GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT
NSF-CGP (Center for Global Partnership) Science Fellowship Program
Introduction: Launched in 1992, this program enables American senior-level and postdoctoral
scientists and engineers to visit Japan. CGP (Center for Global Partnership) is a non-profit
organization established in 1991 by the Japan Foundation which is part of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs. CGP aims to achieve closer relations between Japan and the United States. This program
is implemented by NSF using funds provided by CGP.
Unique Feature: The unique feature to this program is that it enables American researchers to
conduct research within the Japanese industrial sector. Under this program American scientists
and engineers may apply for support of 3-24 month research stays at Japanese corporate,
government or academic research facilities. These fellowships support 3-24 month visits to
corporate labs, 3-12 month visits to universities, and 3-6 month visits to government laboratories.
The number of American researchers awarded this fellowship from 1992 through 1996 was 70.
Of these, 55 were senior-level researchers and 15 were postdocs. 44 went to the academic sector;
15 went to companies; and 11 to Japanese national laboratories.
Proposal Deadline: September 1 of each year
Project Description: Each proposal submitted to this competition should contain the following
items within the Project Description:
-"Results of Prior NSF Support" if the applicant has received NSF support within the past 5 years.
-Rationale for and benefits to be derived from collaboration with Japanese host(s).
-Research objectives including expected contribution to the science or engineering field.
-Methodology and work plan including a clear explanation of how the research cooperation will
be carried out.
-Facilities, including a description of the advantages/reasons for utilizing Japanese resources.
Budget: The following expenses are typical of NSF-CGP projects and may be included in the
budget.
-Up to 1/2 base salary, plus applicable fringe benefits (only for visits of 6 months or longer).
-Round trip economy airfare on U.S. flag carriers.
-Living allowances of up to $3,700 (for postdoc) or $4,000 (for senior), including housing,
subsistence, and local travel.
-Up to $3,000 for one return professional visit to the United States (if staying longer than 9
months).
-Up to $300 in excess baggage.
-Relocation allowance - up to $1,500
-Japanese language study (in the U.S. and/or Japan), if justified in detail in proposal
-Up to $1,000 for travel within Japan, if justified in proposal
-If accompanied by one or more dependents:
-Economy class airfare and up to $300 excess baggage per dependent for one international round
trip
-An additional relocation allowance of $1,000 regardless of the number of dependents
-An additional living allowance of $500 per month
-$50 per month per dependent towards the cost of health insurance
-Schooling for children in grades K-12:
-Public - $800 per child per year or
-Private - up to $10,000 per child, if adequately justified in proposal
Additional Information
The application procedure is fully described in "International Opportunities for Scientists and
Engineers" (NSF 96-14). The Program Announcement is available online at the NSF homepage
URL (http://www.nsf.gov/).
