Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program(IGERT), National Science Foundation (NSF)

Full Proposal Deadline Date:  July 2, 2012

SYNOPSIS

The Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program has been developed to meet the challenges of educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engineers with�interdisciplinary backgrounds, deep knowledge in chosen disciplines, and technical, professional, and personal skills. The program is intended to establish new models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries.� It is also intended to facilitate diversity in student participation and preparation, and to contribute to a world-class, broadly inclusive, and globally engaged science and engineering workforce.

Building upon the IGERT platform, the purpose of this IGERT solicitation is to support�new models�in graduate education in which students are engaged in an environment that supports innovation�to learn through hands-on experience how their own research may contribute�in new ways to benefit society and to learn the processes for the successful implementation of such contributions. �

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
This program provides educational opportunities for  Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students . This program supports institutions that may provide support to individuals at those institutions. To inquire about opportunities in this program, contact one of the awarded institutions, available by clicking on the Awards link.

RELATED URLS
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program-CIF21 Track (IGERT-CIF21)
IGERT Program Home Page
IGERT Resource Center
2011 IGERT Online Poster Competition Archive

THIS PROGRAM IS PART OF
Additional Funding Opportunities for the CNS Community
Opportunities that Highlight International Collaboration

What Has Been Funded (Recent Awards Made Through This Program, with Abstracts)

Map of Recent Awards Made Through This Program

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