Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS)

June 5 to August 12

Costa Rica

Undergraduate

Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) is now accepting applications until January 31, 2006 for its Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program in Tropical Biology in Costa Rica for this summer 2006. With funding from the National Science Foundation, the REU will provide hands-on, field-oriented research experiences to undergraduate students from throughout the United States. This is the fifth year that OTS is able to offer this intensive program to train student to conduct tropical research. We strongly encourage minority students to apply for this program.

Internship

Applications forms on-line:

http://www.ots.duke.edu/en/education/under_summer_reu.shtml

The 2006 OTS REU program, scheduled to run from June 5 to August 12, 2006, will support 12 undergraduates with a strong interest in field ecology. Several senior researchers with projects at the OTS La Selva Biological Field Station have again committed to serving as
>mentors, and will assist students with project selection, design, execution, analysis and presentation. We hope the students will also participate in the many opportunities available at La Selva, including seminars, interactions with other scientists, and exposure to a residential tropical field biology environment.

Participants will receive a stipend of $3,500 plus other benefits including travel, room and board at the field station and an equipment allowance.

January 31, 2006