Please forward to those you feel may be interested in this program.  Additional information regarding OSU Limited Submission competitions may be found at:  http://www.research.okstate.edu/limited.htm.

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT) - NSF 07-540
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.

Limit on Number of Preliminary and Full Proposals Per Organization:

There is a limit of four (4) 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 a limit of three (3) full proposals that may be submitted (By Invitation Only based on the outcome of the preliminary proposal competition) by an institution either as a single institution or lead institution in a multi-institution full proposal. 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.

Limit on Number of Proposals Per PI:

One may participate as PI or co-PI in only one proposal submission. That restriction applies to preliminary proposals as well as full proposals. A PI or co-PI on one proposal may serve as non-senior personnel on other proposals.

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07540/nsf07540.htm

Internal Deadline: January 19, 2007

Agency Deadline: April 5, 2007*

*Mandatory Pre-Proposal deadline.  Full proposals due October 5, 2007 by invitation only.