 We are excited to announce a new opportunity to win a full scholarship to attend our sharks and rays field research course this January! Entrants complete a short essay in addition to our course application, telling us about their passion for sharks and what they would hope to gain from participation in a field course. Winners will be given a full (grand prize) or partial (runner-up) scholarship to attend our hands-on elasmobranch research course. During their week living and working aboard RV Garvin, students will be instructed in shark and ray biology, ecology, and conservation, and will get practical experience with a variety of field research techniques, including the use of BRUVs (Baited Remote Underwater Video), drum lines, gillnets, and long lines. Students will also receive training in how to work on a research vessel and safely restrain shark species for data collection. The deadline for submission is October 1, 2018. Winners will be announced by October 15. The course runs from January 3-9, 2019. All food (with the exception of one inexpensive "dinner out"), housing, research activities, and transportation are included in tuition for the course once students arrive at R/V Garvin. Get started on your submission here! We hope to see you in the field this winter!!
6 Comments
Hannah
7/25/2018 07:42:51 pm
Thank you guys for doing this!!
Catherine (Field School)
7/26/2018 06:41:12 am
Keeping our courses accessible and affordable for students from a diverse range of backgrounds is fundamental to our teaching philosophy. But the thanks really should go to our incredibly inspiring students, who make this a no-brainer for us!
Anshika
7/26/2018 05:45:22 pm
To anyone who is thinking about doing this course/applying for the scholarship: I HIGHLY recommend it! I was lucky enough to get the scholarship this past summer, and the elasmo course is truly amazing. I'm so thankful that I had the chance to work with field school, and they're so great for offering this scholarship every year! Totally worth it.
Monica
10/18/2018 08:01:17 pm
Hi, just checking in about the winners announcement. I assume the winners were already announced on October 15th but just wanted to double check...will people who applied and didn't win get an email informing them of so or should we just assume if we didn't get an email on Oct. 15th we didn't receive the scholarship?
Caitlyn
10/21/2018 12:11:32 pm
I was wondering the same thing that Monica asked above. Will people who applied and didn't win get an email informing them or should we just assume if we didn't get an email we didn't receive the scholarship? Leave a Reply. |
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