NSF LifeChips IGERT

UC Irvine's LifeChips IGERT

UC Irvine’s LifeChips IGERT program is a new graduate research program where students combine the practices of engineering, physical sciences, biological sciences and medicine to produce small-scale technologies that benefit human health.

Graduates of the LifeChips program will have the skills necessary to develop technology used to identify new drugs, facilitate stem cell research and improve scientists’ understanding of tissue, organs, cells, DNA and other basic components of life. LifeChips IGERT students earn their degrees in their home departments, but perform research on LifeChips projects.

Funded by the National Science Foundation’s Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program (NSF-IGERT), LifeChips will focus on the study of “chip” technology (including micro and nanotechnology) as it applies to life sciences. The program takes its name from a new term scientists use to describe research on the overlap between life sciences and technology that naturally occurs at microscopic scales.

LifeChips IGERT Fellowships

Six trainingship grants per year will be awarded to incoming first year graduate students. Trainingships are for two years, in the amount of $30 K/year plus tuition and fees. Students interested in the LifeChips IGERT program should review the materials on the LifeChips website and submit an application before Extended deadline March 31, 2009.

Eligibility Requirements

• U.S. Citizen or permanent resident
• Incoming first year graduate student at UC Irvine (Student currently enrolled in the UCI graduate program is not eligible)
• Pursuing a doctoral degree

UC Irvine’s LifeChips IGERT program is committed to promoting diversity within the fields of science and engineering. Women, underrepresented minorities, and individuals from economically and socially disadvantaged backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply.

IGERT flyer↑

Feel free to distribute this flyer to prospective graduating seniors.

Benefits and Requirements

For more information about the LifeChips NSF IGERT program.

How to apply

Apply for NSF IGERT trainingship.

NSF IGERT program

Information about the NSF IGERT program.

Questions about IGERT?

Please send inquries to: Email: igert@uci.edu

NSF IGERT Fellows

List of current IGERT Fellows

NSF IGERT Alumni

List of previous IGERT Fellows