Are foreign institutions eligible to submit to the IGERT program?
No. The lead institution must be from the United States or its territories. However, an institution from a country other than the U.S. and its territories may be a partner with the lead institution to enhance the multidisciplinary graduate education and research program for IGERT trainees, for example, by providing internship experiences. A foreign institution can be an academic institution, industrial entity, or a research institute. Question 2.c: My institution itself does not confer a Ph.D. degree in the proposed multidisciplinary research area or participating disciplines, but participates in relevant, joint Ph.D. programs conferred by a Ph.D.-granting institution. Am I able to submit an IGERT preproposal as a single institution? Answer: No. However, a multi-institution preproposal could be submitted with the Ph.D.-granting institution as the lead and any participating institutions in the joint Ph.D. degree program included as partner institutions. 3. Preparation of a Diverse Scien
