4 October 2012

International Research Experience for US Graduate Students (IRES)

Crystal Tinch American Astronomical Society (AAS)

This program is administered by the National Solar Observatory (NSO), sponsored by the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE), and is open to US graduate students in any discipline of astronomy or astrophysics who are US citizens or permanent residents, age 21 years or older, and have a passport.  The main goal of the program is to expose potential researchers to an international setting at an early stage in their careers.  The program will take place in Bangalore, India, under the auspices of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), a premier national center devoted to research in astronomy, astrophysics and related physics.

The program supports up to four summer research positions for 8 weeks starting 12 June 2013 (this start date is firm).  For each participant, the program will provide a stipend of US $500 per week, round-trip air travel to/from India, accommodation, miscellaneous travel (field trips), incidental expenses, and medical expenses/insurance.

Additional information and application materials are available on the Web at http://eo.nso.edu/ires/.  All application materials must be received by 30 January 2013.