(NSF 09-519) National Science Foundation Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT)
WHAT: Limited Submission Proposal for the (NSF 09-519) National Science Foundation Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT)
WHO: Texas A&M University faculty, including Agriculture, Engineering and TTI personnel.
WHY: NSF anticipates making awards for IGERT projects up to $600,000 per year for a maximum of five years.
WHEN: Internal proposal deadline of January 20, 2009.
HOW: Faculty should submit internal proposal to osppc@tamu.edu for review by the internal selection committee.
THE FINE PRINT:
The funding agency below has limited the number of proposals to four preliminary proposals per institution. If the number of faculty wishing to submit a preliminary proposal exceeds the number allowed by the agency, we will conduct an internal selection process. Below are due dates for the program, including the due date of the internal proposal for review by the internal selection committee, the date for announcement of the internal selection and the due date for submission of a preliminary proposal to the agency.
AGENCY: National Science Foundation (NSF)
AGENCY PROGRAM TITLE: NSF 09-519 Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT)
BRIEF PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The IGERT Program is intended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate education for students, faculty and institutions by establishing innovative models for graduate education and training for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. IGERT proposals must describe integrative, research-based, graduate education and training activities in emerging areas of science and engineering.
IGERT proposals should be organized around an interdisciplinary theme that is based on transformative interdisciplinary research in science/technology/engineering/mathematical sciences. The IGERT project should provide students with experience relevant to both academic and nonacademic careers, and may involve activities such as internships and mentoring in industrial, national laboratory, academic or other settings.
Also, IGERT projects are expected to integrate the following features: a comprehensive interdisciplinary theme appropriate for doctoral-level research; integration of interdisciplinary research with innovative graduate education; an environment that exposes students to a broad base of state-of-the-art research instruments, equipment, educational tools and methodologies; career development opportunities; program strategy and plan for recruitment, mentoring, retention and graduation of U. S. graduate students; strategy and methodology for formative assessments of the project’s effectiveness; administrative plan and organizational structure that ensures effective management of the project resources; plan for dissemination of innovative graduate education activities both within and outside the institution; and institutional commitment to facilitating and furthering the plans and goals of the IGERT project.
The IGERT project may use investigators from one or more academic departments in a single institution or from more than one institution. The primary emphasis should be on integrative, innovative approaches to education and training of doctoral students. While participation of individuals at the undergraduate level is encouraged IGERT funding itself may not be used to support undergraduates. In contributing to a diverse science and engineering workforce for the future, the IGERT project must include strategies for recruitment, mentoring and retention aimed at members of groups underrepresented in science and engineering, including women, racial and ethnic minorities and persons with disabilities.
More information can be found at: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09519/nsf09519.htm
AGENCIES ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT: The IGERT Program is open to U.S. academic institutions in the United States, its territories or possessions that grant the Ph.D. degree in the sciences and engineering.
AWARD INFORMATION: NSF anticipates making awards for IGERT projects up to $600,000 per year for a maximum of five years.
ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS: Indirect Cost (F&A) Limitations: Limited to 8% of total direct costs, excluding equipment and cost-of-education allowances, but not excluding participant support.
COST SHARING: NONE.
Internal Selection Procedures and Deadlines
January 14, 2009: An IGERT informational meeting for faculty who are considering preparing a proposal for an IGERT will be held by the Office of Proposal Development from 10-11:30 am on Wednesday, January 14 in the Jack Williams Administration Building, Room 310. We will discuss program requirements, what reviewers are typically looking for, and attributes of successful IGERT proposals. For more information contact Lucy Deckard in the Office of Proposal Development at l-deckard@tamu.edu or 458-4290.
January 16, 2009: Deadline for an email of intent, including the names of the PI and co-PIs, title of internal proposal and a 1-3 sentence description of the project. Send email of intent to osppc@tamu.edu.
January 20, 2009: Deadline to obtain signatures of approval from your department head and college dean to submit an internal proposal to the Research Policy and Development Support Office for review by the internal selection committee. The internal proposal should include:
(1) An executive summary, up to three pages, based on the proposal description as outlined in the NSF program announcement;
(2) Tentative budget;
(3) Project and Management Plans (including team members);
(4) If your proposal is a resubmission, you may include a summary of the reviews from the last submission.
The form for completing the internal proposal is here.
This completed form should be submitted electronically to osppc@tamu.edu for review by the internal selection committee.
*Once your internal proposal has been received with all of the necessary signatures, you will receive an email indicating it will be reviewed by the internal selection committee. If you do not receive the confirmation email, please call 5-1812.*
Please read the RFP carefully for specific requirements of the program at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09519/nsf09519.htm
Selection of a proposal will be based on NSF guidelines. Meeting the needs of the university’s reinvestment plan will also be taken into account.
During the selection process, the internal selection committee may contact departments and colleges for their opinions and commitments. They may also request additional information from PIs.
January 30, 2009: The Internal Selection Committee will notify PIs of the result of the internal competition.
March 13, 2009: Deadline for preliminary proposals: (due by 5 p.m. proposer’s local time). Full proposals for preliminary proposals are by invitation only.
September 14, 2009: Deadline for full proposals, by invitation only: (due by 5 p.m. proposer’s local time). Institutions are restricted to a maximum of four single-institution or lead institution in multi-institution full proposals.
