Program Information
***NOTE: All Positions for Summer 2013 have been filled; please apply for 2014 this coming fall ***
Program Dates: June 3 to August 9, 2013 (Arrive in Boston on 6/2; leave Boston on 8/10)
Research Topics: Coastal Ecology, Coastal Environmental Toxicology, Coastal Earth Science, Coastal Environmental Policy, Law, Economics and Management
Location: UMass Boston campus is south of downtown Boston located on Columbia Point peninsula
Financial Package: Participants will receive 1) a $5000 stipend, 2) 1 round trip airfare to and from Boston, 3) transportation to and from Boston (Logan International) airport, 3) and housing in a same gender apartment (2-3 bedroom appartment with 2 roommates per room) for the 10 week program period.
Eligibility: Applicants must 1) be citizens or permanent residents of the United States, 2) must be enrolled in college for the fall 2013 (i.e. students who will graduate by June 2013 are not eligible to apply), 3) have successfully completed an introductory course/course sequence major (e.g. biology, ecology, geology, chemistry, policy, economics, and management), 4) be willing to live in group (same gender) housing of 4-6 person apartments, and 4) be able to participate in the program full time.
Students that are minorities underrepresented in the sciences, veterans, disabled, or are early (rising sophomores or juniors) in their undergraduate coursework are especially encouraged to apply.
Application deadline: February 1, 2013 or until positions are filled ***Note" all positions for summer 2013 are filled***
How to Apply: http://www.umb.edu/crest-reu/how_to_apply
Contact for Questions: Dr. Alan D. Christian, CREST-REU Director and Co-Principle Investigator
Phone: 617-287-6639 or email: alan.christian@umb.edu