MARINE SCIENCE UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP

Summer 2008

The University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program is designed to introduce bright and energetic undergraduates to research in the marine sciences. The intensive summer program allows undergraduate students the opportunity to experience graduate level research and school.

The summer undergraduate fellows will conduct their research at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science located on Virginia Key, an island in Biscayne Bay connected by a causeway to metropolitan Miami, Florida. A RSMAS faculty member is assigned to each summer undergraduate fellow, according to the student's educational background and interests. The students will spend eight (8) weeks engaged in laboratory research at RSMAS.

The School's basic and applied research interests have grown to encompass virtually all of the marine-related sciences in all oceans: Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry, Marine Biology and Fisheries, Applied Marine Physics, Physical Oceanography, Meteorology, and Marine Geology and Geophysics. RSMAS is one of the five largest oceanographic facilities in the United States and is the only institution of its type located in a tropical setting.

All fellows are expected to attend scientific lectures relevant to current research in the marine sciences, and present a ten-minute seminar on their summer research experience. The fellowship includes a $2,000.00 stipend, campus housing in the dorms on a share basis, with the possibility of travel expenses. The Summer Undergraduate Fellowship Program runs from June 2, 2008 through July 31, 2008.

ELIGIBILITY:

Fellowships are offered on a competitive basis to United State citizens or permanent residents who are juniors or seniors enrolled full-time at a four-year college or university, and have a grade point average of 3.0 or better.

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested applicants may apply by submitting a complete application package. A complete package includes:

  1. COVER LETTER. A typed letter from the student stating research interests, experience, educational goals, career objectives, and any other relevant information. PLEASE NO RESUMES!

  2. FACULTY LETTER OF REFERENCES (3). Each letter must be sealed in an official university envelope.

  3. TRANSCRIPT. Most recent official transcript.

  4. A SIGNED AND DATED APPLICATION. The application may be found on the Internet here.

All of the above required items must be postmarked no later than FEBRUARY 8, 2008 and mailed to:

Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
Dr. Larry Peterson, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
Key Biscayne, FL 33149
(305) 421-4155

FELLOWSHIPS WILL BE AWARDED BY APRIL 25, 2008