This is an exciting program that allows students an opportunity to attain
environmental research experience, a full scholarship (college tuition, books,
and fees) and a monthly living expense stipend of $750.00. The program is
three years for each student, starting from the sophomore year to the expected
date of graduation.
Previous and present students have done research projects such as, a
comparative study of black bear habitation, the impact of mercury
contamination to commercial fisherman and the surrounding Lake Superior
tribes, neurotoxicity and behavioral study on larval fish, and the ruffe
invasion of Duluth/Superior harbor. Research sites that have been involved
include the Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resources and Research
Institute, the University of Minnesota Duluth and Twin Cities Campus.
To be eligible for the position, you must be at least a sophomore with a 2.5
grade point average (GPA), majoring in biology, chemistry, geology, business
administration (environmental emphasis), or pre-law (environmental emphasis).
Students must also plan on attending, preferably, the University of Minnesota
Duluth.
If you are interested in the position or have any questions concerning the
program, please contact Ivy Shvetzoff at 218/726-6325 or via email at
ishvetzo@ub.d.umn.edu for more information.