Limited Submission Opportunity 

National Science Foundation (NSF) in Innovations in Graduate Education Program (IGE): 

Number of slots: 2 

Internal Deadline: February 20, 2025

Sponsor Proposal Deadline: March 25, 2025 

The Award & Eligibility Criteria 

The Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program is designed to encourage development and implementation of bold, new, and potentially transformative approaches to STEM graduate education training. The program seeks proposals that a) explore ways for graduate students in STEM master’s and doctoral degree programs to develop the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed to pursue a range of STEM careers, or b) support research on the graduate education system and outcomes of systemic interventions and policies. 

The IGE Program calls for proposals in two tracks to: 

• Design, pilot, and test new, innovative and transformative approaches for inclusive STEM graduate education (Track 1); 

• Examine the impact of innovative systemic policies, procedures, and interventions on graduate education outcomes (Track 2); 

• Examine the potential to extend a successful approach developed in one discipline or context to other disciplines or contexts (Tracks 1 and 2); 

• Develop approaches that are informed by learning science and the existing body of knowledge about STEM graduate education (Tracks 1 and 2). 

Track 1 proposals may request a total budget (up to three years in duration) between $300,000 and $500,000. 

Track 2 proposals may request a total budget (up to five years in duration) up to $1,000,000 

The primary beneficiaries for all IGE research projects (Track 1 and Track 2) must be master's and/or doctoral students in STEM-designated degree programs. Eligible degree programs include research-based STEM master's and doctoral degree programs, Professional Science Master's programs and MEng programs with research training but do not include programs that only award certificates or professional degrees [such as Doctor of Audiology (AuD), Doctor of Medicine (MD), etc. see full list on IGE web page]. 

Guidance for the Nomination Process 

Interested PIs should submit a 1-2 page project description and C.V. in OpenWater by 5 p.m. on February 20, here: https://slu.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/198/home. A SLU faculty selection committee will review and select the most suitable applicant(s) and notify all applicants of the outcome by February 28th, 2025 barring any unforeseen circumstances.  The full proposal deadline is 5 pm on March 25, 2025. For more information on the program, please see here, and for the program guidelines and solicitation, please see here.