Course Registration Request Form

Course Application Deadline:  Day before course starts

Financial Aid Application "Priority Date:"  March 15

In addition to this application form, two pieces of supplementary material may be required.

1. Transcripts:  Copies of all your college transcripts are required. Unofficial transcripts are fine. UVA students - By submitting this application you are giving us permission to access your UVA transcripts directly. You need not send them to us.
2. Letter of recommendation ONLY if you are requesting financial assistance:  Submit one letter of recommendation from a faculty member or similar academic instructor or advisor who knows you and your potential. Referee should send letter directly to MLBS.


SUMMER 2024 PROGRAM

Personal Information

Name
Current Contact Information
Permanent or Home Contact Information
Emergency Contact

Dietary, Health, Safety, and Personal Needs: MLBS is a remote field station with limited facilities, access, and communications. Many activities occur outdoors in unpredictable and demanding weather and physical conditions. Emergency medical response time is 30 minutes or more. Please indicate any medical, dietary, or personal needs that may require special consideration or accommodation (e.g. disability, medication storage, allergies, personal comfort needs). With advance notice, the dining hall can accommodate food allergies and dietary restrictions including vegetarian, pescatarian, vegan, no red meat, no pork, celiac disease.
 
40 word limit; please list concerns concisely. You may also contact us at 540-626-7196 or mlbs@virginia.edu to discuss anything else you want to share regarding your safety, wellbeing, and comfort at the Station.

Course Selection

Financial Assistance Request (optional)

Complete this section only if you wish to be considered for MLBS financial assistance (this is not at all related to any other financial aid award you may have). Funds are granted to help defer tuition, housing, and/or dining costs while taking a class at MLBS. Awards are made while funds are available and are based on academic record and financial need. A statement of need and letter of recommendation are required. Financial aid recipients will be called upon to assist with tasks and special work projects each week in Station buildings or on the grounds. Weekend projects may be required. Work load varies over the summer, but efforts are made to accommodate class schedules. Review of applications for financial aid begins March 15.

Supplementary Material

1. Transcripts:  Copies of all your college transcripts are required. Unofficial transcripts are fine. UVA students - By submitting this application you are giving us permission to access your UVA transcripts directly. You need not send them to us.
2. Letter of recommendation, ONLY if you are requesting financial assistance:  Submit one letter of recommendation from a faculty member or similar academic instructor or advisor who knows you and your potential. Referee should send letter directly to MLBS.

Send all supplementary material to:
   Mountain Lake Biological Station
   University of Virginia
   P.O. Box 400327
   Charlottesville, VA 22904-4327
   eml: mlbs@virginia.edu  (do not use for sensitive personal material)    
   fax: 434-982-5626  (ATTN: MLBS)

Thank you very much!

For questions about the program or your application please call 434-982-5486 or email mlbs@virginia.edu.  

Mountain Lake Biological Station values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and affirmative action in all its programs.

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