REU program in Tropical Ecology and Evolution – Summer 2017- University of Puerto Rico
We are now accepting applications for the Summer 2017 internship in Tropical Ecology and Evolution at El Verde Field Station, Puerto Rico. The internship will run from May 29 - August 4. Application deadline: 15 February 2017 The program will offer students the opportunity to have hands-on experience fields such as: - Aquatic insect ecology - Bat ecology - Caddisfly (Trichoptera) biology - Plant population biology - Tropical Lepidoptera diversity - Invasive rodent 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 and the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras campus, fund the program. The program is limited to undergraduate students pursuing a bachelor degree at a college or university during summer 2017 that are US citizens or permanent residents. Application materials and further information can be found at http://reu.ites.upr.edu/
