This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $466,842 to Montana State University to support a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on the "Microbiology of Low Oxygen Ecosystems (MLOXE)" from 2024-2027. The REU site will train a total of 30 undergraduate students, primarily from institutions with limited research opportunities, over the three-year period. Students will conduct laboratory, field,...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.074 - Biological Sciences) provides $464,865 to Washington State University to support a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site program focused on the "Robustness and Resilience of Aquatic Biological Systems" over 3 summers from 2025-2027. The program will train a total of 30 undergraduate students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities or under-represented groups, on conducting...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will support a three-year Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). The award of $396,148 will enable UTEP to train a total of 27 undergraduate students over the summers of 2024-2026. The REU site will focus on critical research topics in ecology and evolution that influence biodiversity in the Chihuahuan Desert. Students will learn...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program awarded a $136,384 Project Grant to Mississippi State University (MSU) to support a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on ecology and management of resilient and adapted forests in the Southeastern United States. The grant will fund the training of 27 students, primarily from underrepresented groups in forestry, over three summers from 2024 to 2026. Students will partner with faculty mentors to conduct...
This $237,568 National Science Foundation project grant supports the Geosciences REU Site program at Montana Technological University from December 2022 through November 2024. The program provides undergraduate students hands-on research experience in environmental science and engineering through a 10-week summer internship. Students participate in fieldwork to collect samples from sites impacted by mining and climate change. They then conduct laboratory analysis on the samples under faculty...
This $127,694 National Science Foundation project grant will support the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory's 2023 Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site program. Titled "Pathways to Inclusive Science: Emerging Field Techniques," the program will provide 10 undergraduate students from across the U.S. with 10 weeks of training in field research methods and responsible conduct of research. Particular focus will be given to recruiting minority and community college students....
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $329,310 to Salish Kootenai College, a tribal college in Pablo, Montana, to implement the Sustainable Land and Water Resources Research Experience for Undergraduates (SLAWR REU) program. The SLAWR REU introduces undergraduate students, particularly Native Americans and underrepresented minorities, to Earth systems science through a community-based research experience. Key activities...
Montana State University was awarded a $436,510 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Biological Infrastructure under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074). The grant funds the REU SITE: MICROBIOLOGY OF LOW OXYGEN ECOSYSTEMS (MLOXE) project at Montana State University from February 15, 2021 through January 31, 2024. The Biological Sciences program aims to promote progress in the biological sciences and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program, CFDA 47.074, provides $472,257 to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio to support an Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site award from March 1, 2022 to February 28, 2025. The award will fund research training for 36 undergraduate students over three summers, with 12 students participating each year. Students will conduct ecology and environmental science research related to urban-rural gradients,...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities (IA) program, CFDA 47.083, provides $174,238 to the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) to support an REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) site focused on the ecology of the Gulf Coastal Plain. The grant will fund the training of 30 undergraduate students, primarily from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and institutions with limited research opportunities, over 3 summers...