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PEER INFORMATION DAY
28 October 2014
Amman, Jordan
Jordan-US Research Collaboration:
Overview of NSF and USAID
Lara Campbell & Arthur Fitzmaurice
International Science & Engineering
US National Science Foundation
[email protected] &
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What is NSF?
• US National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Independent federal agency
• Created by Congress in 1950 “to promote the
progress of science...”
• Annual budget of ~$7.2 billion (FY 2014)
• Projects selected based on merit through peer
review; ~12,000 projects per year
• Several thousand international projects per
year
NSF Funding
• Supports DOMESTIC (at US institutions), BASIC
research with a “bottom up” approach
• Most funding through technical directorates:
ENG = engineering
• ENG
BIO = biological sciences
• BIO
• GEO
GEO = geosciences
MPS = math and physical sciences
• MPS
CISE = computer & information science &
• CISE
engineering
SBE = social and behavioral sciences
• SBE
EHR = education and human resources
• EHR
International NSF Strategic Plan
Why does NSF encourage international cooperation?
• Advance the FRONTIERS of Science and Engineering
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ACCESS to unique expertise, facilities, and phenomena
LEVERAGE limited resources
EXCHANGE insights and techniques
• Prepare a GLOBALLY-ENGAGED U.S. S&E workforce
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NURTURE capable young researchers with strong networks
overseas
DEVELOP a global perspective
FACILITATE mobility and brain circulation
World of R&D 2013
NSF Funding for International Activities
• Most international research and education
activities are funded by NSF disciplinary
programs:
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As part of regular awards
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As supplements to regular awards
• Some specific international programs
 Fund US researchers to work internationally,
but only fund the US partner
Core Values for International Engagement
• Intellectual partnerships and clear mutual
benefit
• U.S. students and junior researchers
engaged internationally
• Networks that link expertise and
resources
NSF-Funded US Research in Jordan
Since 2004:
• 9 Archaeology
• 10 Social Sciences (law, political science,
cultural anthropology, etc.)
• 2 Linguistics
• 5 Ecosystems / Water Resources
• 5 Engineering (1 Civil, 2 Energy, 2 Materials)
• 3 Computer Science
• 6 Geosciences
• 4 Research for US Students in Jordan
Level of cooperation varies…
• 7 Workshops (usually very collaborative)
• 10 Dissertation Improvement (often not very
collaborative)
NSF International Grants for US PIs
Developing an Internationally Engaged Workforce
• International Research Experiences for Students
(IRES)
• Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide
(GROW)
• (Pan-American) Advanced Studies Institutes ((P)ASI)
NSF International Grants for US PIs
Research Funding
• Partnerships for International Research and
Education (PIRE)
• Catalyzing New International Collaborations
(CNIC)
• International supplements for existing NSF
grants
International Funds for Jordanian Research
• Newton’s List - aggregate of current
international funding opportunities
newtonslist.crdfglobal.org/
• Fulbright eca.state.gov/fulbright/
Visiting Scholars
Huburt Humphrey Program (professionals)
Foreign Student Program
• Office of Naval (ONR) Global
onr.navy.mil/en/Science-Technology/ONRGlobal/funding-opportunities.aspx
• PEER (USAID)
USAID
• US Agency for International Development
• the lead U.S. Government agency that works to
end extreme global poverty and enable resilient,
democratic societies to realize their potential.
• Established in 1961
• Annual budget ~$22 Billion
• Works in ~100 countries
• Provides development assistance to foreign
governments, NGOs, etc.
USAID Goals
Promote broadly shared economic prosperity
Strengthen democracy and good governance
Protect human rights
Improve global health
Advance food security and agriculture
Improve environmental sustainability
Further education
Help societies prevent and recover from
conflicts
• Provide humanitarian assistance in the wake
of natural and man-made disasters.
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USAID’s Global Development Lab
• Discover, test, and scale breakthrough
solutions to development challenges
• Increase the application of science,
technology, innovation and partnerships
to achieve, sustain and extend the
Agency’s development impact.
• Works with a wide range of partners
• Initiated PEER Program
USAID Priorities in Jordan
• Essential public services
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Sustainable agriculture and water
management
Education
Reproductive health and family planning
• Economic growth and trade
• Democracy, human rights & governance
• Gender Equality & women’s empowerment
• USAID – NSF Overlap
• USAID = development
• NSF = basic research
• Science and engineering are essential to
solving development challenges
• Collaboration can move basic research ->
solutions to key development challenges:
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Management and development of scarce
resources such as water and energy,
education, food security, economic growth….
For Further Information
www.nsf.gov/od/iia/ise/
[email protected]
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Thank You!