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EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC SUMMER PROGRAM FOR US GRADUATE STUDENTS

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2007 EASPI Summer Program participants at the Shine Dome, Australian Academy of Science, Canberra.

The East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) provide U.S. graduate students in science and engineering first-hand research experience to conduct research in Australian laboratories and to initiate personal relationships with their Australian counterparts. The program also introduces the students to Australian science policy infrastructure and orientation to the culture. The program is being funded by the Australian Government Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research and NSF.

In 2007 the US National Science Foundation (NSF) selected twenty students to travel to Australia between 13 June and 8 August 2007 under their East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for US Graduate Students.

The participants of the program came from a number of research areas, and were hosted by various institutions including universities, CSIRO divisions, museums, teaching hospitals and government institutions in five Australian states and one territory.

The host institutions provided the students with office accommodation, access to laboratory, library and computing facilities, access to major equipment and special apparatus, as well as technical assistance and the time and expertise of the host researcher.

As part of their visit, the Academy put together a 3-day orientation program in Canberra for the students. Many of the students took some time to travel around Australia on a holiday to see important Australian cities and sites.

This program is funded by the Australian Government Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) International Science Linkages – Science Academies Program.

• The research reports from the 2007 EAPSI Summer Program are available online.
• The research reports from the 2006 EAPSI Summer Program are available online.
• The research reports from the 2005 EAPSI Summer Program are available online.

For more information on the EAPSI Summer Program, including application forms and deadlines, please visit the NSF website.

If you are interested in hosting a US graduate student please contact the International Programs section at the Australian Academy of Science, email is@science.org.au, phone (02) 6201 9411.