How are ERIE Traineeships awarded?
ERIE-IGERT Traineeships are awarded through a competitive three-stage process. First, candidates must be admitted to one of the eight participating doctoral programs. After admission, the department must nominate the applicant for an ERIE-IGERT Traineeship. The final stage is a review of the nominated applicants by the ERIE admissions committee, which includes representatives from each of the participating doctoral programs. Typically the final review process begins on February 1 and proceeds until all of the available slots have been filled for the academic year (usually 5-8 students across all programs) or until there are no additional departmental nominees. Please note that while departmental admissions deadlines may vary, the ERIE review process begins on February 1. In particular, applications to the UB Chemistry Department should submit their applications ahead of the customary March deadline.
