Student Travel Awards
If you are an undergraduate science major who is interested in pursuing a career in STEM, there is an exciting new opportunity to develop your skills while studying the interface between microbes and bees. BeeMORE is a USDA-funded Research and Extension Experience for Undergraduates who are interested in significantly advancing their research skills both in the field and in the laboratory.
Potential projects include:
- Disease ecology of native pollinators
- Discovering new yeasts from beehives for brewing beer
- Metagenomic surveys of bees and hives
- Elucidating the gut microbiome of honey bee queens
- Program runs from May 30th to August 3rd 2017 (9 weeks), and some accommodations for travel can be provided
- Students will receive a $500 stipend per week ($4,500 total for the summer) PLUS free room and board at our Wolf Village Apartments
- Successful applicants will be paired with faculty mentor programs to conduct their own research most amenable to their research interests and background
- Activities will include presentations, group field trips, extension meetings, and the NC State Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium
- DEADLINE: March 25th, 2017
- Apply online at: http://harvest.cals.ncsu.edu/beemore/apply/
- Have more questions? Email us at: eric_miller@ncsu.edu or drtarpy@ncsu.edu
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Eric S. Miller, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology
Director of Microbiology Graduate Programs
Department of Plant & Microbial Biology
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7615
919-513-1368
eric_miller@ncsu.edu
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