NSF IGERT nomination information session to be held at Harker Lab

9:18 a.m., Sept. 29, 2015--An information session to discuss the 2016 nomination process for the University of Delaware’s National Science Foundation IGERT doctoral program in Systems Biology of Cells in Engineered Environments (SBE2) will be held at 3 p.m., Monday, Nov. 16, in Room 202 of the Harker Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Laboratory.

The information session is open to all IGERT (Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship) faculty members, graduate coordinators, graduate program directors and interested doctoral students in any of the participating departments. 

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The interdisciplinary doctoral training program involves faculty members from nine departments with expertise in the SBE2 research areas. Accepted students receive: 

• A generous stipend for two years;
• Internship experiences;
• Enhanced post-IGERT career and employment options;
• Opportunities to deepen knowledge in business, communication and ethics; and
• Opportunities to work with similar-minded graduate students from different disciplines on similar research topics.

Nominations should come from IGERT faculty participants. Nominees can be first- or second-year students who are already admitted to one of the participating Ph.D. degree programs. 

Most of the available IGERT Scholar positions require students to be U.S. citizens or permanent residents; however, exceptional students that are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents may be eligible to become IGERT Scholars. All student nominations must be submitted by Dec. 15.

Interested students and faculty should visit this website. 

Any questions can be directed to the SBE2 IGERT program coordinator, Catherine Stoner, at cstoner@udel.edu.