International Multilateral Partnerships for Resilient Education and Science System in Ukraine (IMPRESS-U)
IMPRESS-U supports Ukrainian, U.S., and partner-country researchers in collaborative research, education, and innovation to integrate Ukrainian researchers into the global research community.
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation
Due Dates: Rolling (NSF proposals and supplements) | Within 7 calendar days of NSF submission (partner applications) | Ended (NCN call) | Selection closed (NRFU)
Funding Amounts: U.S. EAGER: up to $300,000 for up to two years; NSF supplements typically up to 20% of the original award budget
Summary: IMPRESS-U funds multilateral research, education, and innovation that integrates Ukrainian researchers into the global research community.
Key Information: Teams must include researchers from the U.S., Ukraine, and at least one of Poland, Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania.
Description
IMPRESS-U is led by NSF’s Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE), working with partner agencies in Ukraine, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and the United States. It supports ambitious collaborative projects across NSF-supported science, engineering, and education fields. Support covers early-stage, potentially transformative exploratory research through EAGER proposals and international expansion of existing NSF awards through supplements.
Priorities include resilient and efficient international partnerships, preparation of an internationally engaged research community and technical workforce, and contributions to a modern research, education, and innovation ecosystem in Ukraine. Projects must integrate partners’ contributions and explain how international collaboration enables advances and broader impacts beyond those achievable by national teams independently. Early-career investigators and teams engaging students and early-career researchers are especially welcome.
