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All IGERT positions for the 2006-07 academic year have been filled. Please contact us if you would like to apply for the 2007-08 academic year.
For those interested in applying to the
Drexel-Penn IGERT, the following guidelines should help you through the
process. We recommend that you contact a potential advisor (or
advisors) before applying--please visit our
Faculty page for ideas.
If you have any questions or would like to be in touch with a current IGERT student, please contact IGERT program coordinator
Holly Burnside.
Click
here to view a
PDF version of the
IGERT Brochure
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TO
APPLY:
Applicants should submit a
standard graduate application to a participating department at
either Drexel
University Graduate Admissions or
University
of Pennsylvania Graduate Admissions. In addition,
applicants must complete an
IGERT
Application Form and send their application
materials to Holly
Burnside.
DEADLINES:
Applications for Fall 2008 are due February 20 , 2008.
ELIGIBILITY:
IGERT
Fellows must be accepted
into a
participating Ph.D. program at either Drexel
University or the University of Pennsylvania.
Please note: stipend support from the IGERT funded program is
available only
to U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents, although the
universities may offer non-U.S. citizens other means of
support to participate.
LEVELS OF SUPPORT:
IGERT fellows receive tuition
remission plus a stipend of $30,000 for the first year. Felllows are eligible to apply for
a second year of support. In addition, fellows may apply for travel funding for research collaboration. (Certain restrictions may apply. Contact Holly Burnside for more details.)
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:
► Tuition Remission
► Stipend:$30,000 for 1st year
► Thesis and grant writers’ workshops
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Dual-registration—Fellows may register for courses at either
institution while maintaining a “home” university
► Placement in doctoral internships at industries, national and
international laboratories or foreign universities
► Annual retreat and other activities with IGERT Fellows and Faculty
► Opportunity to teach UG courses
► Nano
Certificate Program
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