops  Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE)  Postdocs, Graduate and Undergraduate Students

Planning Visits Li Wei, Wolong Panda Club (bottom right)

Workshops Beijing Spallation Neutron Source (2011)

THE PARTNERSHIP FOR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ELECTRON CHEMISTRY AND CATALYSIS AT INTERFACES 电子化学和表面催化领域研究 -- 国际研究和教育合作团队 Source: PIRE Partnerships for International Research and Education

East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI) Become an internationally experienced researcher. Spend eight weeks conducting research and experiencing life in: Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand or Taiwan

2005 China Summer Institutes Credit: Ms. GU Min, China Science and Technology Exchange Center (CSTEC)

Word Slide ??? Undergraduate and Graduate Student Research Credit: GU Min, China Science and Technology Exchange Center (CSTEC) (left)

Global Challenges Credit: Steve Amstrup, USFWS (left); Jeanne Cato, NSF (top); Mike Cameron, NMML (right)