OpportunityTitle: Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: *Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following:    -  U.S. academic institutions in the United States, its territories or possessions that grant the Ph.D. degree in the sciences and engineering may submit proposals. Projects may involve more than one institution, but a single institution must accept overall management responsibility. Non-Ph.D. granting institutions, nonacademic, and international organizations may serve as collaborating organizations.        *PI Limit:The PI must be on the faculty of the submitting institution.
Description: 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 who will pursue careers in research and education, with the interdisciplinary backgrounds, deep knowledge in chosen disciplines, and technical, professional, and personal skills to become, in their own careers, leaders and creative agents for change. The program is intended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate education, for students, faculty, and institutions, by establishing innovative 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.
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CloseDateExplanation: Preliminary Proposal Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m. proposer&apos;s local time):  March 13, 2009  Full Proposal Deadline(s):  September 14, 2009 BY INVITATION ONLY