We are now accepting applications for the Summer 2019 internship in Tropical Ecology and Evolution at El Verde Field Station, Puerto Rico. The internship will run from May 27 – August 2.
Application deadline: 28 February 2019
The program will offer students the opportunity to have hands-on experience fields such as:
- Aquatic insect ecology
- Caddisfly (Trichoptera) and Mosquito (Diptera) Ecology
- Rodent Ecology and Plant-Animal Interactions
- Plant Population Ecology and Invasive Species Biology
- Wetland and Riparian Ecology
- Meiofauna and Protists Ecology
Students receive a stipend for the ten weeks duration of the program. Round-trip plane ticket from home institution to Puerto Rico will be reimbursed, up to a maximum of $600. The program will cover housing at El Verde Field Station. The National Science Foundation funds the program.
The program is limited to undergraduate students pursuing a bachelor degree at a college or university during summer 2019 that are US citizens or permanent residents.
Application materials and further information can be found at http://reu.ites.upr.edu/