Closed · 24-506 · CFDA 47.041;47.049;47.050;47.070;47.074;47.075;47.076;47.079;47.083;47.084 · Discretionary
International Research Experiences for Students
Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. National Science Foundation, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- Varies
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- -
- Close date
- 25
- Expected awards
The verdict
International Research Experiences for Students is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. National Science Foundation that offered Varies by applicant across 25 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,338 other opportunities from U.S. National Science Foundation.
- Varies
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 25
- expected awards
- 47.041;47.049;47.050;47.070;47.074;47.075;47.076;47.079;47.083;47.084
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
International Research Experiences for Studen… is closed. Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. National Science Foundation still indexes 1,338 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
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Est. Total Funding
$12,000,000
Expected Awards
25
Instrument
Grant
Description
The International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) program supports international research and research-related activities for U.S. science and engineering students. The IRES program contributes to development of a diverse, globally engaged workforce with world-class skills. IRES focuses on active research participation by undergraduate and/or graduate students in high quality international research, education and professional development experiences in NSF-funded research areas. The overarching, long-term goals of the IRES program are to enhance U.S. leadership in science and engineering research and education and to strengthen economic competitiveness through training the next generation of science research leaders. IRES focuses on the development of a world-class U.S. STEM workforce through international research experiences for cohorts of U.S. students. Student participants supported by IRES funds must be citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States. Students do not apply directly to NSF to participate in IRES activities. Students apply to NSF-funded investigators who receive IRES awards. To identify appropriate IRES projects, students should consult the directory of active IRES awards. All PIs, co-PIs and Senior Personnel on IRES proposals must be from U.S. based organizations. Personnel from international partners should be listed as "non-NSF funded collaborators." Guidance on information to provide for "non-NSF funded collaborators" is found in Section V.A. IRES projects engage a group of undergraduate and/or graduate students in active high-quality collaborative research, in principle at an international site with mentorship from international researchers. IRES projects must be organized around a coherent overarching intellectual theme that may involve a single discipline or multiple disciplines funded by NSF. For all IRES proposals, PIs are strongly encouraged to outline a variety of virtual, hybrid or other alternative approaches to strengthen and maintain international collaboration in addition to travel. It is expected that these approaches will extend collaboration beyond the actual international trip and strengthen IRES proposals overall.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 24-506
Grants.gov marks International Research Experiences for Studen… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. National Science Foundation book (722 peers, 54% of 1,339).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
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What to do next
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