Grants & Funding

National Science Foundation

Published Date: January 21, 2010

Program Information

Program Name:

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program

Program URL:

http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf10523

Program Year:

Program Description:

The Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship 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 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.

This is a Continuing Grant. It is expected that 18 new and renewal awards will be funded. The anticipated funding amount is $10.8 million, up to $3 million per award, over 5 years. For new awards in the first year, up to $400,000 and an additional $200,000 will be provided for start-up. In addition, for new/renewal awards, up to $200,000 total will be provided per award for approximately 10 projects with integrated international research activities in year 2 through year 5.

Program Restrictions:

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. The lead institution must independently grant the Ph.D. degree in at least one of the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields supported by the National Science Foundation and at least one Ph.D. granting unit should participate in the IGERT. Non-Ph.D. granting institutions, nonacademic, and international organizations may serve as collaborating organizations.

There is a limit of four preliminary proposals that may be submitted by an institution either as a single institution or as a lead institution in a multi-institution preliminary proposal. There is no limit on the number of full proposals that may be invited per institution from the preliminary proposal panels. A multi-institutional proposal is defined as one that has at least one co-PI at a different academic institution than that of the PI, a subaward to a different academic institution than that of the PI, or both.

Public Contact Information

Supported Components and Scientific Fields

Supported Components:

Faculty Development, Teacher Education or Professional Development

General Fields Supported:

Engineering, Science

Specific Fields Supported:

None provided

Program Eligibility Requirements

Who can apply?

Public Organizations, Private Organizations

If organizations may apply, check which ones:

2-Year Colleges, 4-Year Colleges, Universities

If students may apply, check which ones:

None provided

Are awards targeted to a specific population group?

No

If yes, check those that apply:

None provided

Is this program limited to organizations or residents within the United States?

Yes

Are awards targeted to people in specific U.S. states?

No

If yes, check those that apply:

None provided

Are awards targeted to a specific region within a state?

No

If yes, specify

Application Process and Program Award Term

Application Process, Initial Contact or Approach:

Proposal

Application Details:

Preliminary proposals are required and must be submitted via the NSF FastLane system. All preliminary proposals submitted in response to this solicitation must be submitted via the NSF FastLane system. IGERT does not accept collaborative proposals as separate submissions from multiple organizations. See full announcement.

Application Deadline(s)?:

Yes

If yes, date(s):

03/29/2010

Deadline Comments:

Preliminary Proposal Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time): March 29, 2010 Full Proposal Deadline(s): September 30, 2010 BY INVITATION ONLY

Award Duration:

Fixed

Program Competition Information

Year (last reported competition)  

	Number of Applicants	Number of Awards	Total Funding Dollars	Range of Awards
Other Applicants:
Individual Award Rates:
Institutional Award Rates:

Sample of Recent Grantees

Grantee	Award Year	Award