Do the IGERT requirements present any conflict with departmental requirements?
No. IGERT Trainees do have some additional course requirements and assigned research compared to other students in their home departments, they do not conflict with home department requirements. IGERT Principal Investigators represent all three of the collaborating programs. They worked carefully together to structure the IGERT Traineeship, including its course requirements and research expectations, to complement and enhance the students’ home department requirements. IGERT faculty also regularly meet with IGERT students’ home department advisors to help coordinate the oversight of their progress towards graduation.
