NSF's Innovations in Graduate Education: Transforming STEM Training for Diverse Careers

The Innovations in Graduate Education IGE program, under the Division of Graduate Education EDUDGE, encourage innovative and potentially transformative approaches to STEM graduate education trning. This initiative seeks proposals that explore new methodologies for equipping research-based master's and doctoral degree holders with the requisite skills, knowledge, and competencies necessary for a diverse range of STEM careers.

The objectives of the IGE Program are as follows:

1. To generate essential insights into creating bold, pioneering, potentially transformative approaches to graduate education and their implementation.

2. To accelerate rapid advancements in STEM graduate education across various disciplines, with due consideration for unique needs in particular fields or interdisciplinary areas within STEM.

Innovative strategies are required at multiple levels and scales to address the multifaceted issues confronting today's STEM graduate education landscape. This spans from personal interactions between faculty and students to broader institutional policies and processes. Consequently, this program invites proposals under two distinct categories:

1. Career Preparation Pilots: These initiatives focus on novel pilot interventions within a single STEM program or institution that benefits STEM students across multiple graduate programs. Projects may also examine the feasibility of transferring a successful approach from one discipline or context to others.

2. Systemic Interventions and Policies: These research projects are designed to yield knowledge about the structure, policies, and outcomes of STEM graduate education systems. They can be implemented at varying scales: across multiple fields within institutions; within a field of study across several institutions; or even across various institutional and subject domns.

For detled information including eligibility criteria and award specifics, please refer to the latest solicitation on the NSF website.

The Innovations in Graduate Education program has invested $43 million since 2015 in projects that enhance graduate education. These initiatives span across 35 states, including Washington D.C., and encompass 84 institutions, with notable contributions from non-R1 universities 27 and minority-serving institutions 17.

The program has supported a total of 94 projects through 105 awards.

*Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research EPSCoR

Visualize the impact by exploring this map featuring recent program grants. Browse through all projects that have received funding under this program.

We are fostering a foundation for more faculty within our university to leverage the power of transdisciplinary research and provide students with opportunities to create sustnable solutions in critical areas like renewable energy, water management, r quality, and beyond. Without the IGE, this level of growth might not be achievable.

Dr. Hua Li

Principal Investigator, Texas AM Kingsville

The IGE program's scope and scale are commable, catalyzing a transformative impact on graduate education across STEM disciplines by fostering knowledge development and system-wide improvements that benefit students seeking a range of STEM careers.

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