International Programs

The OSU Research Office is accepting Letters of Intent for the National
Science Foundation - Partnerships for International Research and
Education (PIRE) 2009 program. This is a limited submission
program. The Letter of Intent submission deadline is December 22, 2008 has been extended to January 9, 2009. Visit the Research Office Incentive Programs Web site for details on the NSF-PIRE program and guidance on preparing Letters of Intent.

The Research Office is now accepting
Letters of Intent for the 2009 USDA-CSREES International Science and
Education (ISE) Competitive Grants Program to support research, extension and teaching activities that will
enhance the capabilities of U.S. colleges and universities to
conduct international collaborative research, extension and teaching. This is a limited submission program. The Letter of Intent submission deadline is December 9, 2008. Visit the Research Office Incentive Programs Web site for details on the USDA-CSREES-ISE program and guidance on preparing Letters of Intent.

A culinary exploration of Southeast Asia and a screening of the award-winning documentary "War/Dance" are among the events set for Oregon State University’s observance of International Education Week, November 17-21. Read more about International Education Week highlights in the press release, and check out the complete schedule of events.

An agricultural economist and two biochemists from Africa are wrapping up seven weeks of training and research at Oregon State University that aims to improve the diets, health and financial conditions of people in their countries.

The three came to Corvallis through the Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellows Program. The program temporarily places agricultural researchers and policymakers from developing countries at universities and other institutions in the United States. The visiting fellows then receive scientific training and engage in collaborative research that seeks to promote food security and economic growth in their countries.

"This has been a valuable opportunity to build relationships and assist in the development of agricultural self-sufficiency in Africa," said Stella Coakley, an associate dean at OSU's College of Agricultural Sciences.

Read more about the work of Phyllis Mends, a principal agricultural economist at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in Ghana; Haoua Sabo, a biochemist at Abdou Moumouni University in Niger; and Olufunke Ola-Davies, a veterinary biochemist at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria.