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K-8 Students

• Boston Leadership Institute Program in Biology/Advanced Biology
Boston Leadership Institute (Lead)

The Boston Leadership Institute offers top-quality summer programs for middle school and high school students. Students take fun behind-the-scenes fi ... read more

• Marine Science at The Whale Camp and the School of Fundy

The Fundy Marine Science Institute is dedicated to providing experiential educational programs and facilities for learning about the dynamic marine ec ... read more

High School Students

• Boston Leadership Institute Program in Biology/Advanced Biology
Boston Leadership Institute (Lead)

The Boston Leadership Institute offers top-quality summer programs for middle school and high school students. Students take fun behind-the-scenes fi ... read more

• Marine Science at The Whale Camp and the School of Fundy

The Fundy Marine Science Institute is dedicated to providing experiential educational programs and facilities for learning about the dynamic marine ec ... read more

• Santa Fe Institute Complexity and Modeling Program CAMP
Santa Fe Institute (Lead)

This intensive two-week residential science Summer CAMP introduces participants to complexity science scholarship. Through individual projects, compu ... read more

• Stones and Bones: A Practicum in Paleontology
Field Museum, University of Chicago

In Chicago, you will learn the labs and galleries as you are introduced to important concepts in geology, paleontological method, stratigraphy, and ea ... read more

K-12 Educators

• Marine Science at The Whale Camp and the School of Fundy

The Fundy Marine Science Institute is dedicated to providing experiential educational programs and facilities for learning about the dynamic marine ec ... read more

• REU in Integrated Environmental Sciences
University of Texas, Austin

The University of Texas at Austin Reserach Experience for Undergraduates and Teachers (REU/RET) in Integrated Environmental Science stresses ... read more

• Science Inquiry for Teachers Program RET
Florida State University

Summer 2012 Professional Development at Florida State University for science teachers in grades 4-12: Research and learning to be completed ... read more

Undergraduate Students

• Advanced Independent Research/REU (with Senior Thesis Option)
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (Lead)

This program is an excellent way to decide if a career in field biology is right for you. Advanced Independent Research offers intensive mountain fie ... read more

• Amgen Scholars Summer Research Program in Science and Biotechnology
University of California, Berkeley (Lead)

The Amgen Scholars Program is a national program to increase research opportunities for students committed to pursuing careers in the sciences. This p ... read more

• Aquatic Chemical Ecology (ACE) Summer Undergraduate Research
Georgia Institute of Technology (Lead)

Aquatic Chemical Ecology (ACE) at Georgia Tech is a summer undergraduate research program supported by the National Science Foundation. ACE at Georgia ... read more

• Biological Research in Ecological and Evolutionary Developmental Biology (BREED)
San Francisco State University (Lead)

San Francisco State University (SFSU), an urban university serving a highly diverse student population. We have recently established an REU site with ... read more

• Biological Responses to the Environment from Genes to the Ecosystem
West Virginia University (Lead)

Students will work in a research lab on the West Virginia University campus for 10 weeks (May 20 - July 26) under the guidance of a WVU professor. ... read more

• Biomedical Research Apprenticeship Program (BioMedRAP)
Washington University School of Medicine (Lead)

The Biomedical Research Apprenticeship Program (BioMedRAP) is a 10-week summer research program for exceptional students interested in pursuing biomed ... read more

• Blandy Experimental Farm REU
University of Virginia (Lead)

Since 1992 Blandy has provided Undergraduate Research Fellowships to students interested in ecology and environmental science. We have been a ... read more

• Bridge to Research in Marine Sciences
Savannah State University (Lead), Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography

The program provides three weeks of classroom, field, and laboratory work to build technical, scientific, communications and ethics skills with guest ... read more

• ED-QUEST: Enhancing Diversity, Quality, and Understanding the Ecological and Evolutionary Sciences for Tomorrow
University of Michigan (Lead)

A new REU program for underrepresented 1st and 2nd year undergraduates, aiming to increase diversity in the field of ecology and evolutionary biology. ... read more

• Environmental Impacts on Biological Systems: from Molecules to Ecosystems REU
Hope College (Lead)

Research opportunities in the areas of neuroscience, microbiology, cell, biology, molecular genetics, biochemistry, ecology, physiology, and bioinform ... read more

• Estuarine and Coastal Barrier Ecology Processes REU
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Lead)

A US Department of Defense-sponsored research program (Defense Coastal / Estuarine Research Program = DCERP) serves as the foundation for our REU Site ... read more

• Fort Johnson Marine Biology REU
College of Charleston (Lead), Medical University of South Carolina, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), NOAA, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

• Fungal Genomics REU
North Carolina State University (Lead), Ohio State University, Pennsylvania State University, Texas A&M University

• Global Change Ecology REU
University of Minnesota (Lead)

This REU site is designed to introduce undergraduate students to research into global change ecology and teach them how to deal with large and/or mult ... read more

• Harvard Forest Summer Research Program in Ecology
Harvard University (Lead)

Harvard Forest offers an exciting program for up to 30 undergraduate students from institutions across the country to collaborate with scientists cond ... read more

• Hughes Science Pipeline Project (HSPP): Research Internships for Undergrads
Barnard College

Each year, the HSPP sponsors Research Internships for 14 Barnard undergraduates distributed among five science departments: Biology, Chemistry, Enviro ... read more

• In the Canopy with Wheelchairs & Tardigrades
Baker University (Lead)

NSF:REU: Summer Research Project that will conduct vertical tansects into the tall trees of the Transition Forest on the edge of the tall grass prairi ... read more

• Integrated Biological Sciences Summer Research Program
University of Wisconsin, Madison (Lead)

The Institute for Biology Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites undergraduate students interested in exploring research in the biol ... read more

• Integrative Approaches to Studying Recognition Systems in Cells, Organisms, and Populations
Tufts University

• Kellogg Biological Station has 12 positions this summer for undergraduates to participate in Ecological Research
Michigan State University (Lead)

All of these are PAID opportunities: $4,250--$4500 stipend plus FREE room and board for the summer. REU (Research Experiences fo ... read more

• Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Programs (LSSURP)
University of Minnesota (Lead)

The University of Minnesota LSSURP oversees and coordinates several life sciences programs: Molecular Genetics and Proteomics; Neuroscience; Heart, Lu ... read more

• LSU HHMI Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Life Sciences
Louisiana State University (Lead)

The Departments of Biological Sciences and Chemistry at Louisiana State University, with funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduat ... read more

• LUMCON's Summer 2013 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program: Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Changing Coastal Environments
Louisiana Universities and Marine Consortium (Lead)

The Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) invites undergraduates to apply for our NSF-sponsored, 2013 REU program in Interdisciplinary Res ... read more

• Marine Sciences Summer Internship
University of Delaware

This REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) program awards ten science, engineering, and mathematics undergraduates summer internships to conduc ... read more

• Maryland Sea Grant REU in Estuarine Processes
University of Maryland, College Park (Lead)

Each summer, the Maryland Sea Grant Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program offers fourteen students the opportunity to conduc ... read more

• Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) is one of the Foundation’s premier programs and the centerpiece of the Foundation’s long-t ... read more

• Minority Awards Program
Smithsonian Institution

This program is designed to provide undergraduate and beginning graduate students the opportunity to learn more about the Smithsonian and their academ ... read more

• Multidisciplinary Environmental Research in forest lakes and streams on the Kittatinny Mountains of Northwest New Jersey
Montclair State University (Lead)

Montclair State University (MSU) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsor an 8 week Summer Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) progra ... read more

• NEON Undergraduate Internship Program in science and engineering
National Ecological Observatory Network (Lead)

NEON is offering a summer internship program for undergraduate students from populations that are underrepresented in science and engineering. The int ... read more

• NIH R25 Summer Research Program
University of Oregon

The University of Oregon (UO) R25 Summer Research Program offers fellowship opportunities for undergraduate students from other Universities and Colle ... read more

• NSF Eco-informatics Summer Institute
Oregon State University (Lead)

Students from all over the U.S. will have the opportunity to work with faculty mentors on research projects that advance knowledge and understanding o ... read more

• Pacific Internship Programs for Exploring Science (PIPES)
University of Hawaii, Hilo (Lead)

The University of Hawaii at Hilo's Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program is a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded internship progr ... read more

• Research Experience for Undergraduates in Chihuahuan Desert Biodiversity (REU-CDB)
University of Texas, El Paso (Lead)

10 summer weeks at UTEP and Indio Mountains Research Station -High quality research experience in ecology and evolutionary biology in the fie ... read more

• Research Experience for Undergrads in Tropical Biology in Costa Rica
Duke University

Students from diverse ethnic and academic backgrounds will complete an independent research project in the field with an experienced tropical ecologis ... read more

• Research in molecular, cellular, neuro- and population biology using marine and other comparative models at the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience
University of Florida

Our REU site has two major aims: (1) to provide undergraduates with a realistic and professional research experience that will enhance or reinforce th ... read more

• Research Internships in Ocean Sciences (RIOS)
Rutgers University (Lead)

RIOS provides paid, 10-week summer internships to participate in a range of projects offered by the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutger ... read more

• REU in Behavior, Ecology and Evolution
University of Colorado, Boulder

• REU in Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions in a Changing Global Environment
University of Michigan (Lead)

The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program at the University of Michigan Biological Station (UMBS) is a competitive program funded by t ... read more

• REU in Environmental Science & Engineering
Clarkson University (Lead)

The objective of this summer program is to engage a diversified pool of undergraduate students in first-class research projects in Environmen ... read more

• REU in Evolutionary Biology or Physical Sciences
American Museum of Natural History

• REU in Integrated Environmental Sciences
University of Texas, Austin

The University of Texas at Austin Reserach Experience for Undergraduates and Teachers (REU/RET) in Integrated Environmental Science stresses ... read more

• REU in Integrative Cell and Molecular Biology
University of Notre Dame

The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame is sponsoring a NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program during ... read more

• REU in Molecular Ecology
Towson University

• REU Program in Animal Behavior
Indiana University, Bloomington (Lead)

Funded by the National Science Foundation, our program offers a unique opportunity for talented undergraduates to spend the summer doing state-of-the- ... read more

• REU Site: Coastal Research in Environmental Science and Technology (CREST)
University of Massachusetts, Boston

The "Coastal Research in Environmental Science and Technology (CREST)" program at the University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) is a ... read more

• REU Site: Integrative Biology of Social Behaviors
Michigan State University (Lead)

Integrative Biology of Social Behaviors is a summer training program for undergraduate students, funded by the National Science Foundation. Social int ... read more

• REU Site: Research in Microbiology
University of Georgia (Lead)

: During a 9-week summer program, undergraduate participants will conduct independent experimental projects with supervision. A wide variety of resear ... read more

• REU Site: Studies in ecology, environmental and conservation biology in Ghana, West Africa
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Lead)

The primary goal of this program is to engage motivated undergraduates in carefully selected research projects in sub-Sahara Africa towards extending ... read more

• REU Summer Internships at the Chicago Botanic Garden
Chicago Botanic Garden

The Chicago Botanic Garden, with colleagues from partner institutions, hosts a 10-week summer research experience. This program offers undergraduate p ... read more

• REU: Ecology, Evolution and Behavior Field Research at Mountain Lake Biological Station
University of Virginia

• REU-China: Ecological and Environmental Research in an Urbanized Landscape
Alabama A&M University (Lead)

The REU site at Alabama A&M University (AAMU) is an international program which will provide a nine-week research experience to undergraduates beg ... read more

• Sea Grant Scholars Program
Oregon Sea Grant (Lead), Oregon State University (Lead), Portland State University, University of Oregon

Several recurring fellowship and scholarship opportunities for graduates and undergraduates. Check website for specific details. ... read more

• Sevilleta LTER Research Experience for Undergraduates Program
University of New Mexico (Lead)

The Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) is seeking applicants for our 2013 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program. Applicati ... read more

• Shannon Point Marine Center REU
Western Washington University (Lead)

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program provides support for undergraduate students to conduct ind ... read more

• Suburban Ecology and Invasive Species
University of Kentucky (Lead)

Our program at the University of Kentucky is 10-week summer research experience for undergraduates, sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Ten ... read more

• Summer Intern Program (SIP)
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (Lead)

Internships are available in many areas of marine science, including biological, geological, chemical, and physical oceanography; environmental scienc ... read more

• Summer Internships in Aquatic Sciences
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (Lead)

This program is structured as an immersion-level bench research opportunity which has been provided for more than 240 undergraduates nationwide during ... read more

• Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) in Life Sciences
University of Oregon (Lead)

Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR): The University of Oregon (UO) Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) offers fellowship opp ... read more

• Summer REU at the Interface of Mathematics and Biology
University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Lead)

The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) is now taking applications for its eight-week long summer research program ... read more

• Summer Student Fellowship Program
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Lead)

A research project is at the heart of the Summer Student and Minority Fellowship programs. All fellows are expected to work on a project selected in c ... read more

• Summer Systematics Institute (SSI) REU
California Academy of Sciences (Lead), University of California, Santa Cruz

The California Academy of Sciences is among the foremost research museums in the world. The Academy houses collections that reflect interests ... read more

• Summer Undergraduate Research Experience in Oceanography
University of Rhode Island

The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Oceanography (SURFO) program is a 10-week program designed primarily for science, math and engineerin ... read more

• Summer Undergraduate Research Focus (SURF)
Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

10-week summer program emphasizing coastal ecosystems with opportunities to conduct observational and experimental research on a variety of freshwate ... read more

• Technological Advances in Reproduction Physiology REU
North Carolina State University

• The Calder Summer Undergraduate Research (CSUR) Program - REU in Field Biology
Fordham University (Lead), New York Botanical Garden

All CSUR students accepted into the program will participate in a 10-week, intensive research program in which they will learn the fundamentals of exp ... read more

• The Center for Coastal Margin Observation and Prediction (CMOP) Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Oregon Health Sciences University

• The Diversity Project: An International Integrative Undergraduate Research Program for Under-represented Students
Old Dominion University, University of California, Los Angeles

Join us for an exiting summer research in the Coral Triangle. You'll experience a new part of the world, see the amazing biodiversity of coral reefs, ... read more

• The Ecology of Human-Dominated Landscapes
Miami University

• The Minority Health Disparities Undergraduate Summer Research Program (MHD/SROP)
University of Arizona (Lead)

The University of Arizona Graduate College offers a prestigious summer research opportunity focused on health issues that affect minority communities ... read more

• Translational Ecology: Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies (Lead), Bard College

We hope to train a new generation of environmental scientists who are both prepared and motivated to translate ecological science to the public. The ... read more

• Undergrad Internships at Shoals Marine Laboratory
Cornell University, Shoals Marine Laboratory, University of New Hampshire

• Undergrad Research in Seabird Conservation
Cornell University, Shoals Marine Laboratory, University of New Hampshire

• Undergraduate Fellowships in Marine Science, Oceanography and Global Climate Change
Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS)

The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences has received National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) funding to support 4-8 ... read more

• Undergraduate Research in the Ecology and Evolution of Changing Environments: Mechanisms to Responses
Kansas State University (Lead)

The K-State Biology REU program provides opportunities for independent research for students that may not have these opportunities at their home insti ... read more

• VA-NC Alliance Summer Program for Undergraduates
University of Virginia (Lead), Bennett College for Women, Elizabeth City State University, George Mason University, Johnson C. Smith University, Piedmont Community College, Saint Augustine's College, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia Commonwealth University

Undergraduate students who are interested in majoring in a STEM field and affiliated with the Virginia-North Carolina Louis Stokes Alliance for Minori ... read more

• Vermont EPSCoR Paid Summer Research Experiences: Research on Adaptation to Climate Change
University of Vermont (Lead)

Join a transdisciplinary team of researchers investigating adaptation to climate change in the Lake Champlain basin and integrating the interactions o ... read more

Post-Baccalaureate

• Hot Metal Bridge Program
University of Pittsburgh (Lead)

The University of Pittsburgh's Hot Metal Bridge Program (HMBP) is a two-semester training program to help bridge the gap between completion of an unde ... read more

Graduate Students

• 2012 Complex System Summer School
Santa Fe Institute (Lead)

The Complex Systems Summer School offers an intensive four week introduction to complex behavior in mathematical, physical, living, and social systems ... read more

• Adaptation to Abrupt Climate Change (A2C2)
University of Maine

This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) award facilitates the interdisciplinary training of Ph.D. natural and social scie ... read more

• Adaptive Management IGERT: Water Wetlands and Watersheds
University of Florida

Our IGERT program in Adaptive Management links four colleges, fifteen academic departments, and three research centers at the University of Florida wi ... read more

• Applied Biodiversity Science IGERT
Texas A&M University

The Applied Biodiversity Science (ABS) NSF-IGERT Program at Texas A&M University was founded in the fall of 2007 with a grant from the National Sc ... read more

• Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development IGERT
University of Wisconsin, Madison

A collaborative research program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Wisconsin-Madison to: Expand scientific understanding of the ... read more

• Biological and Cultural Evolution IGERT
Washington State University (Lead), University of Washington

The IGERT Program in Evolutionary Modeling (IPEM) is an innovative Ph.D. training program in "Model-based Approaches to Biological and Cultural E ... read more

• Comparative Genomics IGERT
University of Arizona

The IGERT Program in Genomics at the University of Arizona is an interdepartmental training program intended to foster links among departments and pro ... read more

• Computational Molecular Biology IGERT
Iowa State University (Lead), New Mexico State University

The last few years have witnessed an explosion in DNA sequence, gene expression and protein structural data, which collectively provide a wealth of in ... read more

• Dynamics of behavioral shifts in human evolution: brains, bodies and ecology IGERT
George Washington University (Lead), Howard University, Johns Hopkins University, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History

The Human Evolutionary Biology (HEB) graduate training consortium is a collaboration between The George Washington University, Howard University, The ... read more

• Ecology of Infectious Disease IGERT
University of Montana

• Ecology, Conservation and Pathogen Biology IGERT
University of Hawaii, Mānoa

The University of Hawaii’s (UH) NSF IGERT: Integrative Training in Ecology, Conservation & Pathogen Biology (ECPB) program provides a unique ... read more

• Ecosystem Restoration through Interdisciplinary Exchange (ERIE) IGERT
State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo

UB’s Ecosystem Restoration through Interdisciplinary Exchange (ERIE) initiative is a collection of existing academic programs and research proj ... read more

• Fall 2013 EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships for Graduate Environmental Study
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is offering Graduate Fellowships for master& ... read more

• From Microbe to Global Climate: Research and Training in Cross-scale Biogeochemistry
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Cornell University, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)

This IGERT award will build on advances in biogeochemistry at microbial, whole-ecosystem, and global scales, and broaden graduate student training fro ... read more

• Frontiers Master's Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Michigan (Lead)

Frontiers is a fully-funded Master's program aiming to increase diversity in the fields of ecology and evolutionary biology. The ... read more

• Global Linkages of Biology, Environment, and Society (GLOBES) IGERT
University of Notre Dame

• Global Traineeship in Sustainable Electronics
Purdue University (Lead), Tuskegee University

This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) award establishes a new integrative model for graduate research and education to ... read more

• IGERT: Systems Approach to Green Energy (SAGE)
University of California, Berkeley

This IGERt program will enable sustainable innovations in solar energy, biofuel, and energy storage systems by incorporating green chemistry principle ... read more

• Integrative Bioscience: Genes to Environment IGERT
Northern Arizona University

Recent research clearly demonstrates the broad environmental consequences of genetic variation. For example, genetic variation within plant or microbi ... read more

• Interdisciplinary Evolutionary Primatology: Conservation and Human Evolution Join Behavior, Bones and Genes
American Museum of Natural History, Columbia University, City University of New York (CUNY), Lehman College, New York University

This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) award supports the further development of the New York Consortium in Evolutionary Pr ... read more

• Landscape Ecological and Anthropogenic Processes (LEAP) IGERT
University of Illinois, Chicago

LEAP is a new multidisciplinary program at the University of Illinois at Chicago focused on understanding ecological processes in human-altered landsc ... read more

• Language plasticity - Genes, Brain, Cognition and Computation
University of Connecticut

This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) award establishes a unique interdisciplinary training program that prepares Ph.D. ... read more

• Marine Ecosystem Sustainability in the Arctic and Subarctic (MESAS) IGERT
University of Alaska, Fairbanks

MESAS is an interdisciplinary NSF-funded Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program that incorporates social and natural ... read more

• New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology IGERT
City University of New York (CUNY), Graduate Center (Lead), American Museum of Natural History, Columbia University, New York University, Wildlife Conservation Society

NYCEP is a graduate training consortium in physical anthropology that unites the resources of the American Museum of Natural History, the City Univers ... read more

• Non-equilibrium Dynamics Across Space and Time IGERT
University of Minnesota

This training grant will bring together scholars of ecology, civil engineering, and the earth sciences to study the interplay between landscape change ... read more

• Novel Ecosystems, Rapid Change, and No-analog Conditions: the Future of Biodiversity Conservation in Human-dominated Landscapes
University of Wisconsin, Madison

This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) award trains the next generation of interdisciplinary scientists to design biodiv ... read more

• NSF IGERT Program in Polar Environmental Change
Dartmouth College (Lead), University of Greenland

Dartmouth is seeking Fall 2012 applicants for our NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program in Polar Environmental C ... read more

• Resiliance and Adaptation Program
University of Alaska, Fairbanks

Questions of sustainability for Alaska and the Circumpolar North are the focus of RAP, exploring this topic through an investigation of global-local i ... read more

• REsponding to RApid Environmental CHange (REACH) IGERT
University of California, Davis

Rapid environmental changes include global warming, habitat loss, and the introduction of species to novel geographic areas. Biologically, species may ... read more

• Reverse Ecology: Computational Integration of Genomes, Organisms, and Environments
Brown University

Reverse Ecology is the application of genomic approaches to living systems to uncover the genetic bases of functional variation in nature. The revolut ... read more

• Risk Analysis for Introduced Species and Genotypes IGERT
University of Minnesota

Globalization is driving an unprecedented number of introductions of exotic species and new genotypes into ecosystems. Because their consequences rang ... read more

• Sea Grant Scholars Program
Oregon Sea Grant (Lead), Oregon State University (Lead), Portland State University, University of Oregon

Several recurring fellowship and scholarship opportunities for graduates and undergraduates. Check website for specific details. ... read more

• Solar Utilization Network (SUN)
Arizona State University

This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) award focuses on the energy transition from the current fossil-fuel-based economy ... read more

• SPARTACUS GK-12 Graduate Fellowship
University of New England (Lead)

A Systemic PARTnership Aimed at Connecting University and School (SPARTACUS) project forms linkages among university researchers and their graduate st ... read more

• Spatial Ecology and Evolution IGERT
University of Florida

The Quantitative Spatial Ecology, Evolution, and Environment (QSE3) IGERT is a program at the University of Florida that started in Fall 2008. QSE3 in ... read more

• The IGERT in Climate Change, Water and Society (CCWAS)
University of California, Davis (Lead), Colorado School of Mines

Climate change and related water problems pose some of the most formidable challenges to science and society today. The IGERT in Climate Change, Water ... read more

• Water in the Urban Environment IGERT
University of Maryland, Baltimore County

This NSF-sponsored Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program supports establishment of a multidisciplinary PhD program i ... read more

• Water SENSE - Water Social, Engineering, and Natural Sciences Engagement
University of California, Riverside

This Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) award supports inter-disciplinary graduate training in research that can improve ... read more

• Watershed Science and Policy IGERT
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (Lead)

Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU) is offering 3 PhD fellowships as part of NSF's Integrative Graduate Education Research and Training (IGE ... read more

• Young Scientists Summer Program
International Instute for Applied Systems Analysis, National Science Foundation (NSF)

IIASA's annual 3-month Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) in Laxenburg, Austria offers research opportunities to talented young researchers (1-2 y ... read more

Postdoc & Early Career

• 2010 NOAA Coastal Management Fellowhip
NOAA Coastal Services Center (Lead)

This fellowship has been established to provide on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy for postgrad ... read more

• 2012 Complex System Summer School
Santa Fe Institute (Lead)

The Complex Systems Summer School offers an intensive four week introduction to complex behavior in mathematical, physical, living, and social systems ... read more

• Common Themes in Reproductive Diversity Grant, an NIH Training Grant
Indiana University, Bloomington

An NIH training grant that addresses reproductive diversity in humans and other animals with a particular focus on sex differences, parental effects, ... read more

• Doctoral Fellowship in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Tulane University

The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) of Tulane University seeks applicants for a four-year doctoral fellowship beginning Fall 2010 ... read more

• Early Career Fellowship Program
Center for Ocean Solutions

The Center for Ocean Solutions (“COS”) seeks up to five early career natural, social, and physical science fellows to join COS researche ... read more

• National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
University of Maryland, College Park (Lead)

The National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC), located in Annapolis, Maryland, invites applications for 2 year postdoctoral fellowships t ... read more

• Omidyar Postdoctoral Fellowship
Santa Fe Institute (Lead)

The Omidyar Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Santa Fe Institute offers you: -unparalleled intellectual freedom -transdisciplinary ... read more

• Post Doctoral Associate to Assist the College of Agriculture and Related Sciences in Designing and Establishing a Permanent Spatial Laboratory
Delaware State University

Delaware State University seeks a self-motivated Post Doctoral Associate to assist the college in designing and establishing a permanent spatial labo ... read more

• Post Doctoral Fellow to be Responsible for Modeling Research in the Project "Identifying Indicators of State Change and Forecasting Future Vulnerability in Alaskan Boreal Ecosystems".
University of Alaska, Fairbanks

The successful candidate will conduct studies that include the development, parameterization, testing, analysis, and application of models that simula ... read more

• Post Doctoral Position: Ice Core Geobiology/Geochemistry
Montana State University (Lead)

A full-time, NSF- funded, postdoctoral position is available for a highly qualified individual to participate in the investigation of high resolution ... read more

• Post-doc Opportunity in Marine Biodiversity Conservation
Laboratorio de Biogeografia e Macroecologia Marinha

The working group “Linking marine biodiversity conservation to connectivity: a network design model for reserves” has a temporary positio ... read more

• Postdoc Opportunity in Isotope Ecology and Biogeochemistry
University of Wyoming

The University of Wyoming, Department of Botany is soliciting applications for a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate to conduct research on how ... read more

• Postdoctoral Researcher – Microbial Ecology/Genomics
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

A team of researchers at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences led by Dr. David Emerson is seeking a postdoctoral scientist interested in using single ... read more

• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biogeochemistry Feedbacks
Cornell University

A postdoctoral position is currently available focusing on understanding the innovative area of natural biogeochemical feedbacks in the climate syste ... read more

• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mechanistic Niche Modeling and Climate Change Impacts
Arizona State University (Lead), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, University of Texas, Austin

A postdoctoral position is anticipated as part of a collaborative project to develop and evaluate mechanistic niche models that inc ... read more

• Postdoctoral Fellowship Information and Positions at NYU
New York University

Useful resources as well as listings for open postdoctoral positions at NYU, Sackler, Medical Institute. ... read more

• Postdoctoral Fellowships - Wetland-Water Interaction
University of California, Irvine (Lead), University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, Los Angeles

Two postdoctoral scholar positions are available for research on ecological aspects of implementing low-energy systems for treating wastewater (includ ... read more

• Postdoctoral Position in the Ecophysiology of High Mountain Pines
U.S. Forest Service

Ecophysiology of High Mountain Pines: Applications are being accepted for a Postdoctoral/Professional position in collaboration with the Rocky Mounta ... read more

• Post-doctoral position in biogeochemistry
University of Kansas (Lead)

A post-doctoral Research Fellowship in Ecosystem Ecology is available at the University of Kansas, in Dr. Sharon Billings' laboratory. The successful ... read more

• Postdoctoral Position in Experimental Landscape Ecology
Michigan State University

This Postdoctoral Research Associate will help lead a landscape experiment examining the roles of source patch quality and matrix permeability for l ... read more

• Postdoctoral Position in Quantitative Landscape (Spatial) Ecology
Pennsylvania State University

The Center for Environmental Informatics within the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute at Penn State University invites applications for a pos ... read more

• Postdoctoral Position on Shale-Gas Landscape Effects
Pennsylvania State University

The Penn State Soil Characterization Laboratory (soilislife.psu.edu) in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, at The Pennsylvania State ... read more

• Post-Doctoral Position, Vermont EPSCoR Program: Freshwater Phytoplankton Community Ecologist
University of Vermont (Lead)

A multi-year Post-Doctoral position is available at the University of Vermont as part of a large-scale, interdisciplinary, NSF-funded study concerning ... read more

• Postdoctoral Position: Forest Landscape Modeling of Climate Change Scenarios
University of Wisconsin, Madison

Opportunity to join a growing lab group using simulation modeling techniques to address forest landscape change at a range of scales in the Northern ... read more

• Postdoctoral Position: Remote Sensing, Surface Temperature Modeling and Climate Change Ecology
University of Nevada, Reno

postdoctoral collaborator on NASA-funded research investigating temperature regimes, climate change, and ecological consequences in complex terrain us ... read more

• Postdoctoral Position: Terrestrial Ecosystem/Biogeochemistry/Land Change
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks a creative and energetic postdoctoral research associate to participate in research on carbon ... read more

• Postdoctoral Positions Available: Research Associate, Arizona Research Laboratories- NIH Training Program: Postdoctoral Excellence in Research and Teaching (PERT)
University of Arizona (Lead)

PERT trainees may select from over 36 faculty research mentors at the University of Arizona, representing a broad range of disciplines in biomedicine, ... read more

• Post-doctoral Research Associate in GIS and Spatial Analysis Cold-Water Coral Habitats
Heriot-Watt University

The successful candidate will be responsible for refining the group’s GIS databases, co-ordinating habitat mapping activities and developing spa ... read more

• Postdoctoral Research Associate Position: Theoretical and Empirical Investigations of Predator-Prey Interactions in the Plankton
University of Rhode Island

The successful candidate will receive training in research collaboration, presentation and publication of results, and outreach and mentoring. Althoug ... read more

• Postdoctoral Research Associate: The Effects of Extreme Weather on Bird Populations and the Role of Habitat Refugia in Adapting to Climate Change
University of Wisconsin, Madison

We are investigating the effects of extreme weather events---particularly droughts, heat waves, and springtime cold snaps---on bird populations and h ... read more

• Postdoctoral Research Associate: Ecosystem Services
Dartmouth College

The Environmental Studies Program at Dartmouth College aims to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Associate with expertise in the science, valuation, a ... read more

• Postdoctoral Research Associates Opportunity at the Institute of Ecology and Evolution
University of Oregon (Lead)

The Institute of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Oregon seeks to create a pool of applicants for potential funding contingent postdoctoral ... read more

• Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Conservation Planning
Clemson University

The Clemson University Institute for Parks announces the availability of a twelve-month position as Research Fellow (Post-Doctorate) with a specialt ... read more

• Postdoctoral Research Opportunity in Satellite Ocean Remote Sensing and Water Quality
NOAA, University of Maryland, College Park

We invite applications for a postdoctoral research position to work with our team in the area of satellite ocean remote sensing and coastal water qual ... read more

• Post-doctoral Research Program in Health and Environmental Effects Research
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

EPA's National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL) is seeking applicants for our federal Post-doctoral Research Program. NHE ... read more

• Post-doctoral Research Scientist to Assist the South Florida and Caribbean Inventory and Monitoring Network (SFCN)
Florida International University

The postdoctoral scientist will help develop, write, implement, and modify quantitative assessment methods for evaluating relationships between wate ... read more

• Post-doctoral Researcher in Climatology - Meterology
Lancaster University, University of Dundee

This is a joint position led by the University of Dundee (The UNESCO Centre) in collaboration with the Lancaster Environment Centre Lancaster Universi ... read more

• Postdoctoral Researcher to Study the Optical and Benthic Properties of the Nearshore Environmnet of Lake Tahoe
University of California, Davis

The Center for Spatial Technologies and Remote Sensing (CSTARS) and the Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) at the University of California Dav ... read more

• Postdoctoral Scientist Position in Microbial Physiology-Biogeochemistry
Harvard University

The Girguis lab at Harvard University invites applications for an NSF-funded 2-year postdoctoral research position in microbial ecological physiology ... read more

• Postdoctoral Scientists for the Environment and Natural Resources Institute
University of Alaska, Anchorage

Seeking highly motivated postdoctoral scientists with expertise in any of a variety of scientific fields including molecular biology, physiology, bioc ... read more

• Protection and Recovery in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

A postdoctoral research project training opportunity is currently available at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Health and Env ... read more

• The Molecular Invertebrate Systematics and Ecology (MISE) Lab is Actively Seeking Post-Doctoral Fellows
University of the Ryukyus

The Molecular Invertebrate Systematics and Ecology (MISE) Lab at the University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa, Japan is actively seeking post- doctor ... read more

Research Centers

• Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education
University of Hawaii (Lead), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Oregon State University, University of California, Santa Cruz, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

The center is to have four research foci: i) genomic, physiological and other aspects of microbial diversity; ii) the role of microbial metabolism in ... read more

• Collaborative Research and Training in Social Context, Population Processes, and Environmental Change
University of Michigan (Lead), Arizona State University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Michigan State University, San Diego State University, Tribhuvan University (Nepal), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Wolong Nature Reserve

This is an interdisciplinary multi-site program designed to build the tools for cross-case study comparison in population-environment research and mov ... read more

• PIRE Mongolia
University of Pennsylvania (Lead), Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Mongolian University of Science and Technology, National University of Mongolia

We are studying the combined ecological and evolutionary consequences of global climate change and grazing pressures by nomadic pastoralism in norther ... read more

• SPECIATION IN PATAGONIA: Establishing Sustainable International Collaborations in Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation Biology
Brigham Young University (Lead), Centro Nacional Patagonico, Dalhousie University, Universidad Austral de Chile, Universidad de Concepcion, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Our project examines the impact of geological and climatic events on the evolutionary history of animal and plant species in Patagonia (southern South ... read more

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