And in the case of
the NSF summer institutes, there are other parties whose calendars must be consulted.
Not exact matches
The
summer institute is
NSF's only Australia - specific research training opportunity for graduate students, but another
NSF program — the Doctoral Dissertation Enhancement Projects program — offers flexibility and a longer term for U.S. graduate students seeking foreign - research experiences including, but not limited to, Australia.
First is
NSF itself, which enforces a rigid schedule for the
summer institutes.
Even though participants may be scattered all over a large continent, notes French,
NSF regards the
summer institute as a group activity, starting with the orientation program and continuing, in some programs, with other group activities throughout Australia's winter.
For years,
NSF - sponsored
summer institutes have sent American graduate students abroad, in cooperation with overseas science - funding
institutes.
The goal of
NSF's
summer institutes — including the version in Australia — is to foster a generation of scientists that is comfortable in international settings.