PAID Summer Research Opportunity in Costa Rica!

Tue, 26 Jan 2016 22:41:06 -0500

The La Selva Biological Station in Costa Rica is accepting applications from undergraduate Biology students for a 9-Week program.

Students will receive a stipend of $4,000.

Participants will have the opportunity to attend workshops on:

Field skills

Current research in tropical biology

International research ethics

Statistics

Scientific written and oral communication

Important Dates:

Program Date: June 9 - August 10th, 2016

Application Deadline: January 31st, 2016

Requirements:

There are two programs students can choose from:

NSF-OTS is open to:

U.S. citizens or permanent residents

LSAMP is open to:

U.S. citizens or permanent residents

Members of underrepresented minority groups

Those already enrolled in an LSAMP program

**Graduations seniors (May or August 2016) and students from R-1 research universities are not eligible

Application Instructions:

Application Form (see attached)

Two letters of Recommendation

Official Transcript

For more information, please contact:

Kattia Mendez, Undergraduate Program Assistant

Email: kattia.mendez@tropicalstudies.org

Students who are interested in applying, please contact Janet Mcglynn at mcglynn@umbc.edu