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iGEM HQ will be processing applications the week of April 11. Thank you for your patience!
PLOS iGEM Collection
iGEM 2015 teams can now publish their results in the PLOS iGEM Collection! Submissions will be posted on the PLOS Collections blog.
You can still join iGEM 2016!
There's still a chance to participate in iGEM 2016! Late registration runs from April 1 until May 1.
Click here to register!
Funding and Discounts available to iGEM teams!
Visit the Partner Sponsors Special Offers page for the latest funded collaboration opportunities, offers and discounts.
Click here to learn more!
iGEM News
Grant Funding Opportunity - Deadlines approaching!
Over $100,000 USD in grants available to iGEM 2016 teams!This year iGEM is offering 3 new corporate grants to help support iGEM 2016 projects. This opportunity offers a unique collaboration with industry leaders, whom are seeking out iGEMers to help find solutions to their biggest problems. Visit Parters Offers Page to learn more.
iGEM Mentorship Program
Mentee and Mentor Application deadline: May 7, 2016We are expanding last year's program to help iGEM teams learn how the iGEM competition works and iGEM alumni refine communication, leadership, and mentoring skills. For more on the program or to apply to be a mentor or mentor visit our Mentorship page.
Need help adding a secondary PI?
If you are having trouble adding a secondary PI, see the instructions in the Registration Handbook.
Why do teams need to have two PIs?
Why must we have two Principal Investigators (PIs)?
All iGEM teams must have two PIs to participate in iGEM. Throughout years of running the competition, we have found that in general teams with at least two PIs have a better iGEM experience, learn more, and succeed even more than on their own.
Teams with only one PI often find that they don't get adequate support throughout the season. While iGEM is a student driven competition, PIs are important for providing guidance, having funding connections, dealing with university bureaucracy and regulations, and more.
Also, often a PI goes away for a portion of the summer leaving the team without any PI guidance for part of the season.
Don't underestimate the value of your PIs!
For more details on team roles, see the Requirements and Team Roles pages.
Funding Opportunity - Application deadline May 1st, 2016l
Receive up to $5,000 for your CRISPR –related iGEM projects and 20% off Gene Synthesis and Cloning. Find out how.
WELCOME 2016 Teams!
Congratulations to all teams who have registered to participate in iGEM 2016! We know you are eager to get started and will be processing applications over the next couple of weeks. Don't hesitate to contact us with any questions.
We are looking forward to a great iGEM season and hope you are as well!
iGEM Mentorship Program
iGEM HQ is excited to announce the AlumniGEM team mentorship program will be run again in 2016! The first round of applications is due on the 7th of May. We encourage high school teams, collegiate teams and anyone who wants to be a mentor to signup now!
For more information, please check out the Mentorship Resource pages!
Plant Synthetic Biology in iGEM
iGEM HQ is excited to announce a new initiative to support plant synthetic biology during the 2016 season and beyond! Plant synthetic biology has risen in popularity among iGEM teams over the last few years and we're working hard to help support those teams for 2016.
For more information, please check out the new Plant Synthetic Biology Resource page!
PLOS iGEM Collection
iGEM 2015 teams have the opportunity to publish their results in the PLOS iGEM Collection! Submissions to the PLOS iGEM Collection will be posted for open review on the PLOS Collections blog, where members of the PLOS and iGEM communities will review them. For submission instructions and additional details, see the PLOS Collections Blog post.
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