- Fellowships
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We offer a number of fellowships for truly exceptional young scholars. Fellowships can be offered through any of our research themes, as well as for Outreach and Public Engagement.
- Professional Skills for Careers in Biosciences (PSCB)
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The PSCB workshop series is intended for graduate students and postdocs to develop and enhance their universal job skills, including communication, professionalism, marketing, budgeting, and leadership.
- Early Innovator Program
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The Early Innovator Program (EIP) is a 10-week summer program hosted by the IGB, designed to teach participants the skills necessary to become innovative leaders in their fields, and to support IGB scientists in considering creative ways to bring science to society.
- IGB Outreach Certificate program
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This program enables students and research trainees at the University of Illinois to formalize their science-related public engagement experiences and training by earning a certificate in science outreach.
- IGB Postdoctoral Association
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The IGB Postdoctoral Association provides professional guidance and social opportunities for post-doctoral scholars.
- Postdoc Development Plan (PDP)
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The PDP can assist IGB postdoctoral researchers to become independent, high-quality scientists with strong project management and administrative skills.
- Inclusive Excellence Award
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The Inclusive Excellence Award supports projects that showcase diverse ways of practicing science, provide ally training for researchers, create a culture of inclusion and wellness for IGB community members, and encourage participation from a broad range of perspectives and experiences. The award is open to all eligible members of the IGB community.
- Tracy Undergraduate Team Science Training Program
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The Tracy Undergraduate Team Science Training Program (TTP) provides applied research training for undergraduate students in a series of 10 specially designed activities over the course of an academic year.
- Lunchbox Series
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The Lunchbox is an event series centered on food that consists of monthly seminars from Illinois faculty, staff, and community members that are paired with special meals prepared by chefs at Bevier Café. Through a universal appreciation for food, the program seeks to create an inclusive community that encompasses people from different cultural backgrounds.
For Faculty
- Team Science Leadership Program
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Specifically tailored to IGB mid-career faculty, the IGB Team Science Leadership Program is a new series of workshops that will offer leadership training, networking, and community-building, and will grant a certificate at the end of the year-long program.
- New PIs Group (NPG)
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Formerly the Young Investigators Coffees, an open discussion between Assistant Professors and the Director to explore ideas for what activities and services would be of most benefit
- Principled Academic Leadership
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Designed specifically for early to mid-career faculty affiliated with the IGB, this partnership with the National Center for Principled Leadership & Research Ethics that offers a program focusing on practical, interactive sessions over the course of an academic year.
- Professional and Leadership Development Advisory Group
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The Professional and Leadership Development Advisory Group helps create a more inclusive, diverse, and welcoming environment within the IGB for all members of our community. The PLD Advisory Group comprises IGB community members spanning the breadth of IGB, including theme leaders, faculty, staff and postdoctoral researchers.
- Inclusive Excellence Award
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The Inclusive Excellence Award supports projects that showcase diverse ways of practicing science, provide ally training for researchers, create a culture of inclusion and wellness for IGB community members, and encourage participation from a broad range of perspectives and experiences. The award is open to all eligible members of the IGB community.
- Lunchbox Series
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The Lunchbox is an event series centered on food that consists of monthly seminars from Illinois faculty, staff, and community members that are paired with special meals prepared by chefs at Bevier Café. Through a universal appreciation for food, the program seeks to create an inclusive community that encompasses people from different cultural backgrounds.
- Join a research theme
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With faculty from over 30 departments on campus, the IGB is continually looking to involve new members to work in our multidisciplinary, thematic research themes. This includes assistant professors, who can scale their involvement to fit the needs of building their own lab, while still reaping the benefits of working at the IGB as outlined below.
