Application:

IGERT Graduate Trainees receive 5 years of funding, including a stipend, tuition coverage, and health benefits. Two years of funding come from the training grant; additional years come from a variety of sources including fellowships, scholarships, research assistantships, and teaching assistantships. Trainees are also eligible for research and travel funds to supplement resources available through their home departments and their advisors' labs.

Before applying to the IGERT program, students should contact one of the following core IGERT investigators for additional information.

Joyce Chai Fred Dyer

Tom Getty John Hale

Students should submit a standard graduate application to one of the participating cognitive science departments, and also submit an IGERT application form. This form can be downloaded from the links below and sent via email to mary@cogsci.msu.edu, or surface mailed to:


Undergraduate students and post-docs interested in applying for funding can request information from mary@cogsci.msu.edu.