Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT)

[Paco Tomei]

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.

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10523/nsf10523.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25