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Blandy Research Experiences for Undergraduates

Location: Boyce, Virginia
Agency: National Science Foundation
Due Date: February 1, 2023
GPA: 3.00
Stipend: 6,325.00
Description: Undergraduate education is one our highest priorities at Blandy Experimental Farm. Since 1992 Blandy has provided Undergraduate Research Fellowships to students interested in ecology and environmental science. We have been aided in this effort by funding from the National Science Foundation's Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. Our primary goal is to teach students to formulate testable hypotheses about important ecological and evolutionary questions. The format of the program encourages students to develop skills in experimental design, data collection, analysis, and critical reading of primary scientific literature. Students also learn to prepare and communicate scientific information to other scientists and the general public. Our program exposes students to a diversity of research projects that collectively illustrate how natural systems function and how science progresses. Through the course of the summer we provide students with information on various career options in ecology and the environmental sciences. Each award will include a stipend of $575 per week ($6,325), additional funds for purchasing groceries ($1,993), free housing, and a budget for research supplies and research activities. Funding for your travel to and from the site (near Boyce, Virginia) is also available.


Contact Information
Contact: Dr. Kyle Haynes
Phone: 540-837-1758 x292
Email: haynes@virginia.edu
Web Site: https://blandy.virginia.edu/content/reu-program-ecology-and-evolution


Keywords
Biology, Botany, Ecology, Environmental Sciences, Evolution, Plant Biology, Zoology