ISSNAF (Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation) is a nonprofit organization aimed at promoting R&D interaction among Italians active in North America and Italian Academic and non-Academic Institutions in the fields of Biology, the Humanities, Medicine, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Information Technology, and Social Sciences.

Objectives

To realize this mission, ISSNAF has set the following primary objectives:

1. Promote contact and the exchange of knowledge between Italian scientists, scholars, and entrepreneurs in Italy and North America.

2. Facilitate collaboration, including joint research and development projects, among Italian and North American scientists, scholars, and nonprofit, for-profit, and governmental organizations.

3. Promote the bilateral flow of students, scientists, scholars, and entrepreneurs between Italy and North America.

4. Promote, provide information about, and administer fellowships for the exchange of students, scientists, and scholars between Italy and North America.

5. Facilitate sharing of knowledge and know-how between Italians involved in R & D and other constituencies in academia, government, industry, and the public at large in Italy and North America.

6. Identify significant research opportunities for Italian academia and industry, and stimulate their development.

7. Provide advice about the capabilities and merits of individuals and organizations – nonprofit, for-profit, and governmental – in both North America and Italy for scientists, scholars, and entrepreneurs from these respective countries.

8. Advocate the improvement of scientific, scholarly, and entrepreneurial activity and organizations within Italy.

9. Promote and coordinate the activities of other organizations and associations that link scholars, scientists, professionals, and entrepreneurs in Italy and North America.

To pursue these objectives, ISSNAF has created a number of Advisory Boards.