Summer 2016 Student Opportunities

Field Courses and REU Program
Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Mountain Lake Biological Station (University of Virginia) announces its 2016 summer program of field-based undergraduate and graduate-level credit courses offered by nationally recruited faculty, and its NSF REU undergraduate research internship program, now in its 24th year.

Summer Courses

  • Plant Diversity and Conservation
  • Field Herpetology
  • Science Writing
  • Field Biology of Fishes
  • Field Biology of Fungi

     Financial aid available for undergraduate and graduate students.

Summer REU Internships

REU participants are recruited from around the country for a unique 10-week learning and living research experience in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Students conduct independent research in field ecology, evolution, behavior and physiology under the supervision of station scientists. REUs are paid internships that include room and board, travel, and a $5,250 stipend.

Program dates: May 23 - July 29
Application deadline February 20.

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