NSF Nordic Research Opportunity

Dear NSF Graduate Fellows and Coordinating Officials:

We are pleased to announce the 2012 Nordic Research Opportunity, available as a Supplemental Award, for NSF Graduate Research Fellows.  NSF, the Research Council of Norway (RCN), the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (TEKES), the Academy of Finland, the Danish National Research Foundation and the Swedish Research Council will support on a competitive basis research visits of 2-12 months or 3-12 months (country-specific) in Norway, Finland, Denmark and Sweden.  This international research opportunity is intended to enrich the Graduate Research Fellows’ experience through cooperative activities with leading Nordic scientists and institutions, thus enabling them to develop early-career collaborations with international research partners.  Results of the research collaboration are expected to expand opportunities for innovation and add an international dimension to Fellow research projects.  Interested NSF Graduate Research Fellows who have completed at least one year of graduate study and who are studying at U.S. institutions are encouraged to contact potential Nordic host institutions for detailed information on current research activities at that site. 

Please read the announcement (Dear Colleague Letter) on the NSF Website at: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12006/nsf12006.pdf

The 2012 Supplement Request Deadline is January 20, 2012.  Announcement of supplement awards will be made in April, 2012.  If you have any questions after reading the Dear Colleague Letter, please contact Gisele Muller-Parker, email: gtmuller@nsf.gov

We hope you give this funding opportunity to establish collaborations with Nordic colleagues serious consideration as your research programs develop. Please note that we are still in the process of developing a new international funding opportunity, to be announced to you sometime this fall.  We will notify you as soon as we are able to provide details.